News from the Edge of the Arctic
Visit Húsavík has launched a new app with a handy travellers guide to the town of Húsavík. The app is the result of a summer project for students at the …
Visit Húsavík app launched on Android and iOS Read More
Húsavík’s Agnes Árnadottir was awarded the Wista Norway Leadership Award by the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg yesterday. Agnes is the Co-founder and CEO of Brim Explorer, a company …
Agnes Árnadóttir awarded Wista Leadership Award by Prime Minister of Norway Read More
OPINION | Like most countries around the world, Iceland is now preparing for a big drop in tourism in coming months and years. Tourism has over the last 10 years …
Opinion: How Iceland could come stronger out of the Covid-19 crisis Read More
Robert Ormsby, a nurse from the town of Sevenoaks in Kent, proposed to his girlfriend in a branch of Iceland frozen food supermarket, after a romantic trip to the country …
UK man proposes in Iceland store after romantic trip to the country got cancelled Read More
Húsavík Whale Watching company North Sailing has decided to cancel all their day tours until April 14, in response to the covid-19 outbreak in the world. The closure is designed …
North Sailing cancels all tours until April 14 Read More
Flights to and from Iceland may come to a complete halt by the end of march, warns Iceland‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson. This measure, if implemented, will …
Government urges Icelanders abroad to return as all flight routes may close soon Read More
As Iceland experiences an unprecedented Eurovision craze, the people of Húsavík have started to wonder who will present Iceland’s vote in the contest’s final on May 16. For two weeks …
Will Ferrell to present Iceland’s vote in Eurovision live from Húsavík? Read More
The number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus has risen to 11 in Iceland. So far, all the cases are in the Reykjavík area. The latest two cases were …
No cases of Coronavirus in Northern Iceland Read More
Húsavík football team Völsungur has recived the Equal Rights Award of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) for working towards gender equality in the sport. The award was annonced this …
Iceland’s Football Association awards Völsungur for gender equality Read More
Burger King is rocking the Internet today with its nauseating new ad campaign, featuring a Whopper molding over the course of 34 days. The campaign may be inspired by an …
Burger King’s new shocking ad may be Inspired by Icelandic Man Read More