Museum director and hotelier Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson was elected President of Norðurþing town council at the council’s meeting today. Örlygur has served on the town council from May 2014. He …
Örlygur Hnefill elected president of Town Council Read More
Students and teachers of Húsavík’s Secondary College FSH celebrated the school’s 30th anniversary today. The school was founded in 1987. Students showed off their work and welcomed the people of …
Students and teachers celebrate 30th anniversary of FSH Secondary College Read More
Over 100 teachers from schools in Húsavík and surrounding areas attended a seminar on the Cristal project in Húsavík today, organized by the Icelandic Innovation Center and the Húsavík Academic …
Over 100 teachers attend Cristal project seminar in Húsavík Read More
Húsavík.com was founded in 1998 by Friðrik Sigurðsson as a portal for local business, services and tourism. Around the same time, Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson started writing his first news websites …
Welcome to the new Húsavík.com Read More
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke, who in 1972 became the youngest man to walk on the Moon, broke ground for a new wing of the Exploration Museum today. Charlie Duke …
Moonwalker breaks ground for museum expansion Read More
American explorer Scott Parazynski was awarded the Leif Erikson Exploration Award earlier this evening during the final night of the Explorers Festival in Húsavík. As a veteran of five Space …
American astronaut, modern Norwegian vikings and Indian twin climbers win exploration awards Read More
The Húsavík Whale Museum was reopened earlier this week after being closed most of this winter for renovation and installation of a new exhibit. The highlight of the reopening celebration …
Húsavík Whale Museum reopened with new Blue Whale Exhibition Read More
Whale watching operator North Sailing in Húsavík is among the 15 Finalists shortlisted for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards in 2016, as announced by the World Travel & Tourism Council …
North Sailing a top three finalist for the WTTC Awards Read More
Skúlagarður Country Hotel in North Iceland will open a new guesthouse this summer. The hotel now offers 17 rooms with private bathrooms. “The new guesthouse has 30 rooms with shared …
Skúlagarður Country Hotel opens a new Guesthouse Read More
In the summer of 1967, a group of American astronauts visited Iceland to study the islands’ geology under the guidance of Icelandic and American geologists. This was the second group …
The day Neil Armstrong set his foot on Iceland Read More