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Will Ferrell to present Iceland’s vote in Eurovision live from Húsavík?

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

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 …

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No cases of Coronavirus in Northern Iceland

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

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 …

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Local / Wintertime

Through the snow, to tranquility

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 - by Leonardo Piccione

Kaldbaks-kot, cottage number 15, February 23rd 2020. A good idea might be to start this page describing the view that one can enjoy from the window of the pretty little …

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Local / Sports

Iceland’s Football Association awards Völsungur for gender equality

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

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 …

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Local / Tourism

Húsavík Cape Hotel and Saltvík Horse Farm selected for Development Project

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Seven companies in travel and tourism in Northeast Iceland have been selected for the innovation and development project Ratsjáin. Two of the companies are from Húsavík, the Húsavík Cape Hotel …

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Local / Tourism

Stay for free in Húsavík – but don’t forget your Snow Shovel!

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

The Húsavík Cottages at Kaldbakur, just south of the town, have a special offer on accommodation this weekend. And the offer is quite special to say the least. Three cottages …

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Local / Politics

Municipal leaders in Northeast support new Association of Development and Local Authorities

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

Last week, Framsýn Union and the Association of Business Owners in the Northeastern Region strongly criticized municipalities in the region for supporting the merger of the Northeastern Development Agency with …

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Local / Politics

Government Ministers visit Local Businesses in Húsavík

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

Ministers from the government of Iceland are visiting Húsavík this week. During the weekend, the Ministers of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Justice Áslaug Arnar Sigurbjörnsdóttir and Minister of Foreign …

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Local / News

Húsavík Harbor flooded on high tides today

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

The harbor in Húsavík was flooded on the high tides today, as can be seen in this still photo from a video posted to Facebook by Yann Kolbeinsson.

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Local / News

Number of unemployed people rises to 4,1 percent

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

The number of unemployed people living in the Norðurþing municipality has risen from 59 at the start of last year to 72 people at the start of this year. That …

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