News from the Edge of the Arctic
No composer has exploded onto the film scene this last year more than Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who last night became the first Icelandic person to win an Academy Award, …
Hildur Guðnadóttir First Icelander to win an Oscar in 92 year history of the Academy Awards Read More
Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has made history once again with her original score for the film ‘Joker’. She described working on the film in her BAFTAs acceptance speech as the …
Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir first solo woman to win Best Original Musics at BAFTAs Read More
It could take up to 20 years to build a new airport in Hvassahraun on the outskirts of Hafnafjörður, a suburb of Reykjavík, that would serve both international and domestic …
A steep 300 billion króna price-tag on new domestic and international airport for Reykjavík Read More
At a cabinet meeting this morning, the government of Iceland decided on seven measures to increase trust in Icelandic industry after the leak of documents from Iceland’s fishing giant Samherji …
Government announces measures after leak of Samherji documents Read More
Icelandic budget airline WOW air has entered into advance discussions with bond holders and creditors about converting debt into equity, according to a press release issued by the airline last …
WOW air in discussions with bond holders and creditors Read More
Almost all WOW air flights are on on schedule today as the CEO and founder Skúli Mogensen tries to save the airline from bankruptcy, following the dissolution of negotiations with …
Most WOW flights on schedule today as Mogensen tries to save the airline Read More
The proposed two-day strikes of labor unions Efling and VR could cost tourism companies in Iceland up to half a billion króna, according to Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, director of the Icelandic …
The next two-day strike could cost tourism companies half a billion króna Read More
Shares in Icelandair Group rose by 5,8 percent yesterday, after the company announced that it had again started negotiations to acquire the Iceladic budget airline WOW air. The American private …
Icelandair stock up 6% after Indigo Partners cancel WOW air negotiations Read More
The proposed investment of Indigo Partners in Icelandic budget airline WOW air has been cancelled. The talks started after WOW air ran into financial difficulties last year. All negotiations between …
Indigo Partners cancel negotiations with WOW air Read More
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has raised volcano eruption risk level to Yellow for Öræfajökull, an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. New satellite images of Öræfajökull show that a caldera, measuring …
Volcano Eruption risk level raised to Yellow at Öræfajökull Read More