News from the Edge of the Arctic
WOW air is expanding its presence in Icelandic tourism market with plans to build a new hotel in Kópavogur, just south of the capital Reykjavík. The airline, which was founded …
WOW air to enter into the hotel market Read More
Ten startups from around Iceland have been selected to participate in the Icelandic business accelerator Startup Tourism. Startup Tourism is a mentorship-driven business accelerator for Icelandic companies in the tourism …
Ten startups selected to participate in Icelandic business accelerator Read More
50 years ago today, a new island was born, off the southern coast of Iceland. The new island was named Surtsey, after Surtr, a fire jötunn or giant from Norse …
50 years ago today: A new island is born Read More
For the past few weeks, Icelanders have been voting online for the most beautiful word of their language. The results were announced tonight. The Icelandic word for a midwife, Ljósmóðir, …
Ljósmóðir and Bergmál voted the most beautiful words of the Icelandic language Read More
The Central Bank of Iceland introduced a new ten thousand krónur banknote today. The face of natural scientist and poet Jónas Hallgrímsson appears on the bill, as well as the …
The Golden Plover on new 10000 krónur banknote Read More
There are no breaking news at this time on volcanic activity in Mt. Hekla, one of Iceland’s largest volcanoes. Contrary to what many Icelandic Facebook users believe, the volcano has …
Icelandic trolls cause a volcanic eruption on Facebook Read More
If you are looking for a summerhouse near Húsavík, Mývatn or anywhere in Iceland for that matter, a new website called Búngaló might just be the answer to your problems. …
Búngaló is the new online home of Icelandic summerhouses Read More
Keflavik international airport, near Reykjavik in the south-west of Iceland, has been shut down today because of ash from Eyjafjallajökull glacier volcano. All international flights in Iceland now go through …
International flights through Akureyri and Egilsstaðir Read More
Despite volcanic activity and shaky economic conditions, the people of Iceland are celebrating today. Today is the first day of summer in Iceland, a national holiday held each year on …
Temperature below zero: Be sure to pack your swimsuits and sunglasses ’cause this summer is going to be a hot one! Read More