World Explorers Awarded at Húsavík Explorers Festival

HÚSAVÍK, Iceland – The sixth annual Leif Erikson Exploration Awards, hosted by the Exploration Museum, recognized Canadian explorer George Kourounis, and Americans Ulyana Horodyskyj and Jeff Blumenfeld this weekend. Also recognized was Scottish private space company Skyrora that launched their Skylark rocket from Langanes near Húsavík in northern Iceland …

Gunnar Gíslason new managing director of GPG Seafood

Gunnar Gíslason has been appointed managing director of the fisheries company GPG Seafood in Húsavík, from September 1, taking over the job from Páll Kristjánsson. Gunnar previously worked in the financing fisheries companies both in Iceland and abroad. He has also worked for Samskip in Bremen and the sales …

Sigurður Erlingsson new general manager of Northeast Iceland Savings Bank

Sigurður Erlingsson has been appointed director of Sparisjóður Suður-Þingeyinga, the Northeast Iceland Savings Bank. Sigurður holds a degree in Business Administration from Andrews University in the United States, a degree in Securities Brokerage, an M.Sc. degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland with an emphasis on Finance …

Skyrora successfully launches Skylark rocket from Iceland

Scotish space company Skyrora has successfully launched its two-stage, four-metre tall sub-orbital rocket, Skylark Micro from the company’s mobile launch complex set up at Langanes Peninsula, Iceland. The rocket climbed to 26.86km in altitude before both stages were parachuted back down to sea. The launch is part of Skyrora’s …

Explorers Festival starts in Húsavík today

The Explorers Festival starts in Húsavík today. This is the 6th time that the Exploration Museum hosts the festival in town. Due to covid-19, a lot of the events will be online, but the announcment of the Leif Erikson Awards will take place at Húsavík Cape Hotel on Saturday. …

Two confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Húsavík

As of today, there are 2 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Húsavík, 30 cases in Akureyri, 1 in Siglufjörður, 1 in Dalvík and 2 at Lake Mývatn. 36 individuals are in isolation in Northeastern Iceland and 176 in quarantine.

Still no local case of Covid-19 in Húsavík

No local case of the Covid-19 virus has been reported in Húsavík, as the number of cases nationwide reaches 737. An Australian tourist died from the virus soon after arriving at HNS Hospital in Húsavík last week, but the tourist and his wife had not been staying in Húsavík …