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 the Development Agency of Akureyri and the Eyjafjörður region, stating that the Northeastern Region would lose control by joining …
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 Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson visited Húsavík. Tomorrow the Minister of Environment Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson and the Minister of Health …
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.
AKUREYRI There’s a new airline on the horizon in northern Iceland and its aim is to offer flights from three European destinations to Iceland’s second city Akureyri, in the heart of northern Iceland. The results of a feasibility study will be published next month. Tourism has been growing in …
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, in the 92 year history of the awards. Guðnadóttir won the Oscar for best original score for the film …
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 is an 4,1% unemployment. The national unemployment in Iceland is at 3,5%. Young people in the region seem to …
When emergency responders are called out to a scene, every second matters. As of today, the Fire Department of Húsavík has moved to a new fire station and will welcome guests to the new facilities tomorrow, Saturday February 8. The new fire station, located at the harbor, replaces the …
This winter, Húsavík Cape Hotel will present food and culture from around the world. The first event takes place coming Friday, February 14, that also happens to be Valentines Day. People can come a try an Indian buffet and learn about Indian history, music and culture. The buffet is …
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 “journey of a lifetime”. She is the first solo woman to ever win the Best Original Music BAFTA.
Húsavík has seen a growing number of aurora hunters in the last 10 years. The picturesque village with its old wooden church, a lighthouse that looks like its right out of a Wes Anderson movie, and the charming boats and old houses of the harbor, all provide the perfect …
