Framsýn union supports search and rescue squad Þingey

Representatives from Trade Union Framsýn recently met with the board of Search and Rescue squad Þingey to present them with a gift of 250,000 króna for the purchase of new rescue equipment for the countryside. In this way, Framsýn wants to promote the strong work of the squad in …

Húsasmiðjan closing shops in Húsavík and Dalvík

Hardware store chain Húsasmiðjan has announced the closure of their stores in Húsavík and Dalvík at the end of this year. The company’s employees in the towns will be invited to work in a new superstore in Akureyri that will open in Freyjunes next year. An announcement from Húsasmiðjan …

Eurovision museum opens in Húsavík

The first part of the Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition in Húsavík opened to the public today. Two other exhibits will open over the next 5 months. The exhibit features Iceland in the song contest. Eurovision legend Greta Salomé performed at the opening with the Húsavík girls choir, that came …

Sigurður Illugason awarded Artist of the Year

Local artist, actor and musician Sigurður Helgi Illugason has been awarded the title Artist of Norðurþing Sigurður, or Siggi as he is best known, grew up in Reykjadalur valley near Húsavík until he was 16 years old. Then he moved to Akureyri to study painting and there he met …

Reykjavík’s main Shopping Street like a ghost town

Numerous buildings or spaces that used to house stores on Reykjavík’s main Shopping Street Laugavegur have been deserted, Iceland Monitor reports. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of stores have closed, either temporarily or permanently. Iceland Monitor reports that when photographer Kristinn Magnússon walked down Laugavegur …

Rental prices in Húsavík down by 15,4%

According to a new Rent Price Index report from Gaumur, Húsavík rents declined from 2018 to 2019 by 15,4 percent. The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be determined. The rent prices had been on the rise for the past four years before that. Overall the price …

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Plans to restart Silicon Metal Plant in Spring

The Silicon Metal Plant PCC Bakki has announced plans to start hiring workers early in the year 2021, according to an announcement from the company before the weekend. PCC temporary shut down the plant’s furnaces last August to make necessary improvements to its smoke treatment plant. Due to difficult …

Visit Húsavík app launched on Android and iOS

Visit Húsavík has launched a new app with a handy travellers guide to the town of Húsavík. The app is the result of a summer project for students at the Húsavík Academic Center. The Visit Húsavík app is available for Android and iOS as of today. In addition to …