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Daði Freyr will compete for Iceland in Eurovision 2021
Local / News

Iceland’s Eurovision Entry named one of the best songs of 2020 by Time Magazine

November 25, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

At once funky and futuristic, “Think About Things” is the ultimate earworm, Time magazine writes about the song that was to win Eurovision for Iceland this year. As the readers …

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Local / News

A sharp magnitude 4.8 earthquake northwest of Húsavík this afternoon

September 15, 2020September 22, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred about 20 kilometers northwest of Húsavík just before 3 pm today, the Icelandic Civil Defense reports. The source of the earthquake was about 20 km …

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Sólveiga Halla elected as the new priest for Húsavík

September 12, 2020September 22, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

The National Church of Iceland has announced that Sólveiga Halla Kristjánsdóttir has been elected as the new priest for Húsavík. The Nomination Committee elected Sólveiga Halla and she was confirmed …

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Gunnar Gíslason new managing director of GPG Seafood

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

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 …

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Sigurður Erlingsson new general manager of Northeast Iceland Savings Bank

August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

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 …

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Local / News / Space

Skyrora successfully launches Skylark rocket from Iceland

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

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 …

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Local / News

Explorers Festival starts in Húsavík today

August 13, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

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 …

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Local / Tourism

A record number of Icelanders have visited Húsavík this summer

August 2, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

While Iceland has seen an enormous decrease in number of foreign travelers this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the people of Iceland have taken to the roads to explore …

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Will Ferrell to present Iceland’s vote in Eurovision live from Húsavík?

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

As Iceland experiences an unprecedented Eurovision craze, the people of Húsavík have started to wonder who will present Iceland’s vote in the contest’s final on May 16. For two weeks …

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Local / Wintertime

Through the snow, to tranquility

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 - by Leonardo Piccione

Kaldbaks-kot, cottage number 15, February 23rd 2020. A good idea might be to start this page describing the view that one can enjoy from the window of the pretty little …

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