News from the Edge of the Arctic
Following the success of the Eurovision movie and the Academy Awards broadcast from Húsavík last year, the organization Film Húsavík now works to promote Húsavík and northern Iceland for future …
Film Húsavík works to bring new productions to northern Iceland Read More
Aldey Traustadóttir, president of the town council, broke ground for a new nursing home in Húsavík today. Last year, a design competition was held for the design of the nursing …
President of Town Council breaks ground for new Nursing Home in Húsavík Read More
This weekend, Swedish singer Molly Sandén was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Húsavík by Hannes Heimisson, Iceland’s ambassador to Sweden. Hannes presented Sandén with the honorary title in …
Molly Sandén named honorary citizen of Húsavík Read More
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 …
Framsýn union supports search and rescue squad Þingey Read More
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 …
Húsasmiðjan closing shops in Húsavík and Dalvík Read More
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 …
Eurovision museum opens in Húsavík Read More
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 …
Sigurður Illugason awarded Artist of the Year Read More
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 …
Iceland’s Eurovision Entry named one of the best songs of 2020 by Time Magazine Read More
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 …
A sharp magnitude 4.8 earthquake northwest of Húsavík this afternoon Read More
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 …
Sólveiga Halla elected as the new priest for Húsavík Read More