A broke boy’s gastronomic odyssey through Akureyri and Mývatn Over the last decade, Iceland has undergone many transformations — but few as striking as the evolution of its culinary landscape. Quality ...

The government considers it essential to maintain scheduled flights to Ísafjörður, according to Minister of Infrastructure Eyjólfur Ármannsson, reports RÚV.

Everyone knows Spotify — the streaming behemoth that revolutionised the world’s listening habits. It’s a convenient, slick app that offers easy access to all kinds of music, with a sophisticated ...

Mývatn isn’t the biggest lake in Iceland, nor the deepest. But it sits in a stunning, wild-feeling mass of terrain. Crumbling pseudocraters sprout from the land in several directions, glowering over ...

The climate upheaval of the 2020s should not surprise us. Scientists have long warned of accelerating climate change. What is shocking is the pace at which conditions have deteriorated. We have ...

On Friday, July 18, a group of convicted criminals rallied together to found the Shields of Iceland organisation — a collection of vigilantes who claim they are fed up with the lack of government ...

The Borealis Data Center is a nondescript building next to a horse farm on the outskirts of Blönduós, a town of 800 inhabitants in the north of Iceland. Entering the building, after you make it past ...

Firefighters from the Árnessýsla Fire Department have been working since Sunday afternoon to contain a fire in a large pile of woodchips at the Icelandic Recycling Corporation’s facility in Hrísmýri, ...

The highest levels of air pollution in the capital area since the volcanic eruption began on July 16 are currently being recorded, reports RÚV. In addition to the gas emissions, a persistent volcanic ...

Volunteering is your way into a festival for just zero krónur In the fall of 2023, I decided two things: 1. I wanted to go to Iceland Airwaves, and 2. I didn’t want to pay for it. Sure, I could have ...

From power plant runoff to tourist hotspot With more than a million visitors a year, The Blue Lagoon remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Iceland, which might sound strange ...

In this final episode of Northern Rising, we follow avant-electropop artist Sunna Margrét as she roams around Reykjavík — visiting the National Gallery of Iceland, the record stores 12 Tónar and ...