Gísli Már Gíslason, a former biology professor, believes that mosquitoes found in Scandinavia and the British Isles could easily survive in Iceland. They just haven’t arrived yet, reports Vísir. He ...

A group of more than 30 Icelandic Eurovision participants have joined dozens of artists from 13 countries in calling on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to exclude Israel from the 2025 Eurovision ...

According to the public, the City of Reykjavík should spend less and review its transportation agreement, based on suggestions submitted through a recently concluded online consultation portal, ...

An Icelandic bus driver claims a tourist he drove to the Blue Lagoon on Saturday, May 3, was sexually harassed at the location. According to the driver, the staff showed little response. A Blue Lagoon ...

As Justin Timberlake sang in NSYNC’s chart-topping single, it’s gonna be May — and it is! Welcoming warmer weather, more sunlight, and a seasonal buzz in the capital, we at the Grapevine are preparing ...

Festivals, festivals, everywhere! And the sun is out — on a Friday! Almost a miracle, right? Are you team “first summer pint outside” or team “packed weekend with zero minutes to rest”? If you’re the ...

On May 1, a man in his thirties was arrested in a police raid in downtown Reykjavík. The police received a call describing a man carrying a gun in a house on Hverfisgata, mbl.is reports. The National ...

A teenager, aged seventeen, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for murdering Bryndís Klara Birgisdóttir on Culture Night in 2024. He is also convicted of stabbing two other teenagers. The boy ...

Vesturbæjarlaug swimming pool will be closed this summer due to necessary renovations of the pool’s area, requiring it to be closed for a month, reports RÚV. The pool will be closed from May 26 to ...

Iceland’s richest man, Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, allegedly hired police officers to carry out covert surveillance on a group of citizens who had filed a lawsuit against him, reports RÚV in an ...

There are many a “Population: 200” town in Iceland. But I’d venture to say that Flateyri is particular in how often that point pops up in conversation. Whether via the authors that live there (learn ...

According to a recent survey by Maskína, about 30% of Icelanders are worried about the negative impacts of U.S.-imposed tariffs, mbl.is reports. About seven percent are very worried, while 22.5% are ...