People have been seen walking on both new and recent lava, which is extremely dangerous. The police and the Icelandic Met Office are warning people not to walk on the lava near the Sundhnúkur crater ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

People with disabilities are being fined again and again for not paying at parking spaces — even though they are legally exempt, reports Vísir. The situation is unacceptable, says Bergur Þorri ...

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 ...

The watchtowers installed in downtown Reykjavík earlier this summer got a makeover yesterday, reports RÚV. Their appearance drew criticism from many when they were first installed. Despite the ...

A large majority of voters for Iceland’s governing coalition parties oppose open-net sea fish farming, according to a new Gallup poll. Around 64% of the population has a negative view of the industry.

Welcome to The Haul, where we give you a peek into our shopping bag (or the shopping bag of someone far more interesting than us) and an idea of what’s worth browsing and buying in Reykjavík these ...

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 ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

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 ...

Artificially vivid The Green Land isn’t about outer space, but the way it portrays our Earth — and Greenland, specifically — evokes a similar feeling. It’s a half-hour film by Inuk Silis Høegh, ...