4+ hour, 20+ min ago  (229+ words) President Halla T'masd'ttir is set to welcome students from 15 countries to Bessasta'ir today as the University of Iceland's International Summer School in Icelandic Language and Culture celebrates its 40th anniversary. The reception marks four decades since the programme was first launched…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (347+ words) The Icelandic government has expanded the protected nature reserve at Gr'tta on Seltjarnarnes, extending conservation measures to include Seltj'rn lagoon in a move aimed at strengthening protection for one of the Capital Region's most important coastal bird habitats. The revised…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (171+ words) A car park at H'ifoss waterfall in South Iceland is set to be expanded after local authorities approved plans to increase capacity in response to growing tourist numbers. The municipal council of Skei'a- og Gn'pverjahreppur unanimously granted a construction permit…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (328+ words) The strategic importance of Iceland's Keflav'k air base is unlikely to diminish despite a planned review of US military deployments in Europe, according to a former senior Pentagon official. The assessment comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a…...

22+ hour, 15+ min ago  (251+ words) Iceland has taken over the rotating presidency of the Baltic Sea Council from Poland for a one-year term, pledging to strengthen regional resilience and deepen cooperation on security amid a changing geopolitical landscape. The Icelandic government said its presidency would…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (301+ words) Nordic musicians" organisations, including the Association of Icelandic Musicians (F'H), are calling for record labels, artificial intelligence companies and streaming platforms to negotiate directly with performers over the use of music to train AI models. The appeal follows growing concern…...

1+ day, 59+ min ago  (905+ words) This column is part of "Notes From a Cold Country, a series in which Iceland Reviews Editor shares observations from a decade of living in Iceland. Well, once again, whaling is the talk of the town here in Iceland. Aside…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago  (1435+ words) This article is brought to you in partnership with Bikepacking Iceland. Anyone spending time in Iceland soon discovers that getting around can be challenging. Compared with many other European countries, the island's public transport network is relatively limited, largely because…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (239+ words) Iceland's largest outlet glaciers are retreating more rapidly again after several years of slower decline, with new measurements suggesting glacier loss has returned to levels last seen more than a decade ago. The findings, based on observations made during the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (301+ words) Icelandic workers have continued to see real wage gains despite a weaker-than-expected economy, according to the latest spring report from the Wage Statistics Committee (Kjarat'lfr'inefnd, KTN). The report shows that purchasing power has increased across both the public and private…...