Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 December 2024 4:40 PM
RÚV English Radio - JÓLABJÓR!

The Höfn band Parket have been together for a quarter of a century, and at the start of that period, wrote a song about their love of the festive beer popular in Iceland at Christmas - the jólabjór.

The song has been rerecorded by the band - and a new jólabjór is being brewed in its honour.

Darren went to Höfn to speak with Stjáni […] more

mbl.is,   24 December 2024 4:32 PM
Christmas swim in the wind and snow

A swim on Christmas Eve is a rich tradition for many. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 December 2024 4:15 PM
What Iceland ate - and had delivered - in 2024

As the nation prepares to enjoy its festive feasts, the delivered food choices in Iceland in 2024 suggest international tastes, with burgers, pizza, and chicken, making up the top three.

The largest restaurant order in Iceland this year was fit for a (hungry) king, totalling 83 items, including drinks. This was also the most expensive order, at over 136,000 ISK, on a selection of fried chicken.

This year, the […] more

Iceland Review,   24 December 2024 2:48 PM
Orange Weather Warning For West Iceland on Christmas Day

The Icelandic Meteorological Office have issued several weather warnings for tonight and Christmas Day.  From 8 pm this evening, there is an orange warning in place for west Iceland, including Reykjavik and the greater Capital Region.  The Icelandic Meteorological Office expects this to last until 6 pm the next evening, whereupon it will be downscaled […] more

mbl.is,   24 December 2024 2:30 PM
Has been working on Christmas Eve for 25 years

As the church bells ring in Christmas at six o’clock today, on Christmas Eve, Ástbjörn Egilsson is at work in Reykjavík Cathedral as he has done at this time every year since 1999. “It’s wonderful to be in church on Christmas Eve, as it is on all days,” he says. “It’s a good community and it gets even better on big holidays like Christmas and Easter.” more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 December 2024 1:00 PM
Minister of Finance third not to sit in Alþingi

The appointment of Daði Már Kristófersson as Minister of Finance, despite not holding a parliamentary seat, is unconventional though not unexpected, given the rumours circulating in the preceding days and weeks.

Since executive authority was […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 December 2024 9:29 AM
Orange snow and gale warnings into Christmas Day

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 December 2024 8:42 AM
Holtavörðuheiði open again but may close later

Police and rescue teams assisted around 50 people at Holtavörðuheiði, route 1 through west Iceland, yesterday evening.

The heath was closed shortly after 6pm, at which point several vehicles were stranded, including two buses with foreign tourists, two campervans, and about ten cars.

Höskuldur Erlingsson, chief inspector with the Norðurland vestra (Northwest Iceland) police, told the news service that […] more