Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       19 February 2025 4:59 PM
RÚV English Radio - REYKJAVÍK PARK AND ZOO

The park and zoo is open every day of the year, with opportunities to relax and enjoy the outdoor space - and to pet a wide variety of friendly animals.

Darren went to the zoo to meet some of them!

RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       19 February 2025 4:46 PM
'Minutes are vital' in air ambulance transport

A medical evacuation aircraft en route to Reykjavík nearly had to land at Keflavík Airport yesterday.

The east-west runway at Reykjavík Airport remains closed due to tree growth in Öskjuhlíð, and still only the north-south runway is operational.

Strong easterly winds and rain have persisted at Reykjavík Airport in recent days. These conditions can make landing for air ambulance flights more difficult. The […] more

Iceland Review,   19 February 2025 2:16 PM
Root Vegetable Mash Blamed for Þorrablót Sickness

Several Þorrablót celebrations in Iceland have recently been marred by food poisoning outbreaks. Last weekend, 75 attendees in East Iceland fell ill after consuming a contaminated root vegetable mash. Unfortunate aftereffects Þorrablót is a traditional Icelandic midwinter festival named after Þorri, a month in the old Icelandic calendar that spans from mid-January to mid-February. Today, […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       19 February 2025 2:00 PM
Tourist numbers decline

Around 122,000 tourists arrived in the country in January, according to a count by Ferðamálastofa (the Icelandic Tourist Board). This represents a 5.8 per cent decrease compared to the same time last year.

Since July of last year, the number of tourists had been increasing year-on-year.

In Landsbankinn's economic report, it states that records were set in October, November, and December, so it came as a […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       19 February 2025 12:49 PM
European parliamentary group: explore Iceland & Norway EU entry

The liberal parliamentary group Renew Europe in the European Parliament has, in a letter to Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (ESB), proposed examining whether to initiate accession negotiations with Iceland and Norway. The news was reported by Norwegian agency NTB.

In the letter, Valérie Hayer, leader of Renew Europe, expresses her concerns over the "aggressive" actions of the new US administration under […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       19 February 2025 11:38 AM
Would give up jeans 'if in the national interest'

Jón Gnarr, MP for Viðreisn, says he was surprised to receive a remark about his attire in Alþingi after he appeared there wearing jeans yesterday.

He brought up the incident during a parliamentary debate on parliamentary affairs and recounted what had happened.

"The parliamentary session was about to start, and I was wondering: should I run home and change trousers, or should I take them off? I decided to […] more

mbl.is,   19 February 2025 11:15 AM
9.9 MW hydroelectric power plant in the works

Hagavatnsvirkjun ehf. plans to build a 9.9 MW hydroelectric power plant at Hagavatn Lake, south of Langjökull glacier in Bláskógabyggð. The preliminary design of the power plant, which has been named Hagavatnsvirkjun, is being worked on, and the company has now submitted an environmental impact assessment report for the power plant's environmental impact assessment in the planning portal. more

mbl.is,   18 February 2025 2:30 PM
Elín Hall shines in Chanel

On Monday, Icelandic actress Elín Hall looked stunning on the red carpet at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). more