Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 May 2025 10:52 AM
Individuals get lslandsbanki state share sale priority

Daði Már Kristófersson, Minister of Finance, says that when the remaining share of the state in Íslandsbanki is sold, individuals’ offers will take priority.

The sale will be divided into three parts, and in the first, the public will be able to participate with minimal restrictions. The bill on the sale was passed by Alþingi yesterday.

Changes were made to the previous legislation by dividing the offering […] more

Iceland Review,   09 May 2025 10:39 AM
Lava Car Rental Offers the Perfect Self-Drive Adventure in Iceland

This article is brought to you in partnership with Lava Car Rental  Iceland is often described as a “small” country, but spend any amount of time here and you’ll soon realise it’s anything but. Iceland is roughly twice the size of Denmark (or about the size of the US state of Kentucky), but it’s home to […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 May 2025 10:20 AM
Snow in west after warm northeast midweek

Much of the west of Iceland is experiencing snowfall this morning, after a week which saw very warm temperatures across the northeast of the country.

The Met Office have expanded their earlier yellow weather warnings in Faxafloi, Breidafjordur, and the Westfjords, to now include Northwest Iceland.

Wintry showers, mainly on […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 May 2025 8:59 AM
Reykjavíkurborg increases funding to independently operated schools

A new agreement between Reykjavíkurborg (Reykjavík city) and independently operated primary schools in Reykjavík has been approved by the city council, and all the schools have signed it. The agreement applies retroactively from 1 January 2025. The new agreement, says the city, enables the schools to better maintain their level of service in line with Reykjavík’s education policy.

The change in the new agreement is that […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 May 2025 1:00 AM
"It's so important to hold on to hope"

"What is it that makes us human?" asks visual artist Jóna Hlíf Halldórsdóttir. Humanity and the transience of the moment are the themes of her exhibition. She notes that while something is always dying, something else is also coming to life, and thus it's possible to hold on to hope.

Jóna Hlíf Halldórsdóttir's solo exhibition, titled more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 May 2025 11:01 PM
RÚV English Radio - AUÐSKILIÐ - HOT POTS, in simple Icelandic

Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic.

We look at the never ending rise of the hot pot!

As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here.

RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English.

Let us know […] more

mbl.is,   08 May 2025 4:33 PM
Flooding locks in residents in Skagafjörður: Worst in 60 years

Residents of the farms Syðri- and Ytri-Húsabakki remain stranded after flooding from Héraðsvötn and Húseyjarkvísl rivers rendered the road to the farms impassable last night. more

mbl.is,   08 May 2025 1:00 PM
“This is a betrayal of the entire public,” says Justice Minister amid data leak scandal

Minister of Justice Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir condemned what she called a “betrayal of the system” during an emergency question session in Alþingi, following shocking revelations of a major breach involving the theft and sale of sensitive police data. more