Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 August 2025 10:52 AM
99% of Icelanders aged 18-29 say they live in 'a good place for gay people'

According to the survey, an overwhelming majority of the population – just over 89% of those expressing an opinion – believe they live in a good place for gay people, compared to nearly 86% a decade ago. Almost one-third of respondents did not take a position and say they do not know.

Younger people are far more likely than older respondents to believe they live in a good place for gay people – 99% among those aged 18–29, compared to […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 August 2025 10:34 AM
RÚV English Radio - AUÐSKILIÐ - FUEL PRICES, in simple Icelandic

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

We look at the extraordinarily high cost of fuel here in Iceland.

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 […] more

Iceland Review,   08 August 2025 9:37 AM
Brøndby Fan Arrested After Riot at Icelandic Football Match

A supporter of the Danish football club Brøndby was arrested in Reykjavík last night after violence broke out following a match between the Danes and the Icelandic team Víkingur. The game was part of the competition run by the Football Association of Iceland. Tensions escalated after Víkingur’s 3-0 win, leading to scuffles between Danish fans […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 August 2025 2:34 AM
Fifty-year-old mystery of Iceland’s first bank robbery solved

In January 1975, Mánudagsblaðið published a short article titled “First bank robbery in Iceland?”, describing how unknown individuals had broken into the Kópavogur branch of Útvegsbankinn (the Fisheries Bank) and stolen 20–30 thousand krónur in small change. The report was based on unnamed sources and was not confirmed by the bank.

“If this is true, then the first bank robbery in this country has been […] more

mbl.is,   07 August 2025 7:03 PM
11,000 registered and rew tickets left

Nearly eleven thousand people have registered for the Íslandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon, which will take place on August 23. Registration closes next week, and the window to secure a spot in the race is quickly closing. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2025 2:31 PM
Þorlákshöfn defendant pressured to change lawyer and 'take blame'

A handwritten letter, from one defendant in the Þorlákshöfn case to another, was found in the outdoor area of the remand unit at Hólmsheiði prison.

The men were both in solitary confinement. In the letter, one defendant urged the other to change lawyers and take full responsibility for the case.

The 19-year-old defendant was pressured to admit to having assaulted and killed a man in his late sixties in […] more

mbl.is,   07 August 2025 11:30 AM
Horror at Reynisfjara Black Beach: “We couldn’t help her”

Estonian couple Raiko Suurna and Aivi Murd-Murulauk were on a family trip in Iceland with their children and a family of friends when they witnessed the fatal accident at Reynisfjara Black Beach on Saturday. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2025 11:28 AM
Ísafjörður flights not financially viable and need government subsidy

Operating flights to Ísafjörður on commercial terms is not viable. This is the conclusion of a market analysis commissioned by Vegagerðin on the flight route.

“The conclusion is that government subsidies are required for flights to Ísafjörður to be feasible,” says Bergþóra Kristinsdóttir, Director of the Services Division at Vegagerðin.

Bergþóra says the market analysis, carried out by an […] more