Iceland Review,   22 August 2025 5:15 PM
Explore Iceland With Our Weekly Playlists

Every week, Iceland Review presents thematic Spotify playlists with a special focus on Icelandic music. The selection of tracks keeps you up to date with the current music scene and provides insight into specific context, e.g. women musicians, LGBT artists, or public events such as Innipúkinn or Menningarnótt. Our playlists balance education with entertainment — […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       22 August 2025 4:19 PM
RÚV English Radio - GRÍMSÆVINTÝRIN Á BORG

Grímsævintýrin á Borg is the festival of the Grímsnes Women’s Association (Kvenfélag Grímsneshrepps).

This long-standing festival has brought joy to locals and visitors for decades – and the famous Tombóla (Grand Raffle), dating back to 1926, is still going strong!

Darren met Sandra Gunnarsdóttir, chair of more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       22 August 2025 4:08 PM
Police commissioner indicts online store CEO for alcohol sales

The capital area police commissioner has indicted the CEO of the online store Smáríkið for selling alcohol online.

Four years have passed since the police began their investigation following a complaint by ÁTVR (the State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland).

Viðskiptablaðið was the first to report on the indictment, but Heiðar Ásberg Atlason, lawyer for Smáríkið, confirmed it in a […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       22 August 2025 3:31 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra offers open house on Culture Night

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra invites guests and passers-by to two concerts in Eldborg in Harpa, on Culture Night in Reykjavík. The presenter and singer at the concerts is Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson.

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, and on Culture Night the orchestra will "imagine how the orchestra will sound after another 75 years."

There are two performances, one at […] more

mbl.is,   22 August 2025 1:00 PM
“Everyone is stunned by these decisions”

“We are looking at every possible way to keep this open, but I am not optimistic,” says Þórhildur Ólöf Helgadóttir, CEO of Iceland Post, in an interview with mbl.is about the difficulties and uncertainty now facing parcel deliveries to the United States. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       22 August 2025 12:49 PM
Woman remanded in custody over ATM theft

A woman in her thirties was today remanded for four days’ custody at Reykjavík District Court in connection with the capital area police’s investigation of the theft of an ATM in Mosfellsbær on Tuesday. This is stated in a notice from the police.

RÚV reported that the woman had been brought before a judge at midday. Around ISK 20.000.000 were in the ATM which the thieves carried away whole, and the ATM has still not been found.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       22 August 2025 12:17 PM
Two Icelandic radio programmes nominated for Prix Europa awards

The radio works Hvar er Jón? and Þau sjá okkur ekki í myrkrinu have been nominated for the prestigious Prix Europa awards, which are presented annually for outstanding audiovisual and radio productions from across Europe.

Hvar er Jón? (Where is Jón?)

The series Hvar er Jón? (Where is Jón?) is written and produced by […] more

mbl.is,   22 August 2025 11:02 AM
Temperatures rising above 20 degrees C

The best weather today will be in North and East Iceland, where skies will be mostly clear and temperatures could reach up to 21°C. In the west, it will be cloudy with light showers in some areas. Temperatures nationwide will range between 13 and 21°C. more