Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       15 September 2025 4:16 PM
RÚV English Radio - VAKA FOLK ARTS FESTIVAL 2025

VAKA Folk Art Festival 2025 is underway in Kópavogur and Reykjavík from 15 - 21 September, celebrating traditional cultural activities from Iceland and beyond with events and activities for the whole family.

Earlier this afternoon, the youngsters of Laufásborg Children’s Kvæði Association and Hjallastefnan children’s singing group kicked off the festival with songs at Salurinn in […] more

mbl.is,   15 September 2025 3:30 PM
Renounces international protection and will be deported

Mohamad Th. Jóhannesson, formerly known as Mohamad Kourani, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in July last year, has renounced his international protection status. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       15 September 2025 3:00 PM
Sanna will run again - but maybe not for Socialists?

Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir, lead candidate of the Socialist Party in Reykjavík, says she intends to stand in the municipal elections in the spring. However, she does not know whether it will be under the banner of the Socialist Party or another list.

It is no secret that the new leadership of the Socialist Party has not wholeheartedly supported the city council group.

Major changes took […] more

Iceland Review,   15 September 2025 1:38 PM
Icelandair to Launch Direct Flights to Venice Next Summer

Icelandic travellers have been blessed with a new option for southern Europe next summer as Icelandair adds Venice to its route map. As reported by Vísir, the service will run three times a week from 22 May until 18 October, with flights scheduled on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Venice becomes the airline’s third Italian destination, […] more

mbl.is,   15 September 2025 1:07 PM
The controversial building, Bragginn, now closed to the public

Bragginn in Nauthólsvík, renovated by the City of Reykjavík in 2017, has now been closed to the general public. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       15 September 2025 11:33 AM
"Not just some family men who like riding motorbikes"

There were proper reasons for the police to monitor the gathering of the Hells Angels [sic] in Kópavogur on Saturday night, says Ásgeir Þór Ásgeirsson, deputy police chief in the capital area.

A large number of police and special forces officers monitored the area and searched guests. Three were arrested but later released.

Members of the organisation interviewed by RÚV expressed surprise at the […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       15 September 2025 10:32 AM
Viðreisn leader in capital won't run in local elections

Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir, leader of Viðreisn in the capital's city council, will not stand in the next municipal elections. She announced this on Facebook, where she also says that 8 years is enough and that it is time for change.

Þórdís Lóa has served as leader of Viðreisn in the city ever since the party first stood in the municipal elections of 2018.

Viðreisn, with Þórdís at the forefront, […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       15 September 2025 10:14 AM
Potential limits on ice cave visitor numbers

The ice cave season begins in Vatnajökull National Park around the beginning of next month. In the previous season about 200.000 people went on glacier hikes or visited ice caves.

Following a fatal accident in Breiðamerkurjökull just over a year ago, Vatnajökull National Park tightened regulations in consultation with the companies. The ice cave season was defined, and the caves closed from May through September. The companies now assess […] more