Iceland Review,   17 September 2025 11:24 AM
Icelanders Favour Electric Vehicles in 2025, Latest Figures Show

New car sales in Iceland have surged this year, with more than 10,000 vehicles having been registered by this month. That is a 28% increase compared to the same period in 2023. According to FÍB, otherwise known as the Icelandic Automobile Association, a total of 10,116 new cars have entered the market so far. Somewhat […] more

mbl.is,   17 September 2025 8:04 AM
Sharp increase in vehicle excise taxes

The government’s draft budget projects a significant rise in state revenue from vehicle excise taxes, with income from this source expected to increase by 66.2% next year compared to projected revenue for this year. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       17 September 2025 6:35 AM
New car registrations up 28%; over 10,000 and counting

New registrations of passenger cars in Iceland so far this year have passed 10,000 - a sizeable increase of 28% year-on-year.

Registrations reached 10,116 in the first eight and a half months of this year. There is a broad split between registrations of cars for rental, and those for private use, at 52% and 48% respectively.

The data comes from Félag íslenskra bifreiðaeigenda (the Icelandic Automotive […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2025 4:25 PM
RÚV English Radio - GRÍMSEY

Iceland's northernmost inhabited island lies 40 km off the mainland; three hours by sea or a mere 30 minutes in the air.

Halla Ingólfsdóttir runs ArcticTrip, guiding visitors on this island of 60 people (actually far fewer in reality, she says), for many years.

She went for a drive around Grímsey with Darren.

RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2025 4:18 PM
Walrus swimming in Vopnafjörður

A walrus visited Vopnafjörður today, swimming in the sea opposite the fish processing plant.

Rafael Jón Gunnsteinsson spotted the walrus at midday, and then was trying to find him again.

“He was just sunbathing. He was totally relaxed, resting and having a little look at Vopnafjörður. Then he went off. I am looking for him now,” says Rafael.

See the video he sent to RÚV above.

Harbour workers had not seen the walrus when RÚV contacted them, and he did not […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2025 2:18 PM
Volume of magma nearing threshold; eruption or magma flow could start at the end of the month

Land uplift and magma accumulation continue beneath Svartsengi, where eight to nine million cubic metres of magma have accumulated since the last eruption.

The likelihood of a new event, magma outflow and/or an eruption, increases when around 11 million cubic metres have accumulated.

The hazard assessment is unchanged but will be reviewed next week.

This was stated in a notice from […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2025 12:44 PM
Whale calf carcass washes up near Húsavík

Staff at the Húsavík Whale Museum received a report yesterday of a whale carcass that had washed ashore at Tungulending, just north of Húsavík.

The animal is just over three metres long and, according to researchers, appears to be a female calf.

A whale carcass was found on the shore near Húsavík yesterday. It appears to be a female beaked whale calf. A staff member at the town's Whale Museum says whale watching guides had recently […] more

mbl.is,   16 September 2025 10:00 AM
No halt to construction at Hvammsvirkjun site

The Environmental and Natural Resources Appeals Board has rejected a request from environmental organizations to halt preparatory construction work for the Hvammsvirkjun power plant. more