News from Iceland
Almost all teachers satisfied with job - but pay worries persist
94% of teachers in Iceland are satisfied with their jobs, even though 21% report experiencing very high stress at work.
However, only a small fraction are satisfied with their pay, and the same proportion believe their work is valued in society.
The results of the TALIS study, an international survey of teachers, school leaders and teaching practices, show that most teachers in Iceland are happy in their […] more
Yellow Weather Warnings For South and West Iceland Tomorrow
Storms hit south tomorrow
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued yellow warnings for the southern part of the country tomorrow due to westerly gale and storm conditions.
The weather will begin to intensify around midday and continue into the evening in the south and west, and until Thursday in Southeast Iceland.
The first warning takes effect at 1 pm tomorrow for Faxaflói. There, […] more
Plan for daycare next spring and reopening of schools next fall
The Independence Party branch in Grindavík passed a resolution at its annual meeting this evening outlining plans to resume daycare services in Grindavík next spring and reopen schools in the fall of 2026.
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State visit of presidential couple to Finland underway
The two-day state visit of President Halla Tómasdóttir and her husband, Björn Skúlason, to Finland begins today. The visit is at the invitation of Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb.
The Finnish presidential couple will formally welcome the Icelandic presidential couple to Finland at 10 am at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. The presidents will meet in the palace, followed by a press conference.
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No one thought seriously injured after bus overturns on Snæfellsnes
Two people were flown from Grundarfjörður to Landspítali [hospital, Reykjavík] by the Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter yesterday evening, after a bus carrying 42 foreign tourists overturned on Snæfellsnes.
The bus left the road in Seljafjörður, inland from Hraunsfjörður on Snæfellsnes, around 6 pm, and came to rest upside down.
“It turned out better than it first appeared,” said Ásmundur Kristinn […] more
“We can’t start up the machinery once the eruption begins”
Residents of Grindavík are waiting for answers on whether the state will fund the raising of the defensive wall north of the town, which experts say must be done before the next eruption.
A team of engineers designing the defences around Grindavík sent a memo to the Ministry of Justice in the spring, recommending that the northern section of the barrier be raised by 2-3 metres along a 450-metre stretch.
Now […] more
Says Directorate of Immigration is violating rights
An Icelandic woman is harshly criticizing the Directorate of Immigration’s decision to deport her husband and impose a two-year re-entry ban. She says the process was confusing, unfair, and in violation of her fundamental rights as an Icelandic citizen.
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