Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 4:30 PM
RÚV English Radio - FESTIVAL OF NATIONS WEST ICELAND 2025

The Festival of Nations West Iceland takes place on Sunday, at Íþróttahúsið, Vesturgata in Akranes, and celebrates the region's, and the country's, cultural diversity.

There will be many nations represented with performances, sampling from various countries' national food, handcrafts and much more.

The festival is free and family-friendly.

Darren met Patience and […] more

Iceland Review,   24 October 2025 4:24 PM
50-Year Milestone of 1975 Women’s Day Off in Pictures | Photo Gallery

Today, a major commemoration took place at Arnarhóll, Reykjavík, marking the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1975 women’s strike in Iceland. Attracting tens of thousands of people, today’s event was both a celebration and a reminder of one of the most important strikes in Icelandic history.  On 24 October 1975, roughly 90 % of Icelandic […] more

mbl.is,   24 October 2025 12:00 PM
Minister and Icelandair CEO urge consistent promotion of Iceland abroad

Minister of Tourism Hanna Katrín Friðriksson and Bogi Nils Bogason, CEO of Icelandair, agree that Iceland must stop relying on crisis-driven marketing campaigns to promote the country abroad and instead focus on consistent, long-term marketing efforts. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 11:19 AM
Today's strike is part of Kvennaár - the Woman's Year - in Iceland

Today's strike is part of Kvennaár - the Woman's Year - in Iceland.

Organisers say that today, women and non-binary people are encouraged to stop both paid and unpaid work for the entire day, just as women did in 1975 in Iceland.

They point out that the backlash against gender equality is real: saying that reports of gender-based violence are increasing, the gender pay […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 10:08 AM
Women's Strike 2025 - live blog

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mbl.is,   24 October 2025 10:00 AM
Will have major negative impact on the national economy

“This is a tremendous blow. Our standard of living in Iceland is built on producing value and exporting it to foreign markets in the form of goods and services. Norðurál is simply one of the country’s largest export companies, so when a major part of its production shuts down for several months, it will inevitably have a significant negative effect on the national economy.” more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 7:16 AM
More air traffic strikes called off

Air traffic controllers have called off the planned work stoppage for Friday (today) and Saturday.

This was confirmed by Arnar Hjálmsson, chair of the Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers’ Association.

The air traffic controllers and the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise met from 10 am this morning until around 11 pm yesterday.

An agreement has however still not been reached, and […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 7:09 AM
Global uncertainty and position of króna explain Icelandair’s loss

Bogi Nils Bogason, CEO of Icelandair, says the airline’s losses this year can be explained by uncertainty in the global economy. Several cost items turned out to be higher than the company’s forecasts had anticipated.

Icelandair’s loss for the year is expected to be between ISK 1.200 and 2.400 million. This comes despite passenger revenue reaching record levels. The company’s profit in the third quarter was around ISK 7.000 million, […] more