Iceland Review,   08 January 2026 4:31 PM
Björk Urges Greenland to Pursue Independence

Icelandic artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir has added her voice to calls for Greenlandic independence, publishing a social media post that referred both to Denmark’s colonial legacy and to current international attention on the territory. As reported by Visir, Björk shared an Instagram message addressed to Greenland’s population that drew on Iceland’s own independence from Danish rule […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 January 2026 3:41 PM
Confusion over charges for ferry tourists

The regional manager of Smyril Line, which operates the ferry Norræna, has criticised the new daily charges for tourists’ vehicles, introduced following the introduction of the kilometre charge.

Many short-stay visitors will have to pay for more days than they actually use, and it may take a long time to collect kilometre charges from those who stay longer.

Norræna operates sailings under the winter schedule […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 January 2026 2:24 PM
Lindex to leave Iceland

The clothing retailer Lindex is closing all of its stores in Iceland on 28 February. There are ten stores in total, located around the country.

A joint announcement from LDX19, the operator of Lindex in Iceland, and the parent company Lindex AB in Sweden, states that the stores will continue to operate as usual until the end of January, with the closure of individual stores to be announced later.

LDX19 is an […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 January 2026 2:00 PM
Child diagnosed with measles after arrival from abroad

A measles infection was diagnosed in a young child at the emergency department of Barnaspítali Hringsins (Children’s Hospital of Iceland) on Tuesday. The child had arrived from abroad the previous day.

A notification from the sóttvarnalæknir (Chief Epidemiologist) about the infection says that contact will be made with everyone who may have been exposed to infection at the hospital. Airlines that transported the child to the country […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 January 2026 12:56 PM
Hafnarfjörður sex offence case sent to prosecutors and prioritised

A case in which a man is suspected of a sexual offence against a ten-year-old boy in Hafnarfjörður has been sent to Héraðssaksóknari (Director of Public Prosecutions). This is confirmed by Hildur Sunna Pálmadóttir, head of the police prosecution division, and prosecutor Karl Ingi Vilbergsson.

The case has caused great alarm in the community, especially after the boy’s parents described the sequence of events that evening and the […] more

mbl.is,   08 January 2026 12:00 PM
Pretending to be tourists  

In recent months, there has been an increase in foreign nationals coming to Iceland, posing as tourists but then being caught selling drugs. more

mbl.is,   08 January 2026 10:00 AM
The United States informed Icelandic authorities in advance

Icelandic authorities were informed in advance that there was a possibility the Russian oil tanker Marinera would be stopped within Icelandic jurisdiction. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       08 January 2026 7:37 AM
Firework sales this year went well

Jón Þór Víglundsson, information officer of Landsbjörg, says that firework sales this year went well. They are an important part of fundraising for individual rescue teams.

It varies between teams, but it can be up to two thirds of the annual operating funding requirement that comes in through this fundraising.

There were fewer celebrations on Þrettándinn [in Iceland, the thirteenth and […] more