The Supreme Court has acquitted the Icelandic state of the claims of the company Vélfag, which became this summer the first Icelandic company to be subjected to trade sanctions in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The case of Ivan Nicolai Kaufmann, the company's majority owner, was dismissed.

Vélfag demanded that the Icelandic state reverse Arion Banki's decision to freeze its assets. Last year, the Vélfag became the first […] more

The Minister of the Environment says off-road driving in the highlands is unacceptable. His ministry is working with the Nature Conservation Institute on tightening penalties for such violataions.

Over the last weekend The Police in the South of Iceland fined a group of tourists who were caught driving off-road at a large scale. They were driving two Land Rovers and are said to have been driving around in a closed area at Kötlujökull […] more

Activists from the Paul Watson Foundation are in Iceland do document the whaling season and to try and stop whaling in Iceland. A union leader that says whaling brings a lot of revenue. The first whales of the season have been caught.

At least three fin whales have been caught off the shore of Iceland and brought to Hvalstöðin in Hvalfjörður. The quota this year is 150 fin whales, which is a 20% reduction.

more

Samfylkingin (Social Democratic Alliance) is measured as the largest party with 25,2% support in a new poll by Maskína. Next is Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (Independence Party) with 22,7%, that is 3% more than in the last Maskína poll.

The governing coalition parties have 41,7% support, which is the lowest they have […] more