Iceland Review,   09 August 2026 12:30 PM
Three Grains Give Iceland’s Settlement Story a Fresh Twist

Three barley grains recovered from the floor of a Viking Age hall at Auðkúla in the Westfjords indicate that the farm was inhabited from around AD 870. The archeological finds are challenging the long-held view that settlement in the region began later. The grains were dated at the University of Bradford in the UK. Archaeologist [...]… more

mbl.is,   09 August 2026 11:05 AM
Hollywood star dines at Hornið

Actor Jason Bateman is currently visiting Iceland and had dinner at the Reykjavík restaurant Hornið last night. more

mbl.is,   08 August 2026 1:00 PM
Partnership to improve workplace equality for LGBTQ+ people

The Minister of Justice, the Minister of Social Affairs and Housing, the National Queer Organization of Iceland (Samtökin '78), the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA), and Iceland's national labor federations today signed a declaration of intent to strengthen equality, diversity, and inclusion in the Icelandic labor market. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 3:24 PM
RÚV English Radio - LEARNING ICELANDIC WITH RÚV ENGLISH RADIO - AUÐSKILIÐ - GUNNAR ÞÓRÐARSON, in simple Icelandic

Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic.

In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic.

Today, the passing of musician Gunnar Þórðarson. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 3:18 PM
Kos: 'Creative solutions' on fisheries can be found during EU accession talks

Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, says Iceland is in a unique position in accession negotiations because the country is part of both the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area.

"Some of Iceland's particular characteristics, especially fisheries and agriculture, are so unique that they need to be given special consideration," Kos says in an interview with Politico.

She is convinced that […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 8:02 AM
Belgian Air Force carries out air policing for second time

Four F-16 fighter jets from the Belgian Air Force and 110 personnel are due to arrive in Iceland as Atlantshafsbandalagið (NATO) begins an air policing deployment. This is the second time Belgium has taken part in the mission.

The air force contingent will participate in the operation alongside personnel at Atlantshafsbandalagið command centres in Uedem, Germany, and at the security area at Keflavík Airport, according to the website of […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 7:36 AM
Books fly off shelves thanks to BookTok

The community of book lovers discussing books on social media is known as BookTok. There are examples of discussions there causing books published decades ago to suddenly fly off the shelves in Icelandic bookshops.

Margrét Tryggvadóttir, chair of Rithöfundasamband Íslands (Writers' Union of Iceland), welcomes the discussion about books and the interest generated on social media. Einar Björn Magnússon, a bookseller at Skálda, says a […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 7:22 AM
Unusually high number of placement days for children in criminal cases

The number of days children have spent in the secure unit at Stuðlar under the Criminal Procedure Act has been unusually high over the past two years. Girls made up the majority of children who stayed in the unit last year, marking a change from previous years.

This is shown in a summary by Barna- og fjölskyldustofa (National Agency for Children and Families) of available services and applications for support. In 2017, children spent just […] more