Iceland Review,   05 September 2026 12:30 PM
Driver Clocked at 190 km/h in a 90 Zone

Capital Region Police stopped a driver travelling at 190 km/h where the speed limit was 90, one of several overnight incidents recorded by police. more

mbl.is,   05 September 2026 11:36 AM
The bridal costume that survived a shipwreck

Every autumn, the National Museum of Iceland celebrates the Icelandic national costume with a festival, and this weekend’s National Costume Festival is particularly exciting because of the exhibition A Story in the Luggage – The Bridal Costume, which opened in May and features one of the most elaborate traditional faldbúningur costumes in Icelandic history. more

mbl.is,   04 September 2026 3:30 PM
Parking fees to be reduced

The majority parties on Reykjavík City Council, the Independence Party, the Progressive Party and the Liberal Reform Party, approved changes to parking fees in downtown Reykjavík and other parking-related matters at a meeting of the City Executive Council yesterday. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 September 2026 2:58 PM
Lower secondary school in Ármúli approved

Reykjavík City Executive Council yesterday approved a new detailed development plan for the site at Ármúli 28-30, allowing a compulsory school for lower secondary pupils to operate there.

Representatives of most parties submitted statements expressing their satisfaction, although each also raised their own concerns.

City Executive Council representatives from Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (the Independence Party), […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 September 2026 2:56 PM
Car rental companies could have to pay up to ISK 25 billion

Iceland Revenue and Customs may demand a total of up to ISK 25 billion from several car rental companies over allegedly unpaid VAT on insurance they sold to their customers. Up to eight car rental companies received letters about the issue from Iceland Revenue and Customs earlier this year, and the sum comprises the principal amount of the VAT, together with surcharges and interest going back six years.

It should be noted and emphasised that […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 September 2026 2:47 PM
Five rental flats created in detached house without permission

The owners of a house in Hólahverfi in Reykjavík were unsuccessful when they asked the Reykjavík building official to grant permission for work that had already been carried out. Five new flats had been created in the detached house, which was built in 1973.

The owners said the house had been altered in 1998, but the building official said that because no permission had been granted for the alterations and they exceeded the permitted […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 September 2026 2:42 PM
Veg tasting and church service at Flúðir harvest festival

A special harvest festival will be held tomorrow in Flúðir and the surrounding area, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Aldís Hafsteinsdóttir is chief executive of Hrunamannahreppur municipality.

This festival has been held here every year for many years to celebrate the harvest being brought in. Naturally, a great deal of all kinds of vegetables is produced here, and of course much more besides. […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 September 2026 2:36 PM
“We tread water every day”: regional editors criticise ad spend on social media

Editors of regional media outlets say running their operations is difficult. They criticise the public sector for increasingly buying advertising on social media.

“We tread water every day. It is just a constant struggle,” says Gunnar Gunnarsson, editor of Austurfrétt and Austurglugginn.

Páll Ketilsson, editor of Víkurfréttir, says running the outlet is becoming increasingly difficult. He has noticed both […] more