mbl.is,   09 September 2026 1:30 PM
Iceland sees biggest PISA decline of any country

The performance of children in Iceland has, taken as a whole, declined more since 2015 than in any of the more than 70 countries or territories included in a new OECD PISA comparison. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 September 2026 12:18 PM
Þorgerður Katrín tells EU talks will not resume

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, foreign minister, sent a letter yesterday to Helen McEntee, Ireland’s foreign minister, informing her that Iceland does not intend to resume talks with the European Union.

McEntee received the letter because Ireland holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Þorgerður Katrín says in the letter that the government respects the outcome of last month’s […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 September 2026 12:16 PM
Icelanders in Spain after rental company insolvency: “I have no words to describe how I feel”

Ten Icelanders are in difficulty in Alicante in Spain after renting accommodation from a rental company owned by an Icelandic company which has entered a suspension of payments.

Guðrún Svava Pálmarsdóttir, 65, rented an apartment in Playa Flamenca in Alicante from the rental company Sólarmegin. When she arrived in Spain at the beginning of the month, however, she discovered that she would not be getting the apartment, she tells RÚV. […] more

mbl.is,   09 September 2026 11:27 AM
Flight delays possible

All Icelandair flights to London are operating according to schedule, although some delays could occur due to conditions at the city’s airports. more

Iceland Review,   09 September 2026 10:59 AM
PISA 2025: Iceland Records Its Worst Results Yet

Icelandic pupils have recorded their weakest PISA performance to date, with reading and mathematics continuing to decline and only half of boys reaching basic reading proficiency. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 September 2026 8:30 AM
No hot water on parts of Reykjanes peninsula today

There will be no hot water in parts of the Reykjanes peninsula today because of work by HS Veitur on a district heating main by Njarðarbraut and work by HS Orka on a pumping station at Fitjar. The work was announced almost a week ago.

The hot water shutdown affects Reykjanesbær, Suðurnesjabær, Vogar and Keflavík Airport, with the timing and duration varying between areas.

Here's the announcement in full from […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 September 2026 8:23 AM
No sign of PCC restarting production - municipality wants data centre

There is no prospect of PCC's plant at Bakki near Húsavík reopening in the coming weeks, according to management. Norðurþing municipality has signed a number of declarations of intent for industrial projects that could be established at Bakki - with a data centre top of the list.

It is just over a year since silicon metal production at PCC's Bakki plant near Húsavík was shut down. Only 17 people are still working at the plant - at the […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 September 2026 6:07 AM
Dispute over redundancies and cost-cutting at City Hall

The minority and majority on Reykjavík City Council disagreed sharply over organisational changes and redundancies at yesterday's City Council meeting. Further cost-cutting is expected to lead to redundancies.

“We are concerned about the city's [various] districts. We are concerned that we are now making people redundant who have a great deal of experience, highly qualified professionals, and not least experience from those local […] more