New marital law in Iceland
29.6.2010
Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is among the first Icelanders to marry on the basis on a new marital law which permits two people of the same sex to be lawfully wed, giving homosexual people the same rights as heterosexuals to be married within congregations or by district commissioners.
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Inspired by Iceland
2.6.2010
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Iceland Airwaves announces first batch of bands
11.5.2010
The Iceland Airwaves music festival, which is an annual event here in Iceland, will take place next October. A small news release from the festivals website announces the first bands that are confirmed for the festival this years, and that some tickets are available right now. Get them while they're hot!
A text from the Iceland Airwaves website:
"Iceland Airwaves 2010 is on an
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Icelandic Faust to be staged in London
10.5.2010
Vesturport, an Icelandic theater company, has for some time shown Goethe's Faust. This production includes music by Nick Cave, and is directed by Gísli Örn Garðarsson. Vesturport's Faust has now been chosen to be staged in the renowned Young Vic theater in London next fall.
The play will be premiered in October and run for six weeks, seven times every week. This is al
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Icelanders cycle to work
6.5.2010
An annual competition between companies in Iceland started yesterday. This competition is run by the Icelandic Sports Association and is called "Cycle to work". This is the eighth time this annual competition takes place, and it's main focus is to encourage people to leave their cars at home, save the environment and lead a healthy life.
Last year 468 workplaces took part in this co
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Volcanic ash suspends flights all over Europe
15.4.2010
The second eruption of the same volcano in April has halted flight plans all over Europe. The ash cloud that the eruption generates can be dangerous for aircrafts, and in most countries in North-Europe flights have been cancelled. The situation is not expected to improver night.
People who live near the volcano in Iceland have been evacuated. Farmers in the area are bringing all live stoc
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Former President of Iceland Turns 80 Today
15.4.2010
Former President of Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir celebrates her 80th birthday today. To mark the occasion, she will receive the honorary title of doctor at the University of Iceland (HÍ) Faculty of Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics.
Ásdís R. Magnúsdóttir, the faculty’s president, will lead the ceremony and there will be a perfor
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Reykjavik Food and Fun Festival
24.2.2010
The name really says it all. "Reykjavik Food and Fun Festival" is an event which combines outstanding culinary skills, fresh natural ingredients, Icelandic outdoor adventure and the world-famous Reykjavik nightlife to create the ultimate recipe for fun. The festival is held annually the last week of February and now 2010 is the ninth anniversary. Read more about Food and Fun.
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Blue Lagoon Received Tourism Shop of the Year Awar
14.12.2009
Blue Lagoon was granted Njarðarskjöldurinn „Tourism Shop of the Year“ an encouragement award granted by the City of Reykjavík; Our City Center, The Association of Merchants and the Federation of Icelandic Trade . The objective if the recognition is to encourage increased and improved shopping for tourists in Reykjavík. Hanna Birna Kristjáns
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Airwaves Concert at the Blue Lagoon
15.10.2009
Blue Lagoon's annual Airwaves concert is an integral part of the music festival's programs and one of its most unique and popular events. The music will be in the hands of DJ Margeir. The popular DJ and Blue Lagoon have cooperated for a few years resulting in two Music Collections Blue Lagoon Music Collection 1 launched in 2005 and Blue Lagoon Music Collection 2 released in August of 2009.
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Blue Lagoon receives a grant from the National Ene
14.6.2009
The Blue Lagoon has received a research grant from the National Energy fund to study the utilization of carbon dioxide from the HS Orka geothermal energy plant in Svartsengi to grow micro algae. The Blue Lagoon will also experiment different algae types for lipid production and utilization in biofuel. The value of the grant is EUR 14.000 annually for three years. The Blue Lagoon participates
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Reykjavik to Akureyri by bike
8.6.2009
this morning at 7am in Reykjavik, cyclists departing a small town in the capital region called Mosfellsbaer destined to Akureyri. This was the first cycling contest to take place this year between Reykjavik and Akureyri. Cyclists arrived in Akureyri at the finish line a little before 7pm last night (Wednesday). The average speed of the cyclists was 39 km/hr (24 mph) and all cyclist complet
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