Real fun video about Iceland
26.8.2011
Made by: Timothée Lambrecq
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Fireworks display at Jokulsarlon
22.8.2011
On Saturday, the 27th of August there will be a spectacular fireworks display at the Jokulsarlon near Vatnajokull.
The display will start at 11 o'clock PM (23:00) and the admission fee is 1000 ISK.
This magnificent display is something you will not want to miss, see the fireworks mirrored in the glacier lagoon and witness the icebergs bathe in the colors from the fireworks.
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The Grimsvotn eruption seems to be over
25.5.2011
The eruption in Grimsvotn seems to be all but over. Eyewitnesses who ventured close to the crater reported this morning that the activity is almost noneexistent. Scientists are on their way in an airplane to assess the situation but as it stands it seems like the volcano has stopped spewing ash into the atmosphere. No major earthquakes have been recorded in the area for the last two days and tha
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Iceland Volcano Erupts
24.5.2011
A cloud of smoke and ash billows from Iceland 's Grímsvötn volcano on Saturday. The country's most active volcano, Grímsvötn sits beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap in the southeastern part of the island. The current eruption is the first for this peak since 2004, according to the New York Times . Grímsvötn's 12-mile-high (19-kilometer-high) a
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Inauguration of Harpa on August 20th
11.5.2011
On August 20 th Harpa will celebrate its inauguration during Reykjavík's Culture Night at which point the building's glass façade by artist Olafur Elíasson will be completed. Outdoor festivities will take place outside Harpa on this day as part of the annual Culture Night celebration in Reykjavík.
http://en.harpa.is/life-in-harpa/nr/883
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Reykjavik Polar Bear Project
2.5.2011
Currently, with the approval of the Icelandic government, polar bears are being killed when they come to the shores of Iceland. No other course of action is considered. Yet, polar bears in Iceland are not unexpected. They come to Iceland because of the shortage of breeding grounds, due to the melting polar ice as a resault of global warming. Polar bears were frequently spotted in Iceland in the 19
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I never went south music festival in Isafjordur
8.4.2011
Artists 2011
Artists for 2011 have been announced: Bjartmar og Bergrisarnir , Benni Sig ásamt Vesfirskum perlum , Eggert frá Súðavík - eldhress!, Ensími , Ég , Fm Belfast , Grafík , Jónas Sigurðsson & ritvélar framtíðarinnar , Klassart , Lars Duppler frá Þýskal
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Full Line-Up For Reykjavík Music Mess Announced
7.4.2011
The organisers of the music festival Reykjavík Music Mess have announced the full line-up of performers. According to a statement sent to the press, the line-up being made public now are all acts that will perform at either the Nordic House or NASA. "As well as the first gig on Icelandic soil by 'ambient-punk' four piece Deerhunter," the statement reads in part, "the festival brin
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20,000 advance tickets sold to Iceland concert ven
28.3.2011
20,000 people have already bought tickets to shows at Harpa, Reykjavik’s not-yet-opened national conference and concert centre. Some events sold out within an hour, it is reported.
The long-delayed Harpa is due to open in six weeks from now and a statement from the centre says that ticket sales have surpassed even the most optimistic predictions.
The three opening co
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Winterlights Festival 11th - 13th Febrary 2011
1.2.2011
The Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival has become one of the highlight event in Reykjavik’s winter calendar,
attracting a loyal following of locals, as well as visitors.
The festival consists of three main events; Museum Night on Friday, International Children´s Day on Saturday and the Love Walk on Sunday.
Opening Ceremony, Friday February 11th at 7pm at Hall
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Gossip Girl and Desperate Housewives Stars in Icel
2.12.2010
Icelandic girls fought for the attention of Penn Badgley from Gossip Girl and Shawn Pyfrom from Desperate Housewives when the American star actors went out on the town in Reykjavík last weekend.
While the friends shared a hamburger at the downtown diner Vegamót, female fans of the US television series crowded the place in hopes of getting to meet the actors, Frettabladid reports.
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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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Little Lambs in Reykjavik
10.5.2010
The sheeps of the Reykjavik Zoo & Family Park have begun giving birth to lambs this summer. The sheep Yggla was the first to have two little lambs last night, one spotted and one black. The father, Mjolnir, is expecting to have more lambs as there are nine sheeps in the park, all of which are pregnant. According to the park, the last births should be sometime in the end of the month, around t
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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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