In this episode of Iceland News Review, Andie Sophia covers all the week's top stories, including the knights of mediaeval Iceland, increased risk of an eruption within Grindavík itself, a newly discovered species of spider named after our most famous president, and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, ever…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, Ingamaría brings you all the week's top stories, including another impending eruption, a miraculous rescue operation in Reykjavík harbour, a new guest in the northeast and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be su…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, editor Andie Sophia goes over the week's top stories in Iceland, including a daring heist, religious shifts in Iceland, mysterious bones found under a downtown street, and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be su…

In this episode, join us as editor Andie Sophia, filling in for Yelena, brings you all the week's top stories in Iceland, including a daring sea rescue, protecting the puffin population, maybe a new eruption, and more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like,…

In this episode, join us as Yelena talks about what the end of the eruption means, cyberattacks against a major newspaper, tightened e-scooter rules, the appearance of frogs in Iceland, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscr…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, lava is getting dangerously close to the Svartsengi power plant, Kringlan re-opens after a large conflagration, a parliamentary party wants to ban whaling, and so much more. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review. Iceland News Review brings you a…

A special episode today, in response to the recent decision to grant Hvalur hf. a one-year permit to hunt fin whales. We head to the coast by Grótta to talk with anti-whaling activists Anahita Babaei and Micah Garen about what lies behind the recent decision and what may come next.Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, The Minister of Fisheries has allowed for fin whale hunting this year, but it remains unclear if any whaling will be done this summer at all. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, eve…

Mountain biker and cycling guide Magne Kvam is an energetic guy with a grey beard and a sleek scalp. When he smiles, one of his cuspids protrudes endearingly. He describes himself as something of an oddball. “I’m probably very, very strange,” he confesses, while inspecting the ground below us prior to our descent. I had joined Magne in Reykjadalur …

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we'll tell you all about our new president, the ongoing eruption, a reindeer calf brought back from the brink, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single epis…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we make a visit to the eruption area in Reykjanes, it's a dead heat in the presidential race, which ends tomorrow, debate over alcohol in stores heats up, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow a…

We sit down and talk with Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, professor emeritus and frequent commentator on all things related to the Icelandic language, language learning, integration, and more. Read our recent feature interview with him here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/icelandic-as-a-weapon/Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, there's a storm brewing around fin whale hunting, some new twists in the presidential race, one's man fight to keep his "awful" name, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you d…

Fílalag is a radio show about music, and one of Iceland's oldest and most popular podcasts. In Fílalag, Bergur and Snorri analyze cultural phenomena through music music, trends in sound, and the spirit of the times. Iceland Review writer Ragnar Tómas sits down with Bergur and Snorri to find out more.…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we bring you all you need to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse in Iceland, our highest ranking yet on the Rainbow Map, an adorable bird webcam you can watch, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to l…

Every once in a while, an Icelandic musician or band will be picked up by foreign audiences in a big way. Björk and Sigur Rós made waves in establishing Iceland as a major music exporter, and Of Monsters and Men continues to be played worldwide. But one artist has the potential to go even bigger than any of these artists: Laufey. And certainly a bi…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, a government plan to eliminate a deadly disease in sheep, an end to planned airport strikes, what the latest polls tell us about who our next president will be, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, fo…

We sit down for a conversation with Atli Freyr Hjaltason, a young folklorist and folk dancer. In a nation known for its history and literature, dancing is a tradition that seems to have fallen by the wayside. We talk about why that is, and the future of these traditions. Read the feature article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/keeping-…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, a new twist in a daring daylight heist, Björk encourages opposition to a controversial fishing bill, keeping geese off the runway, a presidential elections record, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like,…

William Morris, the Victorian poet perhaps known best for his interest in traditional crafts and revolutionary socialism, was also a keen scholar of the medieval north. He was also, in some sense, one of Iceland's first tourists. In the latest episode of Deep North, we talk about the sagas, language, and what drove a 19th-century Englishman to trav…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we have some great predictions for the summer, presidential elections reaching a fever pitch, questions over the fate of fin whales, and more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't m…

We take a look at the history of coffee culture in Iceland, and one of the newest coffee roasters in Iceland, located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Read the article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/goodbye-to-the-grind/ If you enjoyed this episode of Deep North, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to the magazine at our w…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we dig into a rocky start for the government, some intriguing findings following a controversial law, the return of an iconic bird and more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't mis…

Iceland Review writer Andie Sophia Fontaine sits down with artist Joanna Pawlowska to talk about art, queerness, horses, and the Hamraborg Art Festival. Read the article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/to-thrive-in-chaos/ If you enjoyed this episode of Deep North, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to the magazine at ou…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we delve into Iceland's new government; the return of Iceland's iconic puffins; a new attraction that could show you the inside of an active volcano, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and su…

We take a look at the latest heart-melting supergroup from Iceland - the Ice Guys. Read the article at Iceland Review: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/melting-hearts/Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we explore all the latest on who's running for President of Iceland, including one surprise candidate that might shake up the government. In addition, big changes at Geysir, plus weather, road conditions, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context …

We head out to new Highland Base at Kerlingarfjöll to find out, who, exactly, the Icelandic highland is for these days. - Follow Iceland Review for the latest news updates on Iceland: www.icelandreview.com/ - Support Iceland Review If you want to get the latest insights into Iceland’s culture, nature and community, you can become a subscriber to Ic…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we delve into a daring heist of tens of millions; a heated price war; a bird that changes the seasons; and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!…

Last winter, Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir launched her first workbook to accompany the short stories in her debut, "Árstíðir". Árstíðir features stories in simple Icelandic for adult learners. So far, Karítas' three publications have been the Icelandic language learning materials many immigrants have longed for.⁠ ⁠ A story about learning Icelandic an…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, the still-ongoing volcanic eruption on Reykjanes peninsula, a hotly contested presidential race, a bird's incredible return to East Iceland, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe s…

Many might know the story of how Iceland was affected by the Second World War, but the story of many Icelandic ex-Nazis remains untold. We take a look at the life of Björn Sv. Björnsson - an Icelander and member of the Waffen SS. Correction: In the discussion after the article, Björn Sv. Björnsson is mistakenly referred to as Sveinn Björn Sveinsson…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, political intrigue in the east of Iceland, the economy looking bright as wage agreements are signed, Palestinian families reunited at last, an effort to bring our folk tales home, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. …

Online retail and COVID were supposed to have killed the shopping centre, but they're alive and well in Iceland. We take a look at the history of urban development in Reykjavík to find out why.Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, a very special music festival is coming your way, more Palestinians with Icelandic residence permits have been rescued from Gaza, possibly the largest police sting operation in Icelandic history, how we may save our sheep from scrapie, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories…

In early November, when it became clear that magma was collecting below Svartsengi, the government approved the building of lava barriers on the Reykjanes peninsula to protect crucial infrastructure. On January 14, not even four weeks after the last volcanic eruption – the earth began trembling again and opened up once more, this time just meters a…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, it may have already happened: yet another eruption in Reykjanes. If so, this will mark the fourth one since last December. What will this mean for visitors to Iceland, or moreover, the people of Grindavík? Also, an Icelandic company is set to take over the US market, a new app may save lives, a surprising num…

We accompanied hunter Kristján Andri Einarsson on his annual quest for the bird, and talked to ornithologist Ólafur Nielsen and Áki Ármann Jónsson, president of the Icelandic Hunting Association, about the uncertain future of the rock ptarmigan in Iceland.Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, business leaders and union officials have some very different ideas about whether or not to move back to Grindavík, where earthquakes and eruptions have done substantial damage to the town--and are very likely not done with the town yet. Meanwhile, the Icelandic government is also pushing for new measures reg…

In one of the world's happiest nations, why do people protest? We take a look at civil disobedience in Iceland and talk about the most recent demonstrations on Austurvöllur square.Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we report on some happy news, as more Palestinians have been rescued from Gaza with the help of ordinary Icelandic citizens. The news comes as Foreign Ministry officials from Iceland are currently in Cairo meeting with Egyptian officials on how to rescue the remaining one hundred or so Icelandic residence per…

Icelandic cuisine is famous - perhaps infamous - for its strong, fermented flavours. We take a look at Þorramatur, the fermented foods traditionally consumed during Iceland's midwinter festival, and ask: can it really be that bad?Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we bring you the story of how three Icelandic women took it upon themselves to begin rescuing Palestinians with Icelandic residence permits from Gaza--something the Icelandic government has said would be "complicated" and has still not yet taken action on--while fundraising efforts continue. We also bring you…

A small town in South Iceland is trying to make the best of tourism.Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we report on some good news for disaster preparedness, how fin whale hunters and the government are at odds, corruption in Iceland, the annual bird count, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow a…

We take a deep dive into the history of Icelandic turf houses, and what's being done to preserve them.Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we go in-depth on what assistance Grindavík residence will get, a bill that could greatly restrict the use of AI in Iceland, a controversial new twist in Iceland's possible participation in Eurovision, along with weather, road conditions, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stor…

The sinking of the Goðafoss was one of the deadliest days in Icelandic history. We take a look at the events of this tragic day and consider how Iceland was affected by the Second World War.Por Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland Review News, we go in-depth on last Sunday's eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula and what this could mean for the people of Grindavík. Can they ever return and if not, where will they live? How will the government help them? There's a lot of options on the table. Also, Reykjavík has a new mayor with an historic twist; goo…

On Saturday, October 7, a tractor trundled through the streets of downtown Reykjavík with hundreds of protestors in tow. The procession was headed to Austurvöllur Square in front of Iceland’s Parliament for a demonstration. Several organisations – including Landvernd (the Icelandic Environment Association) and the Icelandic Wildlife Fund – had orga…