“And we’re also using Dylan songs in the mass, and the songs will just sound like hymns,” Sr. Henning Emil explains, excited. An ordained Lutheran minister in his early 50s, Sr. Henning surpasses ...

One male suspect has been arrested following a stabbing in Úlfarsárdalur on May 21. One is injured and is receiving medical care, RÚV reports. After being notified, the capital area police, along with ...

When explaining why the Icelandic language has remained somewhat unaltered for a millennium it is often said that it is because that for centuries, Icelanders had nothing new to talk about because ...

Welcome to our revival of Pylsuspjall, a Grapevine feature in which we accost strangers at the Bæjarins Beztu hot dog stand and ask them questions. This time we hit the town late on a Saturday night, ...

Our new issue is hot off the press, and we might have celebrated a little too hard last night. Not naming names, but some of us can barely talk — so we’re snoozing until Monday. With the last bit of ...

A group of more than 30 Icelandic Eurovision participants have joined dozens of artists from 13 countries in calling on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to exclude Israel from the 2025 Eurovision ...

In a conversation with Vísir, CEO of the South Iceland Health Inspection Authority Sigrún Guðmundsdóttir claimed that unchlorinated pools and lagoons could contain unhealthy bacteria brought in by ...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist ...

Donald Trump stood before Congress this week and made it official — again. The United States wants to buy Greenland. The first time he floated the idea in 2019, it was easy to dismiss. It sounded like ...

Dr. Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir will assume office as the new rector of the University of Iceland, following a victory in the recent university elections. Silja won against candidate Magnús Karl Magnússon ...

Construction of the Starbucks café at Laugavegur 66-68 in Reykjavík is well underway, with signage for the international coffee chain already in place, reports Vísir. The news that Berjaya Food ...

The landowners of Sólheimasandur, home to Iceland’s most famous plane wreck, have purchased an old Douglas Dakota DC-3/C-47 plane from the DC-3 Friends Association, reports Vísir. The idea is for the ...