The Grapevine recently reported that applications for student visas in Iceland had increased by 40 percent since last year, and that many of those students were – due to no fault of their own – having ...

Iceland has just been voted, again, the most peaceful nation in the world. Unemployment is low. While the cost of living is difficult, there are plenty of reasons to come to Iceland. But the language ...

There are bands that try exceptionally hard but don’t matter. They might result in an online discussion of a pedal-board, or, in the best of all possible worlds, a fashionable t-shirt. One such band ...

Rescue teams assisted two tourists last night who had become lost in fog and rain near Landmannalaugar, reports RÚV. The hikers had been navigating the trail between Landmannalaugar and Hrafntinnusker ...

The popular Labubu plush toys are no longer allowed at Ísaksskóli, as the principal says the toys had started causing major disruptions and rivalry among the students, reports Vísir. Labubu plush toys ...

For a country of its size, Iceland boasts quite a few film festivals, perhaps even the highest number of film festivals per capita. A brand-new festival, the Icelandic Queer Film Festival, is about to ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

The Borealis Data Center is a nondescript building next to a horse farm on the outskirts of Blönduós, a town of 800 inhabitants in the north of Iceland. Entering the building, after you make it past ...

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 ...

“The population of Iceland is about 70,000, but in view of its pasture and arable lands, its valuable mines, its splendid fisheries, and its unsurpassed hydraulic power, it could, when fully developed ...

An ancient way of life is having a moment right now. Why? Spend any amount of time in Iceland, and you are going to be reminded of the country’s pagan heritage. Frequently. This may come in overt, ...

The story of the Samherji case is not only the largest bribery scandal in Icelandic history, but also a global tale of corporate malfeasance, political corruption, journalistic tenacity, and artistic ...