A man who was the subject of a police search near Vík í Mýrdal since Monday was found dead, reports Vísir. The man was a Hungarian citizen named Illes Benedek Incze. He was a resident of Vík. The ...

Last week, a remarkable video emerged of legendary rocker Jon Bon Jovi talking someone off a ledge in Nashville. In the three and a half minute video with no sound, a heart-wrenching scene unfolds as ...

It’s been seven years since JóiPé & Króli became an overnight sensation. Their 2017 single B.O.B.A became the country’s most-played song, rushing the then-18-year-olds under the national spotlight.

“Ooof!” I let out a loud sigh as the first iteration of the Reykjavík International Film Festival programme lands in my hands. At a mere 112 pages, navigating the festival’s schedule feels like trying ...

Dear Grapevine reader, there’s a new issue of your favourite magazine out on the streets of Reykjavík today. The issue’s cover feature profiles the quiet yet massive success of Reykjavík-based label, ...

Making this issue of your Reykjavík Grapevine was a whirlwind. At the same time, we were having conversations and photoshoots with many great people in Iceland’s flourishing arts scene. We talked to ...

According to the UN’s 2024 World Happiness Report Iceland is the third happiest country in the world. It has maintained that rank for three consecutive years. The score is calculated, according to the ...

A polar bear was seen outside a summer house on Höfðaströnd in Jökulfjörður today, reports RÚV. According to the summer house owner, the polar bear was roaming around his summer house in Jökulfjörður ...

From the fine aromas of Fischer, to earthy scents of up-and-coming perfumier Ilmur og Sjor, to the pungent reek of a freshly opened bag of hardfiskur, this week’s shopping bag is particularly whiffy.

Welcome to The Edda or Whatever, where I’m spilling the tea on Norse mythology. We’re breaking down the Prose Edda, a Medieval Icelandic textbook that also low-key recaps most of what we know about ...

What you are looking at here is Pósthustræti 2 — one of the relatively few buildings in Reykjavík that has simply stood, more or less unaltered, since 1919. The building was designed by Iceland’s ...

Hæhæ! If, like me, you have embarked on the journey of trying to learn Icelandic, you might have already noticed that the language is a fan of the compound word. Sometimes, that can lead to some ...