Spring (or is it summer?) is nearly here in Iceland, and it’s also Friday! If, like us, you’ve been enjoying the mild weather this week — likely with your winter jacket unbuttoned — we suggest taking ...

The fuel tax will be abolished and replaced with a kilometre-based road tax, reports RÚV. The Minister of Finance calls this an important and unavoidable change. A bill introducing a kilometre tax for ...

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 ...

The leaders of the Social Democratic Alliance, Pirate Party, Socialist Party, People’s Party, and Left-Green Movement introduced their coalition agreement today at Reykjavík City Hall. As proposed by ...

It’s winter and you’re tired of being cooped up at home. The nights are still long and the weather is bad. You need a little escape, but nothing too far from town. A day trip would do — or maybe just ...

A recent survey by Gallup shows approval ratings increasing among the Icelandic public towards the National Church, RÚV reports. The institution increased its public trust by 16% since 2024, ...

After another eventful year for pop star Bríet, the Grapevine took her on a date to hear about her creative process, Birnir and Bríet’s Grapevine Music Awards-nominated film 1000 orð, her personal ...

The real estate market has rebounded at the start of the year after a slight dip in the latter half of 2024. There has been a notable increase in the number of people in their twenties in Iceland in ...

If you missed our recent print issues, here are some new spots in town you might not know about. Whether you’re looking for a store where everything is free or your next go-to pub, we’ve got you ...

Five MPs from the Independence Party have submitted a bill proposing amendments to the laws on Icelandic citizenship, reports Vísir. The bill seeks to allow the revocation of citizenship for ...

When the Colombian-Canadian indie pop star Lido Pimienta played Airwaves way back in 2017, I ended my rave review of her set with the following lines: “With exquisite percussion, delicate vocals and a ...

One of the things that is perhaps not talked about enough in this job is just how privileged and rewarding being a food writer is. Even at a time when global media has steadily disinvested from ...