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.

Vesturbæjarlaug was closed for two months this summer as they underwent extensive renovations and repairs, and the pool reopened on July 19. However, on August 18, around 20:00, the pool closed its ...

On the afternoon of Monday, August 18, an earthquake measuring the magnitude of 3.8 was recorded in Brennisteinsfjöll, an active volcano zone approximately 20 kilometres south of the capital area. The ...

This year, applications for student visas in Iceland were up by 40% from 2024, according to the Directorate of Immigration (Útlendingastofnun). The Grapevine has been contacted by phone and email ...

A resident of Bolungarvík ordered a dollhouse from a toy store in Reykjavík, but was asked to pay over 20.000 ISK for shipping, reports Vísir. He says this amounts to a hidden countryside tax, since a ...

Lucky for you, this Word Of The Issue focuses on some of the many ways Icelandic has for saying “one moment.” Why do they need so many ways of saying this? Maybe it’s that þetta reddast mentality, ...