A harmonica belonging to the poet Davíd Stefánsson (1895-1964) from the farm Fagriskógur near Akureyri in north Iceland was recovered earlier this month. It was brought to the poet’s home-turned-museum in Akureyri by Jón B. Gudlaugsson.  more

Luis Arreaga, US President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve as the US Ambassador to Iceland, praised the Icelandic emergency services in his testimony before the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee last week.  more

The Icelandic Seal Center organized a seal counting initiative in the inner Húnaflói bay in northwest Iceland last weekend. A total of 1,054 seals were counted, compared to 1,019 last year.  more

Icelandic orthopedics producer Össur posted profits of ISK 1.7 billion in Q2, which is seven times higher than its profits during the same period last year, ISK 240 million. CEO of Össur Jón Sigurdsson said all of the company's main products demonstrated growth.  more

The most difficult and longest trek available for tourists at the Icelandic Mountain Guides took place for the third time this year. The 30-day trek takes hikers almost 500 kilometers across the country from the north to the south. Of the seven tourists who embarked on the journey, five completed it this week.  more

Credit rating agency Moody’s has lowered Iceland’s credit rating to negative. Iceland is currently rated in the category Baa3, which is only one level above junk. The decision is based on the uncertainty of the country’s financial system created by the Supreme Court’s ruling on foreign currency loans.  more

The second issue of the print edition of Iceland Review 2010 has just been published. Entitled “Under the Volcano” the magazine dedicates 20 pages, words and pictures, to the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier which made headlines all over the word. New subscribers will receive the book Puffins as a gift and all subscribers are part of a draw to win a trip to Iceland. Click here to subscribe to the magazine.  more