sumarskeid2008-30
joiben_dlMy grammar teacher asked the class:  “Who can form the longest word, where the letter a and a consonant alternate?”  more

halldorlaxness_psThe Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved new names for nine craters on Mercury including one for Icelandic littereture  Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness.  more

June 03 | Turf Farm
turffarmWatch an audio slideshow about one of the most famous Icelandic turf farms, Laufás in Eyjafjördur, Northeast Iceland.  more


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Similar stupidity and arrogance here in Ireland.

Ashley Allshire, Cork, Ireland

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April 29 | Re: Skyr

April 29 | Belay me hearties!



ir-3_2013_forsidaThe 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.  more

REVIEWS
amiina_lighthouseprojectamiina is a Reykjavík-based band and counts six people today - Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Hildur Ársælsdóttir, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir, Magnús Trygvason Eliassen and Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson (aka Kippi Kaninus).  more

harboringhomegrown_psThe road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.  more

sinfang_flowers-coverSin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.  more




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