The first gay beauty pageant in Iceland will be held on June 5. Eight contestants have entered the competition and the winner will be crowned during a special...
News 2010 - May
Film Producers in Iceland Happy about Eruption’s End
Icelandic film producers are relieved to be receiving requests from foreign filmmakers again now that the volcanic eruption in...
More Voters than Ever Hand in Empty Ballots
Never before have as many voters handed in empty ballots in municipal elections in Iceland as on Saturday. Empty and invalid ballots in the 58 municipalities where...
Party of the People Victorious in Akureyri
The majority coalition of the Independence Party and Social Democrats in Akureyri, the largest town in north Iceland, collapsed in the municipal elections on...
Iceland’s PM: Elections the End of Four-Party System
Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir, who chairs the Social Democrats, said during the election vigil on RÚV on Saturday that she...
Best Party and Social Democrats Discuss Coalition
Jón Gnarr, chairman of the Best Party, has revealed that discussions took place with the Social Democrats yesterday on forming a coalition in the Reykjavík City Council....
Kópavogur Jazz and Blues Festival Opens This Week
The third Kópavogur Jazz and Blues festival will take place from June 4 to June 6. The festival opens on Friday with a blues concert in Salurinn concert hall at 9 pm...
Germany Wins Eurovision, Iceland Places 19th
The German entry “Satellite,” performed by Lena Meyer-Landrut, won the Eurovision Song Contest with 246 points last night, while the Icelandic entry, “Je ne...
The Best Party Wins Election in Reykjavík
The Best Party (Besti flokkurinn), a new political party founded by comedian Jón Gnarr, won the municipal election in Reykjavík yesterday with six...
Artist Sara Riel Receives Gudmunda Art Prize
Artist Sara Riel was presented with an award from the Gudmunda S. Kristinsdóttir Fund for the Arts by Hafthór Yngvason, director of Reykjavík Art Museum, on...