After a few weeks of well over 50,000 earthquakes, a volcanic eruption has started on the Reykjanes peninsula about 30km (19 miles) from Reykjavík. The eruption started north-east of the town of Grindavík, in a valley called Geldingadalur near Fagradalsfjall mountain. An eruption has been predicted for a couple of weeks now after constant daily […] More
In this entertaining video by Iceland Naturally you’ll get to know more about the story of the Yule Lads, who are one of Iceland’s oldest and best known folktales. Known as Jólasveinar in Icelandic, the Yule Lads are a group of 13 merry but mischievous brothers who take turns visiting kids on the 13 nights […] More
According to the calendar and the millions of puffins, golden plovers, and other migratory birds who have reached Icelandic shores, we’re supposed to officially be in summer. Yet in the past few weeks the weather here in Iceland seems to have completely different ideas, jumping one day from winter to spring the next day… only to return […] More
Local photographer Óli Haukur of OZZO Photography created this beautiful video showing what Iceland looks like in those dark and cold winter months. The video features numerous surfing and kayaking scenes shot under a full moon while the Northern Lights dance above. Most of the locations featured are in South and West Iceland, the most […] More
In 2014 there were 90 electric vehicles in all of Iceland, fast forward to 2018 and there are now over 6,000 registered electric vehicles in the country. This incredible rise in the number of electric cars, and Iceland’s abundance of renewable energy such as geothermal and hydropower, has many believing that the Nordic nation can […] More
In the last few years more and more travelers have been heading to Iceland during the colder and darker periods of late fall and winter. It’s gotten to the point that there really isn’t an “off season” in Iceland anymore! One of the main reasons is the hope of seeing the beautiful dance of the Northern […] More
Strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (also known as Thor) is mostly known for playing The Mountain on Game of Thrones, but he’s been a giant on the strongman scene for quite a while now. The 29-year-old has won the title of Europe’s Strongest Man four times as well as having won the Arnold Strongman Classic earlier […] More
According to the latest figures from Statistics Iceland, the population of Iceland has for the first time in history topped the 350,000 people mark. The official numbers for the end of the 1st quarter of 2018 put Iceland’s population at 350,710, comprised of 178,980 men and 171,730 women. 64% of the total population (224,000 people) […] More
The Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) will be revealing tomorrow the all new national football kit that will be worn by the Icelandic national football team in the upcoming FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia. To tease the launch, KSÍ created this video showcasing the complete history of the Icelandic team’s kit over the last […] More
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