Category: News - Iceland Monitor

Here are Viktoría Dís, Siddý, Jökull Logi, and Gulli in Portugal earlier this summer.

Bought a camper and plans to travel around Iceland this summer

two days ago Sigurdís Egilsdóttir moved to Vestmannaeyjar four years ago and is now living her dream life with her partner and their two children. She grew up in the Westfjords and has lived in various places across Iceland over the years—never afraid to embrace change. Known as Siddý, she works as a nurse at both the health clinic and the hospital ward of the South Iceland Healthcare Institution in Vestmannaeyjar. Recently, she bought a camper trailer, and the family is planning a domestic adventure this summer.

The Icelandic group after winning their awards.

Dancers from Reykjanesbær crowned World Champions

two days ago The dance group Danskompaní from Reykjanesbær recently secured a world championship title in dance. The group competed in the “showstopper” dance category and has been sweeping up awards at the event, winning silver in the commercial dance category yesterday and bronze today in song and dance, where participants both sing and dance on stage.

The government intended to provide a performance dashboard in connection with the financial plan, but when visiting the site to view goals and metrics, a message appears stating that the page does not exist.

“404 – Page Not Found”

two days ago Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, chair of the Independence Party, sharply criticized the government's four-year financial plan in a recent parliamentary speech. She claimed the plan lacked credibility and was based on unrealistic assumptions.

Esther Ösp Valdimarsdóttir likes to travel around the country with her family.

"Belonging to a community where everyone knows everyone is wonderful"

6 Jul Esther Ösp Valdimarsdóttir didn’t know what to expect when she moved with her husband, ethnologist Eiríkur Valdimarsson, and their children to the Westfjords—specifically to Hólmavík—over a decade ago.

Skagfjörður Cabin in Langidalur in Þórsmörk, operated by the Iceland Touring Association.

Want to offer tourists more privacy in the Highlands

4 Jul Hallgrímur Kristinsson, Head of Business Development and Innovation at the Icelandia Travel Agency, says it is of course very unusual that plots of land are being offered which already have both infrastructure and existing operations.

Kristján Atli received a warm welcome at his destination from Reynir Pétur Steinunnarson.

Raised ISK 5.2 million – Exceeding all expectations

3 Jul While walking around the Westfjords, 31-year-old hiking enthusiast Kristján Atli Sævarsson from Sólheimar raised 5.2 million ISK for the purchase of a new pottery kiln at Sólheimar—far surpassing his original fundraising goal.

Runólfur Pálsson, CEO of Landspítali, spoke with mbl.is about the new report from the National Audit Office on the operations of Landspítali.

Construction will need to continue for a long time

3 Jul It has long been foreseeable that Landspítali’s housing situation would become unsustainable. Construction will need to continue over a longer period, possibly even after the new hospital is operational, due to major societal changes in recent years.

The situation at Landspítali is far from ideal.

Fears that patients will have to be handpicked for drug treatment

2 Jul Due to insufficient funding, Landspítali (the National University Hospital of Iceland) may be forced to choose which patients receive appropriate drug treatments and which do not, according to a recent report from the hospital's drug committee.

Ólafur Haraldsson, resident of Sóleyjarimi.

City accused of neglecting green space as form of punishment

2 Jul Residents of Grafarvogur took matters into their own hands last night and mowed the field near Sóleyjarimi, after Reykjavík City repeatedly ignored their requests to tend the area this year.

Sigmar Guðmundsson, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson og Kolbrún Áslaug Baldursdóttir were among those who spoke during the debate.

Accusations of legal breach spark heated debate in Parliament

2 Jul A heated exchange unfolded in Alþingi this morning as Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, MP for the Independence Party, accused the government of breaking public finance laws by failing to submit a financial strategy as legally required.

Lilja Árnadóttir-Olvik was the youngest contestant in this year’s Bakermesterskapet.

Icelandic girl shines on Norwegian baking show

1 Jul Lilja Árnadóttir Olvik has made a splash on the Norwegian TV series Bakermesterskapet Junior, a baking competition for young people. At just ten years old, she was the youngest contestant by two to three years.

Three of the company's four Airbus flight simulators will now be in use in Iceland, all in Hafnarfjörður, but one will be moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Icelandair acquires new Airbus flight simulator

1 Jul Icelandair is putting a new Airbus flight simulator into operation, bringing the total number of simulators used by the airline in Iceland to three—all located in Hafnarfjörður.

Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir and Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir.

Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir crowned Miss Supranational Europe 2025

30 Jun Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir, Iceland's representative in the international beauty pageant Miss Supranational 2025, was crowned Miss Supranational Europe in Poland this evening—one of the competition’s most prestigious titles. She also received the title of Miss Photogenic 2025, awarded to the contestant who performs best in front of the camera.

Witness interviews completed in Jón Þröstur Jónsson case

30 Jun The Irish police have completed interviews with 46 individuals in Iceland as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Jón Þröstur Jónsson, who went missing in Dublin on February 9, 2019.

Missing the Brits this winter

29 Jun Rannveig Grétarsdóttir, owner of the whale watching company Elding in Reykjavík, says she expects visitor numbers for whale watching tours this year to be similar to last year, when the number of tourists declined somewhat.