The patrol vessel Þór. Photo from archives.

The patrol vessel Þór is now in Neskaupstaður

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Father and son spending quality time together and learning something useful at the same time.

Father and son studying together

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One of the suspects in the terrorism case.

U-turn ruling in the Court of Appeals

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Last year Icelandair 3.7 million passengers, compared to 1.5 million passengers in 2021.

Carried 3.7 million passengers last year

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The most beautiful outdoor swimming pool you can find.

The Hottest Valley on the Island

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From the bonfire last night at Ægissíða in the western part of Reykjavík.

Celebrating the last day of Christmas

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The avalanche hit houses and swept up cars.

An avalanche in Neskaupstaður
Video showing the consequences of the avalanche

Video showing the consequences of the avalanche
Alexandra Botez, Vassily Ivanchuk and Aryan Tari will participate in the Reykjavík Open chess tournaments that starts on Wednesday.

Record attendance in Reykjavík Open
The Icelandic Tourist Board encourages tourists to be aware of safety issues and make sure they are adequately prepared for trips into the wild in Iceland during winter.

Must be prepared for everything in Iceland
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The most beautiful outdoor swimming pool you can find.

The Hottest Valley on the Island
The entrance to the spa looks like an Icelandic turf house.

Slowing Down With Spa Ritual

Laugavegur’s Not Dead! A Tale Of Retail Resilience

From the Westman Islands Golf Course.

Iceland’s Most Beautiful Golf Courses

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Video showing the consequences of the avalanche

Video showing the consequences of the avalanche
The avalanche hit houses and swept up cars.

An avalanche in Neskaupstaður
Alexandra Botez, Vassily Ivanchuk and Aryan Tari will participate in the Reykjavík Open chess tournaments that starts on Wednesday.

Record attendance in Reykjavík Open
An avalanche fell in Neskaupstað.

Risk of avalanches in the East
The Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, was a guest on the Sunday magazine show Silfrið on RÚV national TV yesterday.

Propose increased taxes and spending cuts
Two golden plovers were seen in Eyrarbakki and one in Sandgerði this week.

The harbinger of spring has arrived to "sing away the snow"
The Icelandic Tourist Board encourages tourists to be aware of safety issues and make sure they are adequately prepared for trips into the wild in Iceland during winter.

Must be prepared for everything in Iceland
As well as Jónasson and Sigurðardóttir authors like Ian Rankin, Peter Høeg, Jo Nesbö, John le Carré, Philip Kerr and Minnette Walters have been awarded the Palle Rosenkrantz-literary awards.

Jónasson awarded the Palle Rosenkrantz literary awards

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What a time for a selfie in the icy sea on New Years Day with your fellow swimmers.

The New Year's Eve swim sets the tone for the year

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Hanna Katrín Friðriksson is a Member of Parliament for The Liberal Reform Party.

The high interest environment is like a magic trap that literally absorbs money

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Vatnajökull from above but in the forefront there are Grímsvötn and the steep stony mountain of Grímsfjall.

The biggest quake in Grímsvötn since August

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The most beautiful outdoor swimming pool you can find.

The Hottest Valley on the Island