Category: News - Iceland Monitor

Will the Goat Survive?

10:06 GMT The IKEA Christmas goat, a reminder that the Christmas season is approaching, was set up in front of IKEA’s store in Garðabær yesterday.

68 Percent of Icelandic Men Overweight

yesterday The problem of obesity has increased Iceland, just like in other OECD countries, according to an OECD book.

Victim of Car Crash Was 17, from NY

16 Oct The tourist, who died in the rollover on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, West Iceland, on Saturday, was a 17-year-old boy form New York.

WOW Air CEO’s House for Sale

15 Oct The oceanfront home of former WOW Air CEO Skúli Mogensen is for sale.

Iceland Beats Andorra 2:0

15 Oct The Icelandic men’s national soccer team beat Andorra 2:0 in a qualifying match for the UEFA EURO 2020 at Laugardalsvöllur arena in Reykjavík last night

Strong Gale Warning Today

15 Oct The Icelandic Met Office has issued a yellow alert for South and Southeast Iceland, effective from 1 pm till midnight.

14 Oct Having lost Friday night’s game against France, the world champions, at Laugardalsvöllur arena 0:1, the Icelandic men’s national soccer team now faces Andorra tonight at 6:45 at the same venue.

Fatal Accident in Snæfellsnes

14 Oct One person has died of injuries sustained in a rollover on the south side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula Saturday.

Thomas Jarvis is pictured in the center.

‘Used to Digging up Dead People’

13 Oct Electrical engineer Trausti Traustason is used to digging.

In Awe of Owls

12 Oct There are three species of owls in Iceland, and they are a rather rare sight.

Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson and Coach Erik Hamrén, at a press conference yesterday.

Iceland vs France in Reykjavík Tonight

11 Oct The Icelandic men’s national soccer team faces the world champions, France, at Laugardalsvöllur arena in Reykjavík tonight, in a qualifying match for the UEFA EURO 2020.