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There are many tourists visiting Reykjavik over the holidays.

Opening hours over the holidays

23 Dec 2016 Where to go over Christmas, will it be open and can you get there? Here’s a list of some top things you want to know when are open and closed if you are visiting Iceland right now.

Join midnight mass at Hallgrímskirkja or at other churches around the city.

How to spend an Icelandic Christmas

23 Dec 2016 Curious about Icelandic Christmas traditions? Here's our quick guide.

Billions lost in Reykjavik accommodation black market

19 Dec 2016 Iceland is losing out on an estimated ISK 21.5 billion (€180 million) a year because of undeclared black-market accommodation rentals in Reykjavik, it has been claimed.

Alexander Kirchner's favourite phrase is "Long hair, don't care."

Influenced by the darker parts of life

15 Dec 2016 Alexander Kirchner is an Icelandic fashion designer, stylist and producer who has been passionate about clothes since he started making them at sixteen. Kirchner has collaborated with designers, musicians and artists to make unique pieces and is now premiering his first collection for his own brand, Alexander Kirchner.

This incredible cute video is putting smiles on Icelandic faces today.

Unique friendship between toddler and Icelandic foal

14 Dec 2016 A video of a four-year-old boy and a foal has gone viral in Iceland as it shows a pretty unique friendship. The boy, Þórður Bragi, and the foal Kuggur cuddle, play and run around together.

Go skating at the heart of Reykjavik

14 Dec 2016 There's no snow in Reykjavik yet but for a real Christmas feel head to Ingólfstorg square to the gorgous ice-skating rink which opened earlier this month.

Iceland’s Kaleo named top new Rock artist

12 Dec 2016 Kaleo was formed in 2012 and consists of JJ Julius Son (Jökull Júlíusson), Davíð Antonsson, Daníel Ægir Kristjánsson and Rubin Pollock.

Pirate MPs Einar Brynjólfsson (left), Smári McCarthy (centre) and Birgitta Jónsdóttir (right).

Iceland’s Pirates: “We’re not going to rush or botch this”

5 Dec 2016 Iceland’s Pirate Party have announced that they will be commencing coalition talks with other political parties today, after Pirate MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir was given the presidential mandate to form a government on Friday.

Lumberjacks Sævar Hreiðarsson and Helgi Gíslason on the hunt for suitable trees to chop down.

Christmas time in Heiðmörk!

1 Dec 2016 Up to 2000 pine trees will be chopped down in coming weeks to end up in living rooms as Christmas trees.

Happy Sovereignty Day, Iceland!

1 Dec 2016 Today marks the 98th anniversary of the Danish-Icelandic Act of Union, which recognised Iceland as a fully sovereign State, separate from Denmark, and constituted a further step in Iceland’s journey towards full independence.

Aldís with her son, Ragnar Emil who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy in its most severe stage. He needs assistance for each moment of his daily life.

"This shouldn't be this hard.“

23 Nov 2016 An Icelandic mother of a 9-year-old boy battling a very severe disease, spinal muscular atrophy type 1 criticises the Icelandic system which she believes is flawed in a Facebook post which has gained much attention.

Police trying to deport the family on Tuesday night.

Family with two young children, born in Iceland, face deportation

17 Nov 2016 Police came to deport a family of four on Tuesday night but protests and advice from the child protection services in Reykjavik halted the proceedings. The future for the family is still uncertain.

The weather in Reykjavik is currently very bad.

All domestic flights down due to storm

11 Nov 2016 The road beneath Hafnarfjall mountain in Borgarfjörður, South West Iceland has been closed due to weather. All domestic flights are currently down.

There is a great variety of traditional Icelandic food available at Kolaportið.

Favourite shops of an Icelandic foodie

9 Nov 2016 Aside from the pickled and fermented food often used to shock tourists, there is a bounty of great food to be had in Iceland. Here is a list of some of the the best places to shop for a foodie in Iceland.

Women's weighlifting champion Hulda B. Waage.

Vegan weight-lifting champion lifts 205 kilos in a squat

8 Nov 2016 Weight lifting champion Hulda B. Waage set a new Iceland record in a championship this weekend when she lifted 205 kilos in a squat. Hulda is vegan and believes her diet plays a large role in her success.