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Arctic 2015: Hard as nails

19 Oct 2015 The Greenland Dog is hard as nails. It has to perform under the most extreme conditions, and has an history stretching back thousands of years.

Arctic 2015: Will humanity pass the test?

19 Oct 2015 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson says that the Arctic region offers diverse and exciting opportunities, and hopes that Iceland will be lucky enough to capitalise on them.

Autumn leaves at Laugardalur park, Reykjavik.

Delicious autumn!

19 Oct 2015 The leaves are steadily falling this October, creating a beautiful golden carpet that crunches under one's feet on the city's streets.

Arctic 2015: Transport network integration most pressing task

18 Oct 2015 Icelandic companies are increasingly realising the opportunities to be had in the Arctic region – not least as regards transport. But politicians need to sharpen their focus, says economist Heiðar Guðjónsson.

Arctic 2015: Where the world is melting

16 Oct 2015 Tobias Ignatiusen is one of the last hunters in the village of Tasiilaq on the east coast of Greenland. It is quite an experience to hunt with him and obtain insight into the hunter community, the prospects of those little villages, recent changes in the sea ice and the ever changing face of the Arctic.

President dons his election campaign tie

16 Oct 2015 Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson wore a yellow patterned tie to radio show Sprengisandur on Sunday. The last time he was publically seen wearing the tie was in the election campaign of 2012.

STRIKE: No deal likely today

15 Oct 2015 While the negotiating parties are reportedly working hard on certain “ideological and methodological issues”, there is great difference of opinion and talks are very fragile.

Skipuleggjendur tónleikanna þáðu viðurkenningu frá Rauða krossinum í gær. Á myndinni eru, frá vinstri: Guðmundur Jóhannsson, starfandi framkvæmdastjóri Rauða krossins, Lára Rut Jóhannesdóttir, Kolfinna Kristínardóttir, Elsa Hrund Bjartmarz, Helgi Sæmundur Guðmundsson og Hildur Björk Hilmarsdóttir, sviðsstjóri samskipta og fjáröflunar hjá Rauða krossinum.

Students raise funds for Syrian refugees

15 Oct 2015 Students in tourism studies at the University of Iceland organised a fund raiser concert for Syrian refugees last week at Loft Hostel in Reykjavik. The concert raised 300 thousand Icelandic kronas.

Akasha Wolf Orihara sleeps in a tent and travels all over the world.

Interview: We found the hipster tourist!

15 Oct 2015 The tourist, photographed on Laugavegur for the cover of Tuesday's edition of Morgunblaðið wearing unusual outdoor gear and carrying a sheepskin has been found. His name is Akasha and he's a New Yorker.

Sónar Reykjavik takes place in the stunning setting of Harpa concert hall in the city centre, designed by artist Ólafur Elíasson.

Sónar Reykjavik 2016 announces first artists

15 Oct 2015 The Sónar Reykjavik music festival, now in its fourth year, has just announced the first artists performing at the festival at Harpa concert hall in February. Among the artists are Apparat Organ Quartet, Vagina Boys, Úlfur Úlfur, Hudson Mohawke, Squarepusher, Holly Herndon and Rødhåd.

Will Iceland’s President go for sixth term?

14 Oct 2015 President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has announced his intention to declare one way or the other during his New Year’s speech to the nation on January 1.

Díana Karlsdóttir on the left, helped a Syrian woman to deliver a baby boy on the island of Lesbos, Greece, yesterday.

Icelandic woman delivers Syrian baby on Lesbos

14 Oct 2015 An Icelandic woman delivered a Syrian baby on a beach on the island of Lesbos yesterday. The mother had just arrived on shore after having taken on a dangerous boat journey from Syria. "Had to remember what I learned during lambing in Iceland years ago,"

Hans Guðmundsson took thirty refugees in Iceland on a coach trip around the natural wonders of the Reykjanes peninsula.

Coach company invites refugees in Iceland on nature trip

14 Oct 2015 "It was just an idea I had the other day and decided to go through with it, to take these people on an enjoyable trip to make their lives a little bit nicer and at the same time I urge other coach companies to do the same," said Hans Guðmundsson, director of Ibus who took 30 refugees on a tour of the Reykjanes peninsula.

"Reykjavík is being influenced by the waves of New Nordic cuisine, slow food, wholefood, with animal welfare concerns and ethical standards in food making," says Raxel who blogs on Reykjavik Recommended.

Reykjavik Recommended: An Instagram blog for food lovers

13 Oct 2015 For those looking for new culinary experiences in Reykjavik, Instagram blog Reykjavik Recommended is the perfect insipration. The woman behind the account is Reykjavik local Ragnheiður Axel, known as Raxel, a self confessed passionate foodie on the constant lookout for new adventures and experiences.

Ten ways to get through an Icelandic autumn

12 Oct 2015 The days are getting shorter and colder, the leaves have turned red and golden and there's a sense of impending, and very long Icelandic winter. Here are some tips from Iceland Monitor on how to enjoy the darkness.