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Admission for adults to the city's swimming pools is now 900 ISK (6 Euros)

Swimming pool admission prices go up

9 Oct 2015 From November 1st admission for adults to the city's pools goes up from 650 ISK (4.5Euros) to 900 ISK (approx 6 Euros) according to a new proposal accepted at city council today.

Manager of MS, Ari Edwald and Páll Matthíasson from the National University Hospital in Iceland.

A new look for milk!

7 Oct 2015 Customers may have noticed that the packaging of the ubiquitous skimmed milk from MS has changed from yellow and white to an altogether more artistic offering, a special milk carton for a good cause.

Victoria Elíasdóttir, sister of artist Ólafur Elíasson, is only 27 years old but runs the hugely popular Dóttir restaurant.

Icelander runs one of Berlin's best restaurants

6 Oct 2015 A mere two years after graduating as chef, Icelander Victoria Elíasdóttir manages Dóttir, one of Berlin's most popular restaurants. The emphasis is on fish and food with nostalgic references to Iceland, Denmark and Sweden.

The play Konubörn tackles the issues young women of today have to face.

Period stains on bedsheets - a play on womanhood

5 Oct 2015 What does a young woman do after a night of sex with a guy when she finds that she's left period stains on his bedsheets? This not so uncommon scenario is amongst the topics tackled by Konubörn (Women children), a play shown at Gaflaraleikhúsið and directed by Björk Jakobsdóttir.

Freezing temperatures will bring icy roads tomorrow and Saturday.

Watch out for icy roads tomorrow

1 Oct 2015 According to the Iceland Met Office, temperatures below zero will hit Iceland on Friday night, including the capital area. Temperatures will start to plunge tonight.

The nationwide union of public servants may go on strike on October 15th.

Strikes could affect international flights

1 Oct 2015 If SFR, a nationwide union of public servants goes on strike on October 15th this could seriously affect flights to and from Iceland.

UK band IsTropical describe their music as distorted dystopia.

One of the first bands to play Mongolia

1 Oct 2015 Electronic rock outfit Is Tropical are a band from London with members that count Simon Milner, Gary Barber, Dominic Apa, and Kirstie Fleck. Tonight they'll be spinning tunes at the Gamla bíó venue as special guests at the Bang Gang concert. Iceland Monitor caught up with Gary Barber just after he landed in Iceland.

Annual quota of fin whales hunted

30 Sep 2015 Hunting was hindered last summer by long periods of wind and rain out at sea, but this was less of a problem this year.

Steinar Sigurðsson, sales manager of Arctic Trucks.

Icelandic superjeeps go to the South Pole

29 Sep 2015 Icelandic company Arctic Trucks, who specialize in modifying jeeps for extreme conditions have sold two Toyota Hilux jeeps to China. Both jeeps will be used at Chinese polar research stations in Antarctica.

The puffin has suddenly become a symbol of Iceland, seemingly because tourists think it's cute.

Iceland's most precious bird

28 Sep 2015 What makes the puffin so enchanting and why has it become an Icelandic symbol? Why not the raven, the Icelandic sheepdog, horse or even cow? Popularity of the puffin seems mostly due to one fact: it's so cute.

Artist Ólafur Elíasson with the new device.

Artist Ólafur Elíasson develops solar powered phone charger

28 Sep 2015 Icelandic artist Ólafur Elíasson has designed a beautiful handheld solar phone charger and light. The Little Sun Charge allows people to charge their phone or mini camera wherever life takes them.

Ásgeir Jónsson, Reader in Economics at the University of Iceland.

“Black clouds” for Iceland’s economy

28 Sep 2015 Domestic demand over the next 6-12 months will cause the economy to boom, but overheating of the Icelandic economy is predicted.

Akureyri-Copenhagen service next summer?

24 Sep 2015 A final decision is expected to be taken towards the end of the year, on the basis of demand for the service.

Attendees at the City Council meeting which began at 5 pm today showing their solidarity with Palestine and urging the CIty Council to stand with human rights.

Reykjavík boycott of Israeli products retracted

22 Sep 2015 The Reykjavik City Council accepted to retract the decision to accept a proposal to boycott Israeli products in the early evening. Debate at the City Council meeting was heated.