8 Jan 2023Father and son, Sigurður Brynjar Pálsson and Sölvi Steinn Sigurðsson, are both learning to become carpenters at FB’s night school. Studying together in school has been nice and they plan to build together a guesthouse at the family’s summerhouse next summer.
3 Jan 2023A serious car accident occurred at Suðurlandsvegur by Öldulón in Öræfi today and a call for help was made to the Coast Guard after two o’clock today.
31 Dec 2022Haraldur Þorleifsson, a 45-year-old designer and founder of digital design company Ueno, is the person of the year by the readers of mbl.is. Throughout this year, he has supported the less fortunate as well as ramping up Iceland’s accessibility, thereby improving accessibility for the disabled.
30 Dec 2022The Icelandic Met Office has issued an orange warning for windy weather and heavy snow in South Iceland tomorrow. The warning will take effect at 7 AM in the morning and will remain in effect until 15 AM. A yellow warning has been added to the capital region in the New Year’s Eve.
28 Dec 2022When the weather is bad, as it was around Christmas, most people find it best to be inside and keep it cozy. But then there are the others who throw everything away, whether it is Christmas dinner, a concert, a sports practice or a nice family time, to go out into the storm and help those who have been caught struggling in the storm, even after ignoring warnings and ignoring road closures.
22 Dec 2022The closure of Reykjanesbraut, which was caused by snowfall, among other things, which began on Friday, affected some 24 thousand Icelandair passengers; connecting passengers, departing and arriving passengers.
20 Dec 2022Icelandair has decided to cancel flights to Europe this morning. The decision is made as weather forecasts indicate that similar conditions may arise as yesterday when the Reykjanesbraut could not be kept open and transport to and from Keflavík International Airport was largely cut off.
18 Dec 2022Around 300 guests were stranded because of the weather in the Blue Lagoon last night. Bogi Adolfsson, chairman of the rescue team Þorbjörn in Grindavík, says that by 4 o’clock last night things had been resolved and most visitors had already left to go home.
17 Dec 2022Today, Saturday December 17th at 2-4pm an art auction will be held in Iðnó, where guests can support refugee children by investing in pieces of art and enjoying musical entertainment. Many different artworks will be available at the auction, including works by many of our best artists, but there will also be works by children that want to make a difference and help refugee children.
13 Dec 2022The installation of warning and information signs in Reynisfjara Black Beach is completed. In addition to the signs, a 300-metre long chain was installed along the parking lot, leading people along a footpath and past the signs. Police cameras were installed on a mast in the beach bar. Images from there are streamed to the South Iceland Police’s guard office in Selfoss.
4 Dec 2022The photographer Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson now has his own space on the travel website Rexby.com, a site where influencers, photographers and other travelers alike share their expertise. Gunnar is known for the Icelandic Explorer site, among other things.
3 Dec 2022Hilmar Oddsson’s film, ‘Driving Mum’, received the Grand Prix, the PÖFF’s main-prize, at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, last weekend. The film stars Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson and Kristbjörg Kjeld, with important roles played by Hera Hilmarsdóttir and Tómas Lemarquis. Hilmar Oddsson is the director and he also wrote the script and Hlín Jóhannesdóttir is the producer.
30 Nov 2022A man attacked his ex-wife with an axe in front of Dalskóli in Úlfarsárdalur valley this afternoon. This is confirmed by Margeir Sveinsson the assistant chief police officer to mbl.is.
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