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From the 3 days Red Cross advertising campaign that discusses what is good to have in an emergency kit.

Icelandic Red Cross urges citizens to prepare for emergencies

yesterday The Icelandic Red Cross has launched the 3dagar.is campaign (3 days campaign) to encourage citizens to be better prepared for emergencies.

Little Knud died of tuberculosis at the age of only five. His father, the poet Jóhann Jónsson, never knew he had a child.

The Child who couldn't be spoken about: The hidden legacy of Jóhann Jónsson

23 Mar Historian and journalist Guðmundur Magnússon is working on a biography of his great-uncle, the poet Jóhann Jónsson (1896–1932), whose works are widely considered to mark the beginning of modern poetry in Iceland. Jónsson, who died young from tuberculosis, left behind poems that still resonate with Icelanders, including the well-known piece Söknuður ("Longing"), which begins with the haunting lines, "Where did the days of your life lose their color?"

Minister of Industry and Trade Hanna Katrín Friðriksson learned about what is happening in the fisheries industry at the exhibition in Boston.

Icelandic seafood industry on edge as tariff concerns loom at Boston Expo

17 Mar Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Iceland’s Minister of Industry and Trade, is attending the Seafood Expo North America 2025 in Boston, where she is meeting with key stakeholders to discuss trade relations and the potential impact of U.S. import tariffs on Icelandic seafood.

Radchenko says there is little hope that lasting peace will emerge from the talks.

Little hope for lasting peace in Ukraine, says historian

16 Mar There is little optimism that ongoing peace efforts will lead to a lasting resolution in the Ukraine war, according to British-Russian historian Sergey Radchenko, a professor of international affairs at Johns Hopkins University. In an interview with Morgunblaðið during his visit to Iceland on Friday, Radchenko discussed the ongoing conflict and delivered a seminar on the situation at the University of Iceland.

Here Ted is standing in the doorway of the so-called "Sæluhús", built by Örlygur Kristfinnsson with hand-carved stones like the old turf farms. He likes to stay there.

"You're sitting on a gold mine"

26 Jan "I first came here in 2018," says Ted Karlberg of Siglufjörður, but since then he has traveled there annually. Karlberg is a Swedish photographer and filmmaker who participated in the making of the Netflix film The Abyss. He is a trained chef and a big herring enthusiast, which is how the connection to Siglufjörður comes about.

Ellen says she wants to open the discussion about suicide, as she lost her father as a teenager and recently a wonderful family friend to suicide.

"My dad just gave up"

26 Jan Mjálmar, Ellen Kristjánsdóttir's cat, is sitting on a journalist's lap as we sit down at the kitchen table. Ellen serves tea, cookies, and a bowl of licorice pieces for the guest, who reaches for the candy. Meanwhile, Mjálmar chats loudly with Ellen about life and existence. She talks about her life with warmth and sincerity and holds nothing back.

Offering children and young people free swimming

22 Jan The innovation at Seltjarnarness Swimming Pool has been well received, offering free access to the pool to children and young people up to the age of 18. The Seltjarnarnes Municipal Council unanimously approved last year to abolish the fee for this group and this arrangement took effect at the turn of the year.

Dagbjört Hjaltadóttir says that her sister was poorly cared for after a major shock when an avalanche hit Súðavík and her sister lost everything.

"This is my little sister"

19 Jan "There was no one to take care of them, no institution, only individuals out in town. My sister had half her teeth broken, her shoulder broken, her collarbone broken and her shoulder torn, tendons and other things, but she received no follow-up after she came south," says Dagbjört Hjaltadóttir, the sister of Berglind Kristjánsdóttir who, together with her ex-husband Hafsteinn Númason, lost three children in the avalanche in Súðavík 30 years ago: Hrefna Björg, seven years old, Kristján Númi, 4 years old, and Aðalsteinn Rafn, 2 years old.

From the construction of the new Grindavíkurvegur Road.

Grindavíkurvegur Road to be opened this weekend

12 Dec The construction of the new Grindavíkurvegur Road is well underway and the plan is to open it this weekend.

David Walliams visited the school yesterday and spoke to students and teachers on a lighter note.

David Walliams makes surprise visit to Áslandsskóli School

26 Nov “Do you have any stories about teachers at the school that could be included in my next book about the worst teachers in the world?” asked British author and comedian David Walliams when he made a surprise visit to Áslandsskóli School in Hafnarfjörður yesterday and spoke to students and teachers. Yesterday was the first day at the school after a temporary teachers’ strike.

“Loyal friends” will take care of maintenance, supervision and care of the houses themselves.

Now it’s possible to get into loyalty agreements and get use of sold houses

19 Nov Those who have sold their houses in Grindavík to the real estate company Þórkatla can now enter into an agreement for the use of the house and pay only for heat and electricity.

Zelensky's convoy on its way to Thingvellir

28 Oct Volodymyr Zelensky's motorcade is now on its way to Thingvellir after the president went down to the center of Reykjavík directly after he arrived in the country. Helicopters fly with the convoy, as well as police blocking the road so that traffic for the convoy is clear.

English students looking at the lava that characterizes the landscape around Grindavík.

Observing the disaster area

22 Oct Úlfar Lúðvíksson, police chief in Suðurnes, says that everything went well yesterday when public access to the town of Grindavík was opened again. According to his information, a few tourists have already entered the town.

The President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir with King Frederik X at Kristjánsborg Palace for the celebratory dinner. Her husband, Björn Skúlason, is walking behind her.

32 / 5,000 The king honored Tómasdóttir with the Order of the Elephant

11 Oct King Fredrik X of Denmark honored 25 Icelanders and one Faroese with honorary degrees during the official visit of the President of Iceland to Denmark this week. Halla Tómasdóttir received the Order of the Elephant, the highest honor of the King of Denmark, and Björn Skúlason received the Great Cross of the Dannebrog Order.

Welcomed by the Danish Royal couple

8 Oct Halla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, and Björn Skúlason, her husband, began their official visit to Denmark this morning. Traditionally, the first state visit of a new president is to Denmark.