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Ash Wednesday in Iceland

1 Mar 2017 It's Ash Wednesday, a day where children in Iceland dress up in fancy-dress and go out to collect sweets. It's kind of like the Icelandic version of Halloween.

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2 °C

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5 °C

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USD USD 124.34 EUR EUR 140.40
GBP GBP 158.91 DKK DKK 18.81
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CHF CHF 123.42 JPY JPY 1.10
ISK price of selected currencies, according to the official exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iceland. Updated daily.

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Drug use in Iceland is on the increase.

Police worried about increased heroin use in Iceland
Rúnar Guðbjartsson, father of Kristinn Rúnarsson who perished in Pumori in Nepal in 1988.

Remains of two Icelandic mountaineers discovered in Nepal
Unusual visitors at the healthcare centre.

Sheep brings two lambs into Eskifjörður healthcare centre
Sameinað félag þykir ekki stórt miðað við stærstu félögin á Norðurlöndunum og í Evrópu.

Icelandair still a comparatively small airline

Sleet and snow in the cards for Thursday
Öræfajökull.

Earthquake points to continuing seismic activity in Öræfajökull
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The Icelandic Economic Crisis of October 2008 remembered

EXCHANGE RATES

USD USD 124.34 EUR EUR 140.40
GBP GBP 158.91 DKK DKK 18.81
NOK NOK 14.61 SEK SEK 13.67
CHF CHF 123.42 JPY JPY 1.10
ISK price of selected currencies, according to the official exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iceland. Updated daily.

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