Iceland Jobless Rate Rises To 3.2%

Iceland's unemployment rate increased in July after falling in the previous month, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Wednesday. The unadjusted jobless rate rose 3.2 percent in July from 2.2 percent in June. In the same month last year, the...

Oscars: Iceland Picks ‘The Love That Remains’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission

Hlynur Pálmason’s The Love That Remains will represent Iceland as its official entry in the best international feature film category for the 2026 Oscars. The Icelandic jury, formed by the Icelandic Film and TV Academy, unveiled its selection on...

‘The Love That Remains’ Selected by Iceland as Oscar Candidate

The Icelandic Film and TV Academy has selected Hlynur Pálmason‘s “The Love That Remains” as Iceland’s entry in the best international feature film category of the Academy Awards. The film, which had its world premiere in Cannes’ Premiere section,...

Briedablik of Iceland defeat Athlone Town in Champions League

Published: Wed 27 Aug 2025, 11:32 AM Last updated: Wed 27 Aug 2025, 4:52 PM ATHLONE TOWN 1 BREIDABLIK 3: This was our live blog on today's Champions League second qualifying round fixture which ended in defeat for Athlone against the champions of...

Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson & Saga Garðarsdóttir To Lead Icelandic Comedy-Drama Series ‘Hot Stuff’

EXCLUSIVE: Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson (Under the Tree, Out of Thin Air) and Saga Garðarsdóttir (The Love That Remains, Stella Blómkvist) have landed the lead roles in SÝN’s Icelandic-Romanian comedy-drama series Hot Stuff. Steinþórsson will play...

Oscars: Iceland Selects Hlynur Pálmason’s “The Love That Remains’ As 2026 Best International Feature Film Candidate

Iceland has selected Hlynur Pálmason’s family drama The Love That Remains as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category in the 98th Academy Awards. The film captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their...

Spain’s Secuoya Studios Signs First Look Deal With Icelandic Production Banner Act4 Led by ‘True Detective’ Actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Among Others (EXCLUSIVE)

Spain’s Secuoya Studios is continuing its international expansion through a new first-look deal with the Icelandic production company Act4 which is spearheaded by a group of high-profile creatives, including “True Detective” actor Ólafur Darri...

Iceland has mostly avoided misinformation. That may be changing.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — For centuries, Iceland has tended to be off the world’s beaten path. It’s an island in the North Atlantic, home today to about 400,000 people. Its language, Icelandic, is spoken in large numbers nowhere else. These factors —...

Clash with Icelandic champions is biggest test of Athlone Town’s success-laden journey to date

Five years ago this week, Athlone Town limped off the pitch at Greenogue after an 8-0 mauling by reigning champions Peamount United, making it four defeats out of four at the start of their debut season in the National League. The midlands club...

Iceland Airwaves Adds 18 More Artists in Latest Announcement

The third wave of performers has been unveiled for this year’s Iceland Airwaves, adding 18 new names to the already stacked line-up for the festival’s 25th anniversary edition. As per usual, the list spans homegrown talent and international acts....

Iceland Pledges ISK 5.7 Billion to Ukraine in 2025 Alone

Since Russia’s invasion began in February 2022, Iceland has contributed more than ISK 13 billion in ongoing support to Ukraine. According to the latest figures, the funding spans both humanitarian and defence-related assistance. War. What is it...

Yellow Warning Issued Due to Strong Winds in South Iceland

We’d advise leaving your hats at home today. Strong winds are sweeping across Iceland as a local low-pressure system brings unsettled weather nationwide. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued a yellow warning for South Iceland, where...

Disease-hastened harvest, soft prices hurt Icelandic Salmon’s Q2 results

Bíldudalur, Iceland-headquartered Icelandic Salmon, which owns fish-farming firm Arnarlax, was forced to conduct an accelerated harvest in the second quarter of 2025 in response to an outbreak of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) at two farming...

Iceland Producer Prices Fall 0.6%

Iceland's industrial producer prices decreased for the second straight month in July, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Monday. The industrial producer price index dropped 0.6 percent yearly in July, following a 1.5 percent decrease in...

Icelandic adventure for ORC’s Pearl

Book Review: Icelandic detective stars in ‘The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer’

When we last saw Icelandic police detective Helgi Reykdal, he was lying unconscious in a pool of blood after being bashed in the head by his violent alcoholic wife in last fall’s “Death at the Sanatorium.” But now, in the opening of Ragnar...

Zelensky appointed Ukraineʼs ambassador to Iceland

On August 25, Volodymyr Zelensky appointed the head of the Ukrainian Embassy in Norway Oleksiy Havrysh as the acting Ambassador of Ukraine to Iceland. This is stated in Decree No. 659/2025. Babel employs over 20 people. It’s not a very large...

Iceland on Alert as Glacial Waters Surge from Langjökull

A sudden glacial flood is currently underway in southwest Iceland, as water from a marginal lake near Langjökull glacier spills into the river Svartá, continuing downstream into Hvítá in the Borgarfjörður region. Overnight, water levels peaked at...

Crusoe Expands Iceland Data Center Capacity with atNorth, Secures $175M Credit Facility

SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, and REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, Aug. 25, 2025 — Crusoe announced today with atNorth an expansion of Crusoe Cloud capacity in atNorth’s Iceland ICE02 data center, powered by clean energy. This strategic expansion is designed to meet...

Zelenskyy appoints Ukrainian Ambassador to Norway Havrysh as Ambassador to Iceland concurrently – decree

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Ukrainian Ambassador to Norway Oleksiy Havrysh as Ukrainian Ambassador to Iceland concurrently. Corresponding decree of the head of state No. 659/2025 of August 25 was published on the...