Following his successful collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 2012, Icelandic jewellery designer and maker, Kristján Eyjólfsson, has produced another pin made of ethically-sourced materials, to form part of the RHS Official Chelsea Gala Jewellery.

The first ever Ja Ja Ja Festival will be held in London on 8-9 November celebrating all things Nordic in music, food and more.

Icelandic designer Hedí Jónsdóttir will launch her new brand “Daughter of Jón” in London on Thursday 23 May 2013. Hedi designs all types of bags with her favourite material being Icelandic fishleather.

The Icelandic choir in London will hold its annual spring recital on Sunday 19th May at 4 pm in St. Mary's Church, Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill NW3 3DJ.

The Medieval Scandinavian Seminar and the Icelandic Programme at the UCL Scandinavian Department will hold a book launch with Icelandic author and scholar Dr Bergsveinn Birgisson on Thursday 2nd May at 5:30 pm.

The Embassy will be closed during the following days in May 2013

Icelandic clarinettist and one of Pamela Weston’s “Clarinet Virtuosi of Today” Einar Jóhannesson, with dynamic and versatile pianist Robyn Koh, will perform together in London on Thursay 2 May 2013 at 1 pm.

The Embassy will extend its opening hours this Thursday 18 April 2013 from 9 am - 8 pm for absentee voters of the upcoming Parliamentary elections.

Icelandic artist Katrin Fridriks will have her work displayed at the "Fresh Paint" exhibition at the Lazarides Rathbone gallery from 19 April - 16 May 2013.

The Icelandic female choir Graduale Nobili will visit London this week and hold a concert on Saturday 6 April 2013. The choir, led by choir conductor Jón Stefánsson, was formed in autumn 2000 in Langholtskirkja.

Information on absentee voting is abailable in a video.

Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón was recently nominated for the International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award for his book From the Mouth of the Whale.

Delegates of the Member States of the International Maritime Organisation are meeting this week in London to discuss ship design and the safety of inflatable liferafts of ships operating in polar water.

We hope you enjoyed the performances by Of Monsters and Men, Lay Low, Mugison and Sigur Rós, who visited the UK the past couple of months. The year continues to be filled with great Icelandic gigs, which are listed below for the period March - August 2013.

Following the release of their self-titled album, Icelandic band Retro Stefson will perform in London and Brighton on 25 and 26 March 2013.

LingoWorld by Icelandic company Cooori is a new language learning app for iOS, iPhones and iPads, which allows users to learn common words and phrases in Icelandic and nine other languages in a short period of time.

New UK tour dates have been announced for Icelandic singer-songwriter Sóley. She has recently finished touring with Of Monsters and Men in the United States.

Icelandic producer Eva Sigurðardóttir has been nominated for the BAFTA awards for the short film Good Night,

Ebba Gudny Gudmundsdottir, an Icelandic primary school teacher and an advocate for healthy living, recently had her book "What should I feed my baby?" published in the UK.