Icelandic goldsmith Kristjan Eyjolfsson, who designed a Jubilee brooch for HM the Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee this spring, is debuting his new collection "Víkingur" at the Goldsmith's Fair until Sunday 30 September.

The Embassy decided it could not resist any longer and joined Twitter! Feel free to follow us for news on Iceland, cultural events in the UK, travel and all things Icelandic! @IcelandinUK

Between November 4-6 2012, Reykjavik will host the 5th edition of You Are In Control, a hothouse for creatives and thinkers interested in cross-platform explorations and ideas relating to future business models created by the digital revolution.

Icelandic artists Sigurður Gudjónsson and Ólafur Ólafsson will participate in exhibitions at Liverpool Biennial 2012, September - November.

Twenty year old Icelandic swimmer Jón Margeir Sverrisson won a gold medal tonight and set a new world record of 1:59:62 in men's 200m freestyle. He is the first Paralympian to break the two minutes in winning the gold in the 200m freestyle. The Embassy of Iceland congratulates Jón Margeir on his great achievement!

The novel the Creator by Icelandic author Guðrún Eva Minervudóttir will be published in the UK coming 6 September.

The annual Value Added Seafood conference will be held 26-27 September at Grange St. Paul's Hotel, London.

The Minister of Welfare, Mr Gudbjartur Hannesson, held a reception at the Embassy in honour of the Icelandic athletes and their team participating in the Paralympic Games 2012, which will take place in London between 29 August and 9 September.

Icelandic-Danish artist Ólafur Elíasson has brought a solar-powered project to Tate Modern called Little Sun with related “Tate Blackout” events. Visitors are invited to look at works of art using only light from Little Sun lamps, which Ólafur developed with Frederik Ottesen for people with little access to reliable energy or who make up around 1.6 billion of the world’s population.

Iceland's most successful mixed martial arts and Brazilian ju jitsu fighter Gunnar Nelson has signed up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization (UFC) and will be facing Pascal Krauss in Nottingham on 29 September.

This year, most tourists visiting Iceland came from the UK, who have increased 40% since last year. Most tourists are keen in revisiting the country.

Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men's new record 'My Head is an Animal' has claimed the Official UK chart's 3rd place.

Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds and actress Emma Watson spent time in a studio in Iceland, making music.

Icelandic singer Björk and British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough have teamed up for a music documentary that will be broadcast on UK's Channel 4. The name of the documentary will be 'Attenborough and Björk: The Nature of Music'.

The national referendum on the proposals of the Constitutional Council will take place in Iceland on 20 October 2012. The absentee voting has started at the Embassy, which will receive voters during its openings hours Mon-Fri between 09:00-16:30.

Icelanders and friends of Iceland will meet tonight at 21:00 at the Dirty Dicks pub (1st floor) to watch Iceland compete with Sweden in men's handball.We will also be there for Iceland v France on Saturday 4 August at 19:20.

A warm Welcoming ceremony was held in the Olympic village on 26 July for the Icelandic athletes. The ceremony was attended by President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff, Ambassador Benedikt Jónsson and his wife. President Grimsson as well as Katrín Jakobsdóttir Minister of Education, Science and Culture also attended the Opening Ceremony on 27 July where Ms. Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir was flag bearer for the Icelandic team.

The Paralympics will take place in London 29 August - 9 September.

Of Monsters and Men will be holding two concerts in August: 21 August in Brighton. Venue: Concorde 2 22 August in London. Venue: Electric Ballroom

Art on Fire is an arts exhibition at Camberwall Space that marks the Olympic Flame passing through Camberwall. Aaron McPeake is one of the artists that has works on display, which are based on the volcanic topographical landscapes of Iceland.