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Travel video of the day - Adventures in Iceland
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Icelandic Photo of the Day - May 21st 2013
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Body found by Travelers on an Icelandic Beach
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What's Behind Iceland's Shockingly Low Crime Rate - VIDEO
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Reykjavik Energy: Good Operations Results Solidified
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Oldest Icelander Conquers Everest
21.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Icelandic mountaineer Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson made it up the summit of the worlds highest mountain, Everest a...
Pink Iceland - Gay owned and operated travel expert
21.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Reykjavík Music Mess 2013 festival starts soon - Buy tickets
21.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess to take place this weekend
21.05.2013 - icenewsis: The annual Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess is set to take place this weekend (May 24-26) at Volta and Kex Hostel in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. The 3-day event – sponsored by Kex Hostel, City of Reykjavik, and more – will be hosting a numbe...
Andri Snær Says A Few Roundabouts Could Save A Lava Field
21.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Andri Snær Magnason, environmentalist and author of Dreamland, proposed yesterday an alternative solution to rebuilding Álftanesvegur highway through the ancient Gálgahraun lava field in Garðabær. ...
Travelers Find Body in Icelands West Fjords
21.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on th...
New Icelandic Tweeting Record - Eurovision - #12stig
21.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Icelands PM Content with The Simpsons
21.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that ...
The (New) Government (PS)
21.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
I broke a spell. For four centuries my ancestors have been employed by the state. Not me....
Iceland Coalition Talks: Approval of Parties Awaited
21.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have ...
Icelands Highest Peak Popular
21.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Trips to the top of Icelands highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalsh...
15 out of 24 European CrossFit Regional Award Winners are Icelandic
21.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Icelander Climbs Everest, Breaks New Record
21.05.2013 - grapevine-news: Fifty-year-old Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson reached the top of Mt. Everest this morning, making him the oldest Icelander to climb the 8848 metre peak. ...
New government expected to be announced soon in Iceland
21.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Red Bull flying bach: Well-tempered head spins in Iceland
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Post-Fight Interview with Brynjolfur Ingvarsson featuring John Kavanagh - VIDEO
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Iceland Gender Equality Program Joins UN University Network
21.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
The Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) at the University of Iceland was...
Iceland travel video of the day - News of Iceland
20.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Re: Tourists Rescued (and apologies)
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Sales of Icelandic Vegetables Increase
20.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managi...
Homer Simpson speaks Icelandic - VIDEO
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MMA Fighters from Iceland successful in Ireland - VIDEO
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Europe's largest national park is in Iceland
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Game of Thrones Competition: Win a trip to Iceland for two
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Sing Away the Night (JB)
20.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
On Eurovision night, the eternally optimist tribe of Icelanders anticipate the long-awaited vi...
Tourists Rescued after Dining Out on Iceberg
20.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Four tourists were rescued from a piece of floating ice in Fjallsárlón glacial...
Departing prime minister of Iceland appeared on the Simpsons
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Reykjavík Queer Choir Spring Concert
20.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Reykjavík Queer Choirs annual spring concert takes place on Friday, Ma...
Change to the scope of the production upgrade project of Rio Tinto Alcan in Iceland
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Today is the Second Day of Whitsun
20.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Today is the Second Day of Whitsun, or Pentecost, a Christian holiday and ba...
Tourists Stranded On Ice Floe
20.05.2013 - grapevine-news: A rescue team was deployed yesterday to save four tourists who became stranded on an ice floe in Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon after it broke loose from the shore. ...
Construction to continue in Mosfellsbær: Uncertainty about Helgafell plot resolved
20.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Significant rise in housing prices in April in Reykjavik
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CrossFit Regionals finished - See how the Icelanders did
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Travel video of the Day - Iceland four day tour
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Icelandic Photo of the Day - May 19th 2013
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Eurovision: Iceland Finishes in 17th Place
19.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Iceland finished in 17th place in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest yesterday....
Do you have a good idea for a Reykjavík Culture Night event?
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Re: Eurovision Results
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Tourists Stranded on a Floating Iceberg
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GEST Joins the UN University Network
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Will there ever be a beard without a Borko? (EH)
19.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Borko is everywhere. Edward Hancox finds out what he is up to....
Whitsun Celebrated in Iceland
19.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Whitsun, or hvítasunna in Icelandic, is a religious holiday, celebrated on the seventh Sunday afte...
Sigur Rós to Appear on Jay Leno
19.05.2013 - icelandreview: 
Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are set to appear on Jay Lenos The Tonight Show on NBC on Friday nex...
Lebowski Bar has One of 10 Best Cocktails in the World
19.05.2013 - newsoficeland:
Oldest Icelander Conquers Everest
21.05.2013 - Icelandic mountaineer Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson made it up the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest at 8,848 meters, by the South East Ridge at 1 am Icelandic time last night. At 50, he is the fifth and oldest Icelander to make the climb....
Denmark’s unemployed to get benefits extension
21.05.2013 - There’s relief for some 30,000 unemployed whose benefits were set to expire later this year. The government has decided to extend the benefits period to four years. With one of Northern Europe’s highest unemployment rates, above 8 per cent, Denmark is counting the cost of benefits at a time when growth in the economy is [...]...
Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess to take place this weekend
21.05.2013 - The annual Icelandic music festival Reykjavik Music Mess is set to take place this weekend (May 24-26) at Volta and Kex Hostel in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. The 3-day event – sponsored by Kex Hostel, City of Reykjavik, and more – will be hosting a number of local bands, as well as some international artists from [...]...
Andri Snær Says A Few Roundabouts Could Save A Lava Field
21.05.2013 - Andri Snær Magnason, environmentalist and author of Dreamland, proposed yesterday an alternative solution to rebuilding Álftanesvegur highway through the ancient Gálgahraun lava field in Garðabær. ...
Travelers Find Body in Iceland’s West Fjords
21.05.2013 - The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area....
Iceland’s PM Content with The Simpsons
21.05.2013 - Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country....
The (New) Government (PS)
21.05.2013 - I broke a spell. For four centuries my ancestors have been employed by the state. Not me....
Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest 2013
21.05.2013 - The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which took place in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday night saw the victory of Denmark with the song “Only Teardrops” sung by twenty year old Emmelie de Forest. The annual international competition which was hosted by Sweden following Loreen’s win in the 2012 edition with the song “Euphoria” was held in [...]...
Iceland Coalition Talks: Approval of Parties Awaited
21.05.2013 - The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government....
Iceland’s Highest Peak Popular
21.05.2013 - Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height....
Icelander Climbs Everest, Breaks New Record
21.05.2013 - Fifty-year-old Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson reached the top of Mt. Everest this morning, making him the oldest Icelander to climb the 8848 metre peak. ...
Iceland Gender Equality Program Joins UN University Network
21.05.2013 - The Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) at the University of Iceland was formally approved as a member of the United Nations University (UNU) network earlier this month....
Re: Tourists Rescued (and apologies)
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Sales of Icelandic Vegetables Increase
20.05.2013 - Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managing director of The Marketing Association of Horticultural Producers (Sölufélag garðyrkjumanna) Gunnlaugur Karlsson....
Sing Away the Night (JB)
20.05.2013 - On Eurovision night, the eternally optimist tribe of Icelanders anticipate the long-awaited victory but to no avail....
Tourists Stranded On Ice Floe
20.05.2013 - A rescue team was deployed yesterday to save four tourists who became stranded on an ice floe in Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon after it broke loose from the shore. ...
Is Russian on its way to becoming Finland’s No. 2 language?
19.05.2013 - Finland has steadily been filling up with Russian immigrants and if the trend continues, they will outnumber Swedish speakers as the largest language minority in the country. Some 60,000 Russian speakers were recorded in Finland during a recent study, double the number a decade ago. At the present rate they will over take Swedish speaking [...]...
Swede’s faith in Euro hits rock bottom
18.05.2013 - Troubles in Europe with the single currency have left a crisis of confidence as other European nations lose faith in ever adopting it as a currency. In Sweden a recent survey revealed just 9 per cent would welcome the euro in place of the krona. In the same report, published by the University of Gothenburg, [...]...
The Simpsons Sigur Rós Episode Poster Is Out!
17.05.2013 - After weeks of anticipation, the preview poster for The Simpsons finale featuring Sigur Rós has hit the internet! ...
Iceland Ranks 10th For Gay and Trans Rights In Europe
17.05.2013 - The International Lesbian and Gay Association published a report yesterday which places Iceland tenth out of 49 European countries assessed for their support of the rights of gay, transgendered and intersex people in Europe. ...
BBC blog uncovers why crime is scarce in Iceland
17.05.2013 - In a recent blog posted on the BBC news magazine website, U.S. law student Andrew Clark uncovers why Iceland has some of the lowest crime rates in the world. Within the article, Clark mentions some of the contributing factors that make Iceland standout as being amongst the most-relaxed nations on the globe, such as bicycles [...]...
Mutative Gene Not The Biggest Cause Of Breast Cancer
17.05.2013 - Only seven percent of those diagnosed with breast cancer in Iceland actually carry the BRCA gene which has been found to increase one’s risk for breast and ovarian cancers. ...
Icelanders To Deliver Instruments To Greenland
17.05.2013 - A delegation from Iceland are going to Kulusuk tomorrow to deliver musical instruments, technical equipment and other gifts. ...
The Simpsons Season Finale to feature Sigur Rós and Iceland
17.05.2013 - Icelandic band Sigur Rós will feature in The Simpsons Season Finale this weekend. The episode, which will see some of its main characters visit Iceland, will feature an entirely original score composed by the band – a first for the famous American adult sitcom now concluding its 24th season. The episode, entitled The Saga of Carl Carlson, [...]...
Crackdown Continues On Under-The-Table Work
17.05.2013 - The Directorate of Internal Revenue (RSK), the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ), and the Confederation of Icelandic Employers (SA) have joined forces for the third year in a row in a campaign to put a stop to unreported forms of employment. ...
Iceland Makes It To Eurovision Finals
17.05.2013 - Living rooms across the country rejoiced last night as Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson was voted among the singers who will compete in the Eruovision finals in Malmö on Saturday night. ...
World’s biggest cod reeled in from Norway waters
16.05.2013 - A massive cod, weighing at a whopping 103 pounds, was caught recently off shore in Hammerfest. It is believe to be the largest such species ever caught by rod. Michael Eisele, a forty-four year old sports fishing enthusiast from Germany, landed the 1.80m fish on Tuesday. It tops the previous world record fish by 2.5 [...]...
Can Twitter Jump On The Eurovision Bandwagon?
16.05.2013 - Icelandic telecom company Vodofone hopes that tweeters will break the national record of 18,000 tweets on a single event during the Eurovision Song Contest. ...
Brussels Seafood Expo 23-25 April
04.04.2013 - We like to welcome visitors and distributors of seafood products from Iceland to meet with us in Hall 6, booth #834....
Continued Certification Granted
25.03.2013 - Icelandic Cod Fisheries have been granted continued certification by Global Trust Certification....
French version of video available
18.03.2013 - The video about Iceland Responsible Fisheries is now aviailable in French: Islande, Pêche Responsable....
Meet us at Boston Seafood Show
05.03.2013 - We invite buyers of Icelandic seafood products, stakeholders and other interested parties to visit us at our booth #581 at the show....
CNN reports on Icelandic Fisheris
17.12.2012 - "The fishing industry has helped Iceland lifts its economy..." reports CNN in a video reportage now available on the web....
Workshop in Paris 18 October
10.10.2012 - Iceland is among seven countries that will present national seafood marketing programmes on a workshop in Paris 18 October, "Sustainability, national branding of seafood products: competing or complementary messages?"...
Status report from MRI now in English
21.08.2012 - The Marine Research Institute has published the latest report on the state of fish stocks in English....
Increased cod quota for 2012/2013
16.07.2012 - The total allowable catch (TAC) in Icelandic waters has been set for the fishing year 2012/2013. The Cod quota has been set to 195,400 tons....
Fisheries quota proposals for 2012/2013 released
15.06.2012 - The Marine Research Institute (MRI) in Iceland has published the yearly status report of fish stocks in Icelandic waters. The increase in TAC of Cod is up by 11%....
The Evolution of Sustainability and the Role of Choice discussed in Brussels
24.04.2012 - Iceland Responsible Fisheries and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute hosted a joint luncheon in Brussels 24 April. The President of Iceland, H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson addressed the meeting. The title of his speech was Responsible Fisheries and the Future of the Oceans....
