15.05.2012

(I)ndependent People

The project (I)ndependent People is opening next Saturday 19th May, at Hafnarhús

03.05.2012

Makeover of Reykjavik’s biggest thermal pool

Laugardalslaug, Reykjavik’s biggest thermal pool, has just re-opened after a major makeover.

03.05.2012

The Fire Within - Exhibition opening

The exhibition The Fire Within will opened at Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum (Ásmundarsafn) on ...

23.04.2012

Warm and Gay-friendly Iceland

Iceland is a very gay-friendly island nation that offers the perfect vacation according to Steve Wei...

20.04.2012

The first day of summer

The winter and summer "froze together" in Reykjavík. This is a good sign of a great summer.

17.04.2012

Grand Hotel Reykjavik receives the Nordic Ecolabel

Grand Hotel Reykjavik is the first hotel in Reykjavik to receive the Nordic Ecolabel criteria for ho...

17.04.2012

Iceland Academy of the Arts - Graduation Exhibition 2012

Students from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in the Fine Arts, Design and Architecture Departments ...

11.04.2012

Air d’Islande 2012 commences in Paris

The Icelandic culture festival Air d’Islande has begun in Paris. The festival is held for the fourth...

11.04.2012

The last week of the Santiago Sierra exhibition

The Santiago Sierra exhibition at Reykjavik Art Muesum Hafnarhúsið will finish on Sunday April 15. D...

03.04.2012

Reykjavík Easter 2012

Visit Reykjavik has compiled a list of opening hours of various services around the Easter holidays

30.03.2012

Third Reykjavík Fashion Festival Starts Today

The third annual Reykjavík Fashion Festival RFF starts today March 29. Eleven Icelandic designers wi...

30.03.2012

Icelandic Horse Festival kicks off

The Icelandic Horse Festival began today on March 29. The festival is held annually in Reykjavík

26.03.2012

An Icelandic Cinematographer Wins BAFTA

Hakon Palsson, from Reykjavik, won the BAFTA Best New Talent award

26.03.2012

An Icelandic Book is a Success at Amazon

Hallgrímur Helgason’s novel, The Hitmans Guide to Housecleaningreached reached the eight place of Am...

23.03.2012

Music festival in Iceland to be streamed live online

Music festival in Iceland to be streamed live online by Inspired by Iceland

21.03.2012

The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER lit yesterday on spring Equinox

The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER was lit yesterday on spring Equinox and will brighten the sky above Reykjavi...

16.03.2012

Nanna Rögnvaldardóttir´s cookbook was the fourth best cookbook of 2011.

Nanna Rögnvaldardóttir´s cookbook Jólamatur Nönnu was the fourth best cookbook according to the Gour...

16.03.2012

Sjon nominated for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize

The longlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction in the UK 2012 has been revealed. The list includes...

19.03.2012

The Nordic Literature Prize awarded to Einar Már Guðmundsson

The Swedish Academy Nordic Literature Prize for 2012 has been awarded to Einar Már Guðmundsson.

16.03.2012

Free City Walks in Reykjavík

Reykjavík city walks are on Lonely Planet´s 10 tips of free travel experiences.

15.03.2012

DesignMarch 2012

DesignMarch will take place in Reykjavik on March 22-25. For the fourth time the design festival wil...

14.03.2012

Art Exhibition Islande-Israël by Anne Herzog

The exibition is at the National Centre of Cultural Heritage (Þjóðmenningarhúsið) from March 6 - May...

13.03.2012

Antoni Tàpies exibition at Reykjavik Art Museum

The exhibition, Image, Body, Pathos, opens at 4 pm Saturday March 17 at Reykjavik Art Museum/Kjarval...

12.03.2012

An Icelandic recipe book was named as one of the best in the world

The Big Book on Game was one of 14 books that were named as finalists for the Cookery Book of the Ye...

09.03.2012

Iceland holds the top spot of the Global Gender Gap Index 2011

Iceland has the greatest equality between men and women, taking into account politics, education, em...

08.03.2012

Tourism in 2012 looks promising

Nearly 28.000 foreign visitors departed from Iceland in February 2012, which are 5.000 more departur...

07.03.2012

The Reykjavík Chess Festival

The Reykjavík Chess Festival, the Reykjavik Open 2012, is held from March 6-13 at Harpa in Reykjavík...

07.03.2012

Eldhús journey starts in Reykjavík

Inspired by Iceland, the Iceland tourism initiative, has kick-started a new campaign in which it is ...

05.03.2012

Food & Fun 2012

The Food & Fun judges are in town. Yesterday, they start visiting the participating restaurants ...

05.03.2012

Food & Fun Winner of 2012

The winner of the Food & Fun 2012 competition is Chef David Varley

01.03.2012

Björk Performer of the Year in Iceland

Iceland’s foremost international artist, Björk, was voted Performer of the Year and Iceland’s rising...

01.03.2012

Nocturnal Earthquakes in Reykjavík

Two earthquakes struck close to the capital late last night, a couple hours after another hit the no...

05.03.2012

Vote for Harpa as building of the year!

The architectural website Arch Daily organises an annual competition for the "Building of the Year" ...

29.02.2012

Last days of two great exhibitions at Kjarvalsstaðir

Two great exhibitions, My Dreamland in the North and Snøhetta- architecture, landscape, interior wil...

28.02.2012

First Iceland Airwaves artists announced

It's time to announce the first ten artists for Iceland Airwaves 2012, which will take place in Reyk...

28.02.2012

Keflavik International Airport voted best airport in Europe 2011

Keflavik International Airport (KEF) in Iceland has been voted the best small airport in Europe by p...

22.02.2012

Perlan Among World's Best Revolving Restaurants

The Atlantic recently announced its list of "The World's Best Revolving Restaurants", placing Reykja...

21.02.2012

Katrin Sigurdardottir Represents Iceland at Venice Biennale 2013

Artist Katrin Sigurdardottir has been selected to represent Iceland at the Venice Biennial, La Bienn...

17.02.2012

Imagine Peace Tower lit on February 18

The City of Reykjavík has decided to light up the Imagine Peace Tower on Ms. Yoko Ono’s birthday Fe...

17.02.2012

A Provoking Sierra at the Reykjavík Art Museum

Santiago Sierra’s exhibition at the Reykjavík Art Museum- Hafnarhús (20 January-15 April 2012) has a...

15.02.2012

Rainbow Reykjavík Arrives!

The first international LGBT 4 day festival, Rainbow Reykjavík, will take place in Reykjavík from 16...

13.02.2012

Reykjavík Arts Festival 2012

Come to Reykjavík this spring and experience the unique atmosphere of the Reykjavík Arts Festival (1...

10.02.2012

Meet in Reykjavík Founded

The City of Reykjavík, Icelandair Group and Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre have founded a ...

13.02.2012

Hotel Reykjavík Marina Opens in April

Hotel chain Icelandair Hotels is expanding and will open its ninth establishment, Hotel Reykjavík Ma...

10.02.2012

Reykjavík Fashion Festival 2012

The third Reykjavík Fashion Festival (RFF) will take place from March 29th until April 1st 2012 at H...

06.02.2012

Blue Lagoon is One of the Wonders of the World

The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is among the world’s most remarkable places, according to National Geogra...

30.01.2012

A Good Year for Northern Lights

Seeing the northern lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, is something that many people dream o...

26.01.2012

Strong Growth in Tourism

566,000 foreign tourists visited Iceland in 2011, of which almost all visited Reykjavík according to...

17.01.2012

Aurum is Reykjavik Shop of the Year 2011

Jewellery and design shop Aurum has been awarded "Reykjavik Shop of the Year 2011".

13.01.2012

Iceland Among the Happiest Nations

Icelanders are very satisfied with their lives compared to other nations, according to a new interna...

10.01.2012

Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival 9 - 12 February

Reykjavik's favourite festival is back! The Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival will be held 9-12 Febru...

06.01.2012

Twelfth Night Celebrations

Hold up, the festive season isn't over just yet! Today is Þrettándinn, or Twelfth Night in Iceland, ...

17.01.2012

Reykjavik City Museum Increases Service in Winter

Reykjavik City Museum - Arbaejarsafn is extending its services during the winter season, starting fr...

28.12.2011

Bonfires on New Year's Eve - Map

There will be ten bonfires or "brenna" as they are called in Icelandic, on New Year's Eve.

27.12.2011

New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Iceland Live Online

For those who are intrigued to discover how the locals celebrate New Year’s Eve in Iceland, but aren...

23.12.2011

Merry Christmas from Visit Reykjavík

The Christmas creatures of Reykjavik and Visit Reykjavik staff wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

22.12.2011

Win a Trip to Iceland!

For readers based in the USA: Click on the link below for a chance to win a trip to Iceland, courtes...

19.12.2011

Plunging into Reykjavik

Perhaps it’s the fall-out from the country’s infamously disruptive volcano, or maybe it’s something ...

15.12.2011

Harpa's Stunning Eight Minute Sequence

Harpa, Reykjavík's new concert and conference centre, makes passers-by stop in their tracks these da...

13.12.2011

Soaking in Iceland’s social scene

"Naturally heated swimming pools are the centre of the Icelandic social scene, where gossip and news...

13.12.2011

Satellite Photo Shows Snowy Iceland

A satellite picture taken of Iceland last Saturday shows the entire island covered in snow and sea i...

14.12.2011

Christmas Market Opens in Reykjavik City Centre

A Christmas market opens today Thursday 8 December on Ingólfstorg square in Reykjavik city centre.

08.12.2011

The Reykjavik Christmas Guide Has Arrived!

Visiting Reykjavík in December? Check out the new Reykjavik Christmas Guide 2011, full of practical ...

05.12.2011

Iceland Awarded ‘Best Adventure Travel Destination’ by Sunday Times Readers

Iceland was named the ‘Best Adventure Travel Destination’ at the annual Sunday Times Travel Magazine...

02.12.2011

Iceland Airwaves Early Bird Tickets

Early bird tickets for Reykjavík music festival Iceland Airwaves 2012 are now on sale.

25.11.2011

Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík

Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr launched the "Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík" yesterday in Reykjavík ...

24.11.2011

Icelandic Phallological Museum reopened in Reykjavík

The Icelandic Phallological Museum reopened recently in Reykjavík city centre on Laugavegur 116, aft...

23.11.2011

KEX Hostel Wins Innovation Award

A relatively new hostel in Reykjavík has won the Icelandic Travel Industry Association's (SAF) innov...

16.11.2011

Reykjavik Hostel Among World's Most Eco-Friendly

The Reykjavik City Hostel in Laugardalur has been named on of the world's 10 most eco-friendly hoste...

14.11.2011

New Entertainment Centre at Smaralind Shopping Centre

A new entertainment centre, called Skemmtigardur (Fun Park), has opened at Smaralind Shopping Centre...

09.11.2011

easyJet Launches New Route to Iceland

easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today announced that it will operate a new route from London ...

08.11.2011

Promote Iceland and Icelandair Win Marketing Award

Jón Ásbergsson, managing director of Promote Iceland, was named the best marketing campaigner of 201...

02.11.2011

Reykjavik Welcome Card - Exclusive Offer in November and December!

Purchase a Reykjavík Welcome Card in November or December 2011 and receive an exclusive offer on var...

02.11.2011

Reykjavik Lonely Planet Readers' Top City for 2012

The Lonely Planet Best in Travel Readers’ Choice Award for 2012 has been announced, with Iceland vot...

28.10.2011

Reykjavik Named World Festival and Event City

The City of Reykjavik has received the honorary title of 2011 World Festival and Event City.

27.10.2011

Landsmót 2012

Online ticket sales have started for the major horsemanship event Landsmot, to be held in Reykjavík ...

27.10.2011

National Geographic recommends Iceland for 2012

National Geographic Traveler Magazine recommends Iceland as one of its top destinations for 2012.

24.10.2011

Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature at Frankfurt Book Fair

Last week, the City of Reykjavik was introduced as UNESCO City of Literature at the Frankfurt Book F...

19.10.2011

Yoko Ono launches Globe of Goodwill in Iceland

The Icelandic Benefit Society of Children with Disabilities recently launched its 9th Globe of Goodw...

14.10.2011

Reykjavik to see increase in Northern Lights activity

Iceland is set to see an increase in Northern Lights activity this winter, especially in the capital...

12.10.2011

Icelanders Welcome Tourists into their Homes in New Campaign

The President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, has kick started a new tourism campaign by making ...

13.10.2011

Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature attends Frankfurt Book Fair

Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature is taking an active part in the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair, which ...

11.10.2011

Pink October

October is breast cancer awareness month and Reykjavík has turned pink for the occasion!

07.10.2011

Yoko Ono returns to Iceland to celebrate John Lennon's birthday

Yoko Ono returns to Iceland on October 9 to celebrate John Lennon's birthday by lighting IMAGINE PEa...

04.10.2011

Reykjavík Rescue Tour Wins Award

Travel agency Iceland Travel was rewarded last week for its innovative tour “Reykjavik to the Rescue...

04.10.2011

World’s Oldest Backpacker Travels to Iceland

John Waite, who is 89, has traveled the globe for 30 years and is assumed to be the world’s oldest b...

03.10.2011

Northern Lights Hunt on Sea

From 1 October visitors can enjoy a new service from Reykjavik, a northern lights hunt on sea.

29.09.2011

2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale

Nordic fashion, design and culture will be showcased in Seattle on 30 September when the Nordic Heri...

27.09.2011

Avis Receives World Travel Awards 2011

Car rental company Avis is Europe's leading business car rental company, having recently received th...

29.09.2011

Pink Iceland Lauded In International Gay Press

Iceland's first travel office for the LGBT community, Pink Iceland, has been making a splash in the ...

22.09.2011

Inspired by Iceland Campaign Wins Gold at Effie

The tourism marketing campaign Inspired by Iceland won gold at the European Effie marketing communic...

29.09.2011

New Flight Destination: Denver

Icelandair has announced a route schedule for 2012 which will be the largest in the company's histor...

09.09.2011

Reykjavík Art Museum this Autumn

The autumn programme for Reykjavík Art Museum is out.

12.09.2011

First Reykjavík Real Food Festival Coming Up

A new festival celebrating Icelandic food and food culture will be held for the first time in Reykja...

09.09.2011

Another Record Year for Tourism

Tourist numbers so far this year have surpassed last years’; if the trend continues, the total numbe...

02.09.2011

Cinema in the Centre of the Earth

Reykjavík International Film Festival has from its inception sought to present film screenings in ex...

26.08.2011

Airwaves: more artists announced!

Fifty more bands for Iceland Airwaves 2011 have been announced

24.08.2011

Reykjavík Shopping Guide

A new private shopping service, Reykjavík Shopping Guide, is now available, making shopping for visi...

23.08.2011

Reykjavík Real Food Festival

A new festival celebrating Icelandic food and food culture will be held for the first time in Reykja...