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Back to homepageIceland: MĂĄl og Menning Book Store permanently closed after 59 years
NordenBladet – Most people who have visited ReykjavĂk are no doubt familiar with the MĂĄl og Menning book store, at Laugavegur 18. On Friday, it was announced that the store has been permanently closed. âThe day Laugavegur became a pedestrian
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Iceland: Limited Number of Tourists Allowed in Some Ice Caves
NordenBladet – A limited number of people will from now on be allowed to visit ice caves and to go glacier hiking within five areas in the southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, MorgunblaĂ°iĂ° reports. The park received applications from
Read MoreIceland: One COVID-19-Related Death in Iceland
NordenBladet – One death from COVID-19 was announced on the website of LandspĂtali National University Hospital today â the first such death in Iceland during this wave of the disease. Ten people died during the first wave of the disease
Read MoreIceland: Will Icelandic Naming Committee Be Abolished?
NordenBladet – Iceland has long been known for its Naming Committee â a committee of three people and three substitutes whose role it is to determine which personal names are to be approved and which ones rejected in the country.
Read MoreIceland: Njalâs Saga to be completed tonight at the Icelandic Saga Centre in Hvolsvöllur, South Iceland
NordenBladet – Njalâs Saga, the best-known among the sagas of the Icelanders, will finally be completed tonight – on tapestry, that is. Since February 2013 â for seven years and seven months – a group of about 20 women have
Read MoreIceland: Hidden caves in Hella are open to public
NordenBladet – Since January 18th, 2020, four of the twelve man-made caves in Hella are open to the public. The Hella caves are ancient; some even believed to date further back than the settlement of the Vikings. In truth, nobody
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In Focus: Iceland and the Arctic
NordenBladet – There are a few different definitions of what constitutes the Arctic, but it can essentially be defined as the area surrounding the North Pole. This northernmost part of the planet is home to about 4 million people, about
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Food of Iceland: What is LaufabrauĂ° and how to make it? + Recipe and VIDEOS!
NordenBladet – LaufabrauĂ° (Icelandic pronunciation: â[ËlĂžËivaprĆiΞ], “leaf bread”; sometimes also called “snowflake bread” in English) is a traditional kind of Icelandic bread that is most often eaten in the Christmas season. Originating from northern Iceland but now eaten throughout the
Read MoreIceland: Proposal to build new domestic airport in Hvassahraun
NordenBladet – This weekend, the city of ReykjavĂk and the Icelandic government signed a contract that will begin an investigation into potentially opening a new domestic airport in Hvassahraun. According to RĂV, each party will invest 100 million ISK to
Read MoreIceland: New Police Council to be inaugurated on January 1
NordenBladet – A new Police Council under the chairmanship of the National Commissioner of the Police will begin operations on January 1 next year, RĂV.is reports. The new council was introduced by Minister of Justice Ăslaug Arna SigurbjörnsdĂłttir at the
Read MoreIceland: Landsvirkjun announces plan to become carbon neutral by 2025
NordenBladet – Today, Landsvirkjun*, the National Power Company of Iceland, will introduce plans to become carbon neutral by 2025, RĂV reports. According to HörĂ°ur Ărnarson, CEO of Landsvirkjun, the company has monitored greenhouse gas emissions closely over the past ten
Read MoreIceland: Prime Minister KatrĂn JakobsdĂłttir meets Queen Elizabeth at The NATO Summit
NordenBladet – Prime Minister KatrĂn JakobsdĂłttir met Queen Elizabeth at the NATO Summit in London on Tuesday, VĂsir reports. The meeting celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Alliance. Following a fully booked schedule, she arrived at the reception at Buckingham
Read MoreIceland: ReykjavĂk City Council racks up massive 7.2 Million ISK Food Bill
NordenBladet – The cost of 20 ReykjavĂk City Council meetings from June 2018 to July 2019 amounted to 17 million ISK, or 850,000 ISK per meeting, VĂsir reports. Of the 17 million, 7.2 million was spent on food and drink,
Read MoreMBL: Already over 50,000 Immigrants in Iceland
NordenBladet – There are over fifty thousand immigrants in Iceland, MBL.is mediates. First-generation immigrants now make up just over 14% of the population, which is a dramatic increase from the 12% measured last year. For reference, at the beginning of
Read MoreBBC Recommends new Iceland crime drama “The Valhalla Murders” + TRAILER
NordenBladet – The upcoming RĂV/Netflix co-production âThe Valhalla Murdersâ was just recommended on BBCâs âTen TV shows to watch in Decemberâ and Icelandic media is freaking out. The show is about a police investigator named Arnar who travels from Denmark
Read MoreMBL: Icelandic Name Committee says no to Zelda and Lucifer
NordenBladet – Icelandâs Naming Committee* met on the sixth of November to review another batch of contending names for their approval or rejection, MBL.is reports, and some names fared better than others. New first names now added to the Icelandic
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