Tag: Reykjavík

Iceland: December 2022 registered as coldest for 50 years

NordenBladet — Last month saw the coldest December in Iceland since 1973, with the average temperature across the country of around -4.0 degrees Celsius...

Iceland: Einar Hansberg Árnason set a new world record when deadlifted a total of...

NordenBladet - Einar Hansberg Árnason this weekend broke a world record when he deadlifted a total of 528,090 kilogrammes in one day. He dedicated...

Iceland: Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival opens today

NordenBladet - The annual Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival opens today and continues through Sunday, Morgunblaðið reports. Its format this year is different from that...

Iceland: Meet in Reykjavík moves under the umbrella of Promote Iceland

NordenBladet — Meet in Reykjavík, the official convention bureau for Reykjavík city and the capital area, has joined forces with Promote Iceland. According to...

Thirteen nominees for the 2020 Nordic Council Literature Prize

NordenBladet - Thirteen Nordic novels, short stories, and poetry collections have been nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The winner will be...

Iceland: 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;...

Nordic alliance against terror – Five Nordic capital cities have now signed the Nordic...

NordenBladet - Five Nordic capital cities have now signed the Nordic Capital Code of Action at the Nordic Safe City Summit 2019 in Stockholm....

Iceland: Proposal to build new domestic airport in Hvassahraun

NordenBladet - This weekend, the city of Reykjavík and the Icelandic government signed a contract that will begin an investigation into potentially opening a...

Iceland: 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,...

Iceland: Reykjavík City Council racks up massive 7.2 Million ISK Food Bill

NordenBladet - The cost of 20 Reykjavík City Council meetings from June 2018 to July 2019 amounted to 17 million ISK, or 850,000 ISK...