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Back to homepageIceland: Music streamed 1.2 billion times in Iceland during 2020
NordenBladet — According to RUV, Icelanders streamed music 1.2 billion times during 2020, as shown from data provided by the Icelandic Association of Record Publishing Companies. Spotify was noted as the dominating streaming service, with Icelanders streaming on the platform
Read MoreIceland: North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission holds it 39th annual meeting
NordenBladet — NEAFC is the intergovernmental organisation responsible for fisheries management in international waters in the North-East Atlantic. Its Contracting Parties are Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland), the European Union, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation and
Read MoreIceland adopts the WTTC global safety and hygiene stamp
NordenBladet — Iceland is among 145 destinations to adopt the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) global safety and hygiene stamp, which was launched earlier this year. The Safe Travels stamp was developed as the first of its kind to
Read MoreIceland: Mál og Menning Book Store permanently closed after 59 years
NordenBladet – Most people who have visited ReykjavĂk are no doubt familiar with the Mál og Menning book store, at Laugavegur 18. On Friday, it was announced that the store has been permanently closed. “The day Laugavegur became a pedestrian
Read MoreIceland: 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 – 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 – 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: Meet in ReykjavĂk moves under the umbrella of Promote Iceland
NordenBladet — Meet in ReykjavĂk, the official convention bureau for ReykjavĂk city and the capital area, has joined forces with Promote Iceland. According to an agreement between  ReykjavĂk’s city council executive committee, Promote Iceland and Icelandair,  Meet in ReykjavĂk will
Read MoreIceland: Njal’s Saga to be completed tonight at the Icelandic Saga Centre in Hvolsvöllur, South Iceland
NordenBladet – Njal’s Saga, the best-known among the sagas of the Icelanders, will finally be completed tonight – on tapestry, that is. Since February 2013 – for seven years and seven months – a group of about 20 women have
Read MoreIceland: Reykjavik International Film Festival goes ahead in September
NordenBladet — This year RIFF will explore new technology and use it to bring quality cinema to an even wider audience in Iceland. There will be online screenings to movie lovers across the country to KeflavĂk, ĂŤsafjörĂ°ur and Akureyri as
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