Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of the lambing season at Brimnes, a farm in the north of Iceland, in April 2008. Sheep farmer Arnar Gústafsson and his girlfriend Edda Björk take shifts watching over the nearly 300 ewes and helping them give birth 24/7 for about two months or until the last lamb is born. In Iceland, the arrival of lambs is synonymous with the arrival of summer. The lambing season is currently at its height.  more

Located just 40 minutes by car and six minutes from Keflavík International Airport, Sandgerdi (“Sandy Hedge”) is a growing town of 1,700 with a storied history and loads to see. Read this special promotion about the hidden secrets of one of Iceland's most charming seaside villages.  more

A quarterly publication founded in 1963, the print edition of Iceland Review is the longest running English-language magazine on Iceland. It’s an important source of information for readers who are looking for first-hand information on Icelandic culture, society and nature.

 

“Iceland Review is one of the oldest magazines in this country and has always been a quality publication,” says former editor Bjarni Brynjólfsson. “The magazine offers insightful features on life in Iceland, profiles interesting Icelanders and spotlights amazing photographs like it has done for so many years.”

Iceland Review is delivered to subscribers all over the world with readers in more than 100 countries and a circulation of almost 20,000.

“The magazine is really a window into Icelandic society. We cover culture and the working life of the nation as well as its wonderful but harsh nature,” explains renowned photographer and deputy editor Páll Stefánsson, who has been with Iceland Review for over 25 years, complementing the editorial content with his stunning photographs of Iceland’s landscape and people.

“Most of our stories are written by English-speaking journalists who have become experts in all things Icelandic. They also provide critical insight into our society because outsiders often see things with a clearer vision than natives,” comments Brynjólfsson, who took over the editorship one year ago.

“Many travel agents who plan trips to Iceland are devoted readers as the magazine is a reliable source of information,” says Brynjólfsson. Iceland Review can also be found in most of the better hotel rooms in Iceland as well as in selected bookstores in North America.

All subscribers are part of Iceland Review’s annual draw to win a trip to Iceland.

Click here to subscribe to the magazine and here to purchase a gift subscription.

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The current issue of the quarterly magazine Iceland Review includes interviews with fashion photographer Saga Sig and conceptual artist Rúrí. Also, we take you to Grímsstaðir á Fjöllum, that desolate land coveted by a Chinese tycoon, and also explore Icelandic archeological remains. We discuss the Icelandic Church, the flourishing gaming industry, debate the future of Iceland’s energy resources and interview the president of the Icelandic National League of North America. Subscribe now and receive a free photo book by IR’s editor Páll Stefánsson of the Eyjafjallajökull eruptions. Click here to subscribe to the magazine and here to buy a gift subscription.

The Reykjavík Shorts&Docs was held in Reykjavík from May 6 to 9 in Bíó Paradís, and what an enriching experience it was to attend the festival.  more

Shedding light on Iceland’s thousand-year history, as manifested in remains ranging from Viking graves to enchanted sites, Mannvist is a fundamental piece of writing. Ásta Andrésdóttir met with its author, archaeologist Birna Lárusdóttir.  more

“The House Project” currently on display in Hafnarborg, the Hafnarfjörður Centre of Culture and Fine Art, is a new artwork by Hreinn Friðfinnsson consisting of a photography series of the three houses. His work is described as “a poetic and philosophical exploration of every day human experience.”  more