Iceland Review

Victims of Car Accident Released from ICU

2010-09-06T13:55:48

Four men who were admitted to intensive care at the Landspítali hospital in Reykjavík after two serious car accidents on Friday and Saturday last week have all been taken off a respirator and relocated to a general ward, according to a physician at the ICU.

Icesave Discussed in The Hague Last Week

2010-09-06T11:00:00

A series of meetings about the Icesave dispute ended in The Hague in the Netherlands on Friday. The representatives of Iceland, the Netherlands and the UK discussed the matter on Thursday and Friday but came to no decisive conclusion.

Psilocybin Mushrooms Harvested in Iceland

2010-09-06T09:00:00

Attentive commuters in the capital region have noticed strange behavior among some people on roundabouts lately. Police say these people are likely picking psilocybin mushrooms, which is an annual event at this time of year, and not strictly illegal.

Jónsi Nominated for World Soundtrack Awards

2010-09-06T00:00:00

Singer-songwriter Jónsi of Sigur Rós has been nominated for the 2010 World Soundtrack Awards for the best originally composed song in a movie. The nomination is for the song “Sticks & Stones” which is in How to Train Your Dragon.

Emails Indicate Fraud in Sterling Air Transaction

2010-09-05T15:36:00

Emails between the management team at FL-Group seem to indicate that assets sold to Northern Travel Holding (NTH) at year end 2006 were overvalued on purpose to deceive stakeholders about the real condition of the companies involved in the transactions. Among the assets being transferred were the Danish budget airline Sterling and Iceland Express.

Murder Case: Young Man Confesses

2010-09-05T15:31:00

On Saturday the state prosecutor was informed that the murder case of Hannes Thór Helgason is now considered closed. A 23 year old man, Gunnar Rúnar Sigurthórsson, has confessed that he is the killer. Evidence at the murder scene and blood stains on the shoes of the suspect lead the police to arrest the suspect.

Reykjavík International Film Festival Coming Up

2010-09-05T15:30:00

The seventh annual Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) takes place between September 23 and October 3 this year, during which approximately 100 films will be screened. The festival is known to attract thousands of visitors.

“The Will as a Weapon” Opens at Kjarvalsstadir

2010-09-05T13:00:00

The art exhibition “The Will as a Weapon – Review 1970-1980” opened at Reykjavík Art Museum – Kjarvalsstadir yesterday. The aim of the exhibition is to shed a light on women’s artwork of this decade with emphasis on the diversity characteristic of this era.

Specialized Mountain Bike Track Opens in Akureyri

2010-09-05T10:00:00

Mountain biking is a growing sport in Iceland and yesterday Iceland’s first specialized mountain bike track opened in Kjarnaskógur forest outside Akureyri in north Iceland.

Time Featured in New ASÍ Art Museum Exhibition

2010-09-04T14:30:00

In the exhibition “Time Is Not Going, It Is Coming”— which opened at the ASÍ Art Museum in Reykjavík yesterday— artists Svava Björnsdóttir and Inga Ragnarsdóttir experiment with the idea of time travel.

Castro/Ólafsson Exhibition at the Living Art Museum

2010-09-04T12:00:00

The Exhibition “Lobbyists” by artistic duo Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson, who have been chosen to represent Iceland at the 2011 Venice Biennale, opened at the Living Art Museum in Reykjavík yesterday.

SEEDS Exhibits Results of Photo Marathon

2010-09-04T09:00:00

Non-profit NGO SEEDS opened an exhibition at Gallery Tukt at Hitt húsid youth center in Reykjavík last weekend, displaying pictures taken by its volunteers during a photo marathon, and it will run for another week.

National Theater of Iceland Celebrates 60th Anniversary

2010-09-03T18:30:00

The National Theater of Iceland has turned 60 and will celebrate with an open house on Sunday. Various classic fairy-tale characters, mainly from children’s plays such as Thorbjoern Egner’s When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town, will entertain visitors.

World’s Second-Largest Rigged Sailing Ship in Iceland

2010-09-03T15:00:00

The Russian bark Sedov docked at Reykjavík harbor yesterday, which is the second-largest rigged sailing ship in the world (not the largest as earlier reported). It belongs to the technical college in Murmansk and is used to train young sailors.

Dutch Military Jets to Be Registered in Iceland?

2010-09-03T13:30:00

Before stepping down as Minister of Transport yesterday, Kristján L. Möller gave the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) permission to start preparing the registration of military jets, owned by the Dutch company ECA Program, in Iceland.

Iceland’s PM Announces List of 20 Tasks

2010-09-03T11:38:41

The new government, which comprises of new ministries and two new ministers while the overall number of ministers dropped from 12 to ten, will focus on 20 issues this winter, as Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir and her coalition partner Finance Minister Steingrímur J. Sigfússon announced yesterday.

Lost Horse Found After One Year in the Wild

2010-09-03T08:00:00

The horse Klaki has been returned to its owner after spending almost an entire year in the wild on Fljótsdalsheidi heath in east Iceland. The horse went missing after being released to the mountains with a whole herd of horses last summer.

Brazilian Resident in Iceland Loses Work Permit

2010-09-03T00:30:00

Brazilian jazz singer Jussanam da Silva had worked for two years at the after school center Hlídaskjól in Reykjavík and had signed a contract with the center for another year of employment when the Directorate of Labor deprived her of her work permit.

Dreamliner Comes to Iceland for Test Flights

2010-09-02T19:30:00

The new Dreamliner, Boeing 787, landed at Keflavík International Airport yesterday morning for test flights in side wind. According to the airport’s information officer Fridthór Eydal, the airplane will be in Iceland for test flights for about a week.

South Iceland Night of Lights Festival Begins Today

2010-09-02T17:00:00

The 11th annual Night of Lights festival begins today in Reykjanesbaer municipality in southwest Iceland. Tomorrow and Saturday night, many of the country’s best bands will play in Reykjanesbaer and on Sunday local choirs will entertain guests.