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RÚV English Radio - KNITTING WITHOUT A NET & ÍSLENSKA ULLARVIKAN / ICELANDIC WOOL WEEK
Published: September 18, 2026 16:30
Leslie Meyer is a knitting enthusiast based in Seattle, whose love of Iceland matches her love for all things woollen.She is in Iceland from next week for events in Kópavogur library, the town's Gunnhann Studio, and Selfoss, for Íslenska Ullarvikan -…
Electronic Communications Office of Iceland wants greater powers following mobile network shutdowns
Published: September 18, 2026 15:13
In August, the innviðaráðherra (Minister of Infrastructure) formally asked Fjarskiptastofa (Electronic Communications Office of Iceland) to review how the phase-out of the 2G and 3G mobile networks had proceeded in Iceland.Fjarskiptastofa submitted a…
Police warn of scam unpaid vehicle charge texts
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-18-police-warn-of-scam-unpaid-vehicle-charge-texts-487428/
Published: September 18, 2026 13:09
Police are warning about text messages being sent to people in the name of Iceland Revenue and Customs.The messages claim that a system review of vehicles shows an outstanding balance of 3,450 ISK.The messages say that recipients must settle the amount…
Rejection of talks 'not rejection of European cooperation'
Published: September 18, 2026 12:57
Tom Berendsen, utanríkisráðherra Hollands (Dutch Foreign Minister), says that although Icelanders rejected accession talks with the European Union, they did not reject European cooperation.The foreign ministers of the Benelux countries - Belgium, the…
Man admits livestock farms break-ins
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-18-man-admits-livestock-farms-break-ins-487422/
Published: September 18, 2026 12:46
Capital Area police have solved a number of break-ins at poultry and pig farms committed this summer.They say a man in his 20s was arrested in connection with the break-ins, and he has admitted guilt.The break-ins and property damage the man has admitted…
Wolt nearly doubled revenue and made 107 million ISK profit last year
Published: September 18, 2026 12:42
Wolt made a profit of more than 107 million ISK last year and nearly doubled its revenue year-on-year. The company's total revenue amounted to more than 1.24 billion ISK, compared with just over 630 million ISK the previous year. The company's board is…
"Strange to kick people when they're at their weakest"
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-18-strange-to-kick-people-when-theyre-at-their-weakest-487414/
Published: September 18, 2026 12:24
Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson, former Minister of Education and Children and former deputy chair of Flokkur fólksins (People's Party), says a conversation between party leader Inga Sæland, who now heads Guðmundur Ingi's former ministry, and his wife, prompted…
One of the sea's most valuable fish washes up at Leiruvog
Published: September 18, 2026 10:04
A bluefin tuna was found washed ashore at Leiruvog in Akureyri last Friday, a week after an ocean sunfish was found nearby.Akureyri.net quotes Magnús Víðisson and Hreiðar Þór Valtýsson, fisheries science researchers at Háskólinn á Akureyri (University of…
Reitir's offer to build nursing home accepted
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-18-reitirs-offer-to-build-nursing-home-accepted-487397/
Published: September 18, 2026 09:59
Framkvæmdasýslan - Ríkiseignir (the Government Construction Contracting Agency - Government Property Agency) and Icelandic commercial property firm Reitir, have finalised an agreement for the company to build a 9,100-square-metre nursing home for 140…
North Iceland joins race for Tækniskólinn
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-18-north-iceland-joins-race-for-taekniskolinn-487395/
Published: September 18, 2026 09:52
Both Akureyri and Norðurþing Municipality have expressed an interest in bringing Tækniskólinn (Technical College) to North Iceland. They are the fourth and fifth municipalities to make overtures to the school. Tækniskólinn had planned to build in…
"Overall, I don't feel good about this"
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-18-overall-i-dont-feel-good-about-this-487394/
Published: September 18, 2026 09:46
"I'm not particularly keen on them," says Gylfi Ólafsson, mayor of Ísafjarðarbær, about proposals to change the distribution of parliamentary seats.The proposals are intended both to ensure a balance between the number of votes and the distribution of…
Tækniskólinn: former mayor's Independence Party colleague paid millions
Published: September 17, 2026 08:42
Hafnarfjörður Municipality has paid a party colleague of its former mayor at least ISK 19 million for work connected with the municipality's failed purchases of land for Tækniskólinn (Technical College).He was tasked with negotiating with landowners,…
Interest rate rise quickly hit non-indexed loans
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-interest-rate-rise-quickly-hit-non-indexed-loans-487302/
Published: September 17, 2026 08:16
The policy interest rate increase by Seðlabanki Íslands (Central Bank of Iceland) on 21 August led the banks to quickly raise their variable non-indexed interest rates accordingly. Most other interest rates remained unchanged.One category of interest rate,…
Wolt couriers stop work; say they lose money making deliveries
Published: September 17, 2026 07:44
Couriers working for delivery company Wolt in Iceland temporarily stopped work yesterday. They did so to attract the attention of Wolt's management and obtain an explanation for why their pay has fallen in recent months.Around 60 couriers stopped work and…
Four-legged siblings at sheepdog world championships
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-four-legged-siblings-at-sheepdog-world-championships-487299/
Published: September 17, 2026 07:32
The World Sheepdog Trials in Lauder, in the UK, began yesterday, and run until Sunday.The competitors from Iceland are Maríus Snær Halldórsson, a farmer at Presthólar in Núpasveit, Öxarfjörður, with the dog Rosi, and Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir, a farmer at…
39% say they were bitten this summer
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-39-say-they-were-bitten-this-summer-487298/
Published: September 17, 2026 07:21
Almost four in ten Icelanders believe they were bitten by biting midges in Iceland this summer, suggests Gallup's Þjóðarpúls (National Pulse) survey.Biting midges have plagued people in Iceland since at least 2015 and have spread across the country.The…
Breiðafjörður municipalities want state compensation over ferry disruption
Published: September 17, 2026 07:17
The Breiðafjörður ferry Baldur is due to go into dry dock at the beginning of October. Its services have faced considerable disruption after it had to operate between the mainland and Vestmannaeyjar this summer.Stykkishólmur mayor Jakob Björgvin…
'Obvious' that Hafnarfjarðarbær administration failed
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-obvious-that-hafnarfjardarbaer-administration-failed-487295/
Published: September 17, 2026 07:07
"This should not be able to happen, least of all in such a large municipality with such a major project which matters enormously to everyone involved," says Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, professor of public administration at Stjórnmálafræðideild Háskóla Íslands…
EFTA: Blood mare farming 'not comparable' to cheesemaking or dairy farming
Published: September 17, 2026 06:58
The issue of blood mare farming has been one of Iceland's most controversial animal welfare cases in recent years, alongside whaling. International animal welfare organisations have published videos of the operation which have attracted worldwide…
40 white roses thrown in sea to remember Pourquoi Pas? crew
Published: September 17, 2026 06:41
On 15 September 1936, Pourquoi Pas? set sail on its final voyage.The ship sought shelter in Faxaflói during a violent storm and ran aground on the Hnokki reef, near the farm Straumfjörður.Twenty-one bodies were found the following day, including that of…
Andri Snær receives Sigríður í Brattholti Nature Conservation Award
Published: September 17, 2026 06:31
Andri Snær Magnason yesterday received the Náttúruverndarviðurkenning Sigríðar í Brattholti (Sigríður í Brattholti Nature Conservation Award), on the Day of Icelandic Nature. The award is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution…
Aircraft mechanics' strike could cost Icelandair hundreds of millions every day
Published: September 17, 2026 06:28
A strike by aircraft mechanics could cost Icelandair hundreds of millions of krónur a day in lost revenue and compensation to passengers, according to an analysis by AKKUR, an Icelandic independent equity research and advisory firm.Icelandair aircraft…
Radical changes would equalise the weight of votes
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-radical-changes-would-equalise-the-weight-of-votes-487288/
Published: September 17, 2026 06:18
Proposals for a major increase in the number of equalisation seats would make the weight of votes more equal between constituencies, but would also have a significant impact on the number of MPs representing them.Hafsteinn Birgir Einarsson, a doctor of…
Earthquake swarm near Reykjanestá moves closer to land
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-earthquake-swarm-near-reykjanesta-moves-closer-to-land-487287/
Published: September 17, 2026 06:14
Earthquake activity southwest of Reykjanestá increased again shortly before midnight. The swarm has moved closer to land than it was yesterday, and most of the earthquakes are now around 30 kilometres southwest of the point, according to Bjarki Kaldalóns…
Old Icelandic banknotes sell for millions
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-old-icelandic-banknotes-sell-for-millions-487286/
Published: September 17, 2026 06:13
Icelandic banknotes sold for large sums at an auction held by Swedish auction house Postiljonen yesterday.Many of them were described as very rare. A total of 74 notes were offered for sale and all were sold, fetching the equivalent of 84 million ISK in…
West Iceland Police search for two teenage boys
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-17-west-iceland-police-search-for-two-teenage-boys-487284/
Published: September 17, 2026 05:52
Lögreglan á Vesturlandi (West Iceland Police) are searching for two teenage boys, 15-year-old Cezary Kobiela and 14-year-old Szymon Suchecki.They left their homes in Borgarnes on Sunday, 13 September.Cezary is 178 cm tall, of slim build and has short, fair…
RÚV English Radio - BREK
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-16-ruv-english-radio-brek-487247/
Published: September 16, 2026 16:27
The band Brek plays mainly original, folk music with influences from various directions. They connect Icelandic folk music heritage with other types of folk music.Their new album Ný spor í slóð is released next week, and will be launched with a gig at…
Major increase in 'equalisation seats' proposed
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-16-major-increase-in-equalisation-seats-proposed-487215/
Published: September 16, 2026 11:46
The number of MPs representing Norðausturkjördæmi (Northeast Constituency) would fall by three and the number representing Norðvesturkjördæmi (Northwest Constituency) by one if proposals from a working group reviewing the electoral system are adopted.In…
RÚV English Radio - HÚSAVÍK MUSEUM: MYNDLISTARSAFN ÞINGEYINGA / THE DISTRICT ART COLLECTION
Published: September 16, 2026 10:26
The District Art Collection currently consists of almost nineteen hundred works - quite an increase since its foundation in 1978, when its first donation saw just 77 works by 30 artists.Darren again spoke to the museum's Nicola Van Kuilenburg.RÚV English…
Tækniskólinn considering seeking compensation from Hafnarfjörður
Published: September 16, 2026 10:08
It has become clear that the agreement between Hafnarfjörður Municipality and Tækniskólinn for a new school to be built in the town had fallen through after the municipality was unable to provide a site for the school as promised.Plans to build the school…
'Hugely significant day' in Icelandic energy history
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-16-hugely-significant-day-in-icelandic-energy-history-487206/
Published: September 16, 2026 10:01
“This is a hugely significant day in Icelandic energy history. We are opening a new chapter,” said Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, umhverfis-, orku- og loftslagsráðherra (Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate), of the opening of Iceland’s first wind…
Two charged over major drug smuggling on Norröna
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-16-two-charged-over-major-drug-smuggling-on-norrona-487205/
Published: September 16, 2026 09:48
The District Prosecutor has charged a man and a woman with smuggling almost 70 kg of drugs into Iceland. The smuggling was discovered in June, when 56 kg of amphetamine, eight kg of cocaine, three kg of ketamine, almost one kg of an MDMA and ketamine…
50 earthquakes in swarm on Reykjanes Ridge
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-16-50-earthquakes-in-swarm-on-reykjanes-ridge-487204/
Published: September 16, 2026 09:44
An earthquake swarm began on Reykjaneshryggur (Reykjanes Ridge) at 9.55pm yesterday. It is around 50 kilometres southwest of Eldey.The largest earthquakes in the swarm had magnitudes of 3.2 and 3.1. Almost 50 earthquakes have been recorded since the swarm…
Icelandic Data Protection Authority concern over AI recording devices
Published: September 16, 2026 09:01
A new type of AI-assisted recording device has been heavily advertised recently. One example is the smart device Pocket, which is advertised as a good way of keeping track of everyday conversations. Its main function is to record every conversation taking…
Public bodies urged to advertise in media, rather than social media
Published: September 15, 2026 11:41
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education this morning sent guidance to the heads of institutions under the ministry, urging their institutions to buy advertising from media outlets rather than social media…
State paid ISK 107,000 per passenger in 2024
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-15-state-paid-isk-107000-per-passenger-in-2024-487104/
Published: September 15, 2026 06:42
Residents of Langanes are unhappy about a lack of consultation by Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) over the tender for scheduled flights from Akureyri to Vopnafjörður and Þórshöfn. The number of flights is set to be reduced from five…
Norwegian ruling on legality of parking charges could apply in Iceland
Published: September 15, 2026 06:38
Oslo District Court has ruled that a debt collection company was not authorised to impose additional charges relating to parking. The chair of Neytendasamtökin believes the Norwegian ruling could also apply in Iceland.The Norwegian consumer association…
Twice as many boys in Year 10 now smoke compared with last year
Published: September 15, 2026 06:29
Cigarette smoking among young people fell sharply over recent decades as regulations were tightened and prevention work intensified. Now, with e-cigarettes, vaping and nicotine pouches becoming widespread, smoking is increasing again.Ragný Þóra Guðjohnsen,…
Capital mayor wants to offer Technical College a site in Úlfarsárdalur
Published: September 15, 2026 06:23
Hildur Björnsdóttir, mayor of Reykjavík, wants to "move quickly" and find Tækniskólinn a site in Reykjavík. It has emerged that the school will not be built at Flensborgarhöfn in Hafnarfjörður, as had been planned for several years.I had heard about this…
Bjarni Benediktsson: Aircraft mechanics' pay demands 'cannot be met'
Published: September 15, 2026 06:19
Bjarni Benediktsson, managing director of Samtök atvinnulífsins, is not optimistic that an agreement will be reached between the aircraft mechanics and Icelandair, as the airline is in no position to meet their demands.This is a very difficult situation…
Independence Party MP: 'Iceland will not sink into the sea' if Protocol 35 approved
Published: September 15, 2026 06:11
Hildur Sverrisdóttir, an MP for Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn, says it would be "more appropriate" for Alþingi to deal with the bill on Protocol 35 rather than allowing the matter to go before the EFTA Court.Protocol 35 was among the issues discussed on RÚV's…
PM: Will not resume EU process; situation exactly the same as before referendum
Published: September 15, 2026 06:04
The Prime Minister says the government has no plans to formally withdraw Iceland's application for membership of the European Union, and that the situation is now exactly the same as it was before the referendum.Since the result of the referendum on…
Aircraft mechanics call strike from 23 September
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-aircraft-mechanics-call-strike-from-23-september-487052/
Published: September 14, 2026 16:26
Flugvirkjafélag Íslands (Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics’ Association) today called an indefinite strike covering all aircraft mechanics employed by Icelandair. It is due to begin at 12.01am on 23 September.The website of Flugvirkjafélag Íslands says the…
RÚV English Radio - KRISTIAN SØNDERLUND ROSS: THE MUSIC OF EVE ONLINE
Published: September 14, 2026 16:19
Reykjavik's Fenris Creations launched EVE Online in May 2003. The game gives players freedom to "shape economies, politics and warfare, on a galactic scale".The music in the game is no less epic. Darren spoke to composer Kristian Sønderlund Ross, about…
World Piano Teachers Association Iceland: video of 2026 contest
Published: September 14, 2026 09:16
The WPTA (World Piano Teachers Association) Iceland brought its international piano competition back to Salurinn in Kópavogur last month, alongside a summer piano course organised with the Iceland University of the Arts Open University program.You can now…
Icelanders defrauded in Alicante: Spanish authorities receive 1,100 reports a year
Published: September 14, 2026 08:45
"Good God, it's an enormous shock to have something like this happen to you," says Guðrún Svava Pálmarsdóttir, a 65-year-old Icelandic woman, about what she describes as the rental apartment fraud she experienced in Alicante, Spain. Guðrún Svava paid…
Bus stopped at Þingvellir because of oil leak
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-bus-stopped-at-thingvellir-because-of-oil-leak-487012/
Published: September 14, 2026 08:35
Rangers at Þingvellir National Park stopped a tour company bus during the weekend because of an oil leak. The national park manager says it is being considered whether the incident should be reported. The company's CEO says he regrets what happened and…
Fish tubs take flight in Norðfjörður
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-fish-tubs-take-flight-in-nordfjordur-487010/
Published: September 14, 2026 08:18
A large number of fish tubs became airborne at Norðfjarðarhöfn in Neskaupstaður on Saturday morning.Sigurjón Geir Sveinsson, an employee at the fish market, narrowly escaped the tubs while driving a forklift at the harbour."Of course, tubs have blown…
Icelandair CEO: 'Serious' if professions can shut down country through strikes
Published: September 14, 2026 08:11
A vote on strike action by aircraft mechanics working for Icelandair began on Friday.Icelandair's CEO says it is a serious matter that occupational groups can effectively shut down the country through strike action if their demands are not met in wage…
Expansion of vocational training building in Suðurnes to begin after New Year
Published: September 14, 2026 08:04
There are plans for the vocational training building at Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja (Suðurnes Comprehensive College) to be expanded by 1,800 square metres. Inga Sæland, Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, and Vilhjálmur Árnason, mayor of…
Sharp rise in air ambulance flights: maintaining airports a 'matter of life and death'
Published: September 14, 2026 07:53
Air ambulance flights increased by more than 40 per cent in July compared with last year. If the current trend continues, more than 1,000 air ambulance flights will be made this year. The concentration of specialised medical services in the capital area…
Heavy highland snow on Friday
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-heavy-highland-snow-on-friday-487005/
Published: September 14, 2026 07:17
A ranger at Eldgjá in the highlands says heavy snow fell on Friday and that rangers advised several tourists in poorly equipped vehicles to turn back. Considerably less snow fell in Landmannalaugar than in Eldgjá.Sif Arnardóttir says inexperienced tourists…
PM: Fee increases could be smaller if talks go well
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-pm-fee-increases-could-be-smaller-if-talks-go-well-487004/
Published: September 14, 2026 07:10
PM Kristrún Frostadóttir says the government's announced fee increases could be smaller than previously stated, if tripartite talks with employers and unions go well.The government's announced fixed-amount increases are in line with inflation of just over…
Around thirty prisoners already deported
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-around-thirty-prisoners-already-deported-487002/
Published: September 14, 2026 06:57
The deportation of foreign prisoners has already considerably eased pressure on the prison system, says the Minister of Justice. Mohamad Th. Jóhannesson, formerly Mohamad Kourani, was deported last week after serving a third of his sentence for attempted…
Hundreds of cats rescued every year
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-hundreds-of-cats-rescued-every-year-487001/
Published: September 14, 2026 06:40
Kattholt and Kattavinafélag Íslands (Icelandic Cat Protection Society) celebrated a combined 85th anniversary yesterday. Kattholt has been operating for 35 years and Kattavinafélag Íslands for 50 years.There were plenty of people - and cats - at the…
Last orders for food at Dalvík Olís
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-09-14-last-orders-for-food-at-dalvik-olis-486999/
Published: September 14, 2026 06:31
The Olís service station shop in Dalvík will close on 1 November. It is the last such 'kiosk' in the town, and residents are distraught at the closure.It is also the last place in Dalvík where people can buy a hot dog.“A blow to the town”The kiosk was…