A record store in Odense, Denmark, has removed Björk’s music from its shelves, reports the Danish broadcaster TV 2. This comes days after Björk’s comments about Greenland. “From tomorrow, it will no ...

With 2025 formally wrapped up, it’s a good time to take stock of the year in music. It’s almost time for the Grapevine to select the best of the best. Which artist destroyed in 2025? Who should you be ...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor ...

Petrol prices in Iceland decreased significantly on New Year’s Day, when the fuel taxes were replaced by a per-kilometre charge. Both petrol and diesel prices in the capital area decreased by ...

Three foreign nationals who stole large sums of money through pickpocketing in Reykjavík in December have been deported, reports RÚV. Police say they came to Iceland specifically to engage in criminal ...

It isn’t often that an entirely new cultural medium is born. But over the last few decades, video games have taken over the world. With over three billion active players, games have emerged as both a ...

As a running city, Reykjavík has improved immensely over the past few years. Good running paths are never far away, and new ones are being made every year. The number of runners has also grown ...

Ever wanted to go very fast down a hill with two sticks attached to your feet? Here’s how! Say what you like about the Icelandic winter—and you can, because it won’t make the slightest bit of ...

Iceland’s Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir, resigned earlier this year amidst a scandal that made headlines here in Iceland and notably around the entire world.

When this magazine finds its way into the shops, cafés and cultural institutions of Reykjavík, it will have been a mere 46 days since the inauguration of President of the United States of America ...

Some artists push boundaries. Others dissolve them entirely. For Björk Guðmundsdóttir, a concert is never just a concert, an album is never just an album. Her latest tour? Elaborated to such detail ...

An ancient way of life is having a moment right now. Why? Spend any amount of time in Iceland, and you are going to be reminded of the country’s pagan heritage. Frequently. This may come in overt, ...