Knife Seized And Extension Sought In Edition Hotel Homicide Case
The police have seized a knife in connection with the investigation into the deaths of two French tourists at the…
Car Collided With Bus At Hverfisgata
On June 18, one person was transported to a hospital when a car collided into the side of a bus…
Antique Remains Discovered Underneath Hlemmur
Two ash heaps and traces of the old Laugavegur road have been uncovered during archaeological monitoring at Hlemmur Square in…
Fifteen Awarded With The Order Of The Falcon At Bessastaðir
A group of 15 Icelanders were awarded the prestigious Order of the Falcon by President Halla Tómasdóttir at a formal…
Six Homicides Reported As Of This Year
As of June 2025, six homicides have been reported in five separate police cases. In 2024, homicides reached a record…
Double Homicide At The Reykjavík Edition Hotel, Suspect In Custody
On the morning of Saturday, June 14, two tourists were found dead at the Reykjavík Edition hotel. A French woman…
Artist Árni Már Auctions A Piece For The Right To Protest
On May 31, 2024, a group of anti-war and pro-Palestine protesters gathered to demonstrate outside a government meeting on Skuggasund.…
Grapevine Events: Happy 22nd Birthday To Us!
Sun’s out, and today’s Grapevine’s 22nd birthday! We’ll be celebrating at our birthday party, but we’ve got some ideas for…
Stranded Orca Euthanised
The orca that stranded earlier this week in Grafarvogur has been euthanised, reports RÚV. After swimming back out to sea…
Old DC-3 Transported To Sólheimasandur
An old Douglas Dakota aircraft, purchased this March by the landowners of Sólheimasandur from the Icelandic DC-3 Friends Association, was…
Orca Swims Out To Sea
The orca that stranded near Korpúlfsstaðir on Tuesday night is now free of the shallows and swimming toward open waters,…
Orca Swims Out To Sea
The orca that stranded near Korpúlfsstaðir on Tuesday night is now free of the shallows and swimming toward open waters,…
Nose Wheel Lands Just Steps From Tourists
A potential disaster was narrowly avoided when a training aircraft lost its nose wheel over Austurvöllur while approaching Reykjavík Airport.…
Missing Hiker On Esja Found Dead
A man who had been missing on Esja on Monday and Tuesday was found dead on the slopes of Kistufell,…
Orca Washed Ashore In Grafarvogur
An orca washed ashore near the golf course by Korpúlfsstaðir in Grafarvogur last night, reports RÚV. Davíð Friðjónsson, a shift…
Iceland Roundup: Lost On Mt. Esja, Death At Brúará, Border Control, Don’t Drink The Blue Lagoon
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…
Sourdough Breathalysers & Racist Racists
Protests in front of Parliament A protest took place in Austurvöllur in front of Iceland’s parliament this Saturday. “We are…
Stampede At The Stadium
A bad case of the “þetta reddast” Fifteen people had to seek medical attention after a stampede that took place…
Search For Lost Hiker Continues
No trail has been found of a lost hiker near Esjan. On the evening of June 9, SAR teams started…
Þorbjörn Rescue Team Removes Controversial “MGGA” Hats From Sale
The rescue team Þorbjörn, which is based in Grindavík, has decided to cancel the distribution of a controversial piece of…
Colombian Refugee Oscar Florez Granted Citizenship
In the early days of June, Oscar Florez, a 17-year-old refugee from Colombia, was granted Icelandic citizenship by Alþingi. The decision…
Dettifoss Vantage Point Closed Due To Landslide
The northernmost vantage point by Dettifoss has been closed off for security reasons. On June 5, a landslide fell near…
Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Fringe , Icelandic Tattoo Convention & Exhibition Openings
It’s Friday again, and we’ve just printed a fresh new issue! This weekend is packed with gallery openings, tattoo opportunities,…
Grapevine’s Reykjavík Fringe Picks
Reykjavík Fringe is in town! We’ve already told you about Belonging?, a stand-up show where foreign-born comedians get honest about their…
