How an Icelandic Concert Inspired Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’

There are lots of mystical and moving metaphors to be found in Led Zeppelin songs, but when Robert Plant sang about coming from the land of ice and snow in "Immigrant Song," he meant it literally. "Immigrant Song" appeared on Led Zeppelin's 1970...

Yellow Weather Alert as Strong Winds Hit South Iceland

South and Southeast Iceland are under yellow weather warnings due to powerful southerly winds. The alerts, issued by the Icelandic Meteorological Office, remain in effect until midnight. Wind speeds of 15 to 20 m/s have been reported near...

Over 70 Pilot Whales Saved After Mass Stranding in North Iceland

An extraordinary rescue operation took place last night in the northern town of Ólafsfjörður, where more than 70 pilot whales became stranded near the harbour. Local media reports that thanks to a coordinated response, all of the whales were...

Visit the Icelandic Aviation Festival in Akureyri Today

Crowds are expected at Akureyri Airport today as the Icelandic Aviation Museum hosts its annual Aviation Day celebration. On display will be a range of aircraft, including a Czech Air Force Gripen fighter jet and a US Navy P-8 submarine-hunting...

AI technology could save Icelandic fishing industry billions

A new technology that uses artificial intelligence to predict the distribution of commercial fish stocks—such as cod, haddock, and redfish—could save the Icelandic fishing industry billions of ISK, according to Svanur Guðmundsson, a fisheries...

Chasing the midnight sun: Summer escapes in Norway and Iceland

With the arrival of summer in the Arctic North, a celestial wonder dominates the skies: the Midnight Sun. It's an otherworldly phenomenon where the sun refuses to dip below the horizon, lighting up the landscape even at midnight. No place is this...

Experience 'A Taste of Iceland' Later This Month

Ever since Icelandair began offering direct flights between Reykjavík and Nashville, Iceland has become a bucket list destination for lots of Middle Tennesseans. With four nonstop flights each direction every week, a trip to the wonderland that is...

Man running across Iceland for friend missing in New Zealand

A Bristol man is running across Iceland this week to raise funds for a memorial bench for a friend who went missing in the mountains of New Zealand around a month ago. Elliot Jenkins, from Portishead, has launched a GoFundMe page with the aim of...

airBaltic expands from Estonia with new flights to Reykjavik in Iceland

AirBaltic has heralded the commencement of its latest route when on June 18, 2025, the carrier’s first flight between its base in Tallinn, Estonia, and Reykjavik in Iceland departed. The new route marks airBaltic’s second connection to Iceland,...

Irish Police To Question 35 In Iceland Over Disappearance Of Jón Þröstur

Irish police officers are expected to arrive in Iceland next week as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Jón Þröstur Jónsson, who vanished in Dublin over six years ago, reports RÚV. Icelandic authorities have approved a legal...

The Who’s Who Of The Icelandic Brosphere

Readers of this publication are more often than not unfamiliar with many aspects of Iceland’s politics and culture, and we try our best to give enough context in our coverage to compensate for that. However, in this issue’s main feature we cover...

‘Gerua’ in Iceland

Reading Time: 5 minutes Iceland was prominently placed on my bucket list after viewing the 2015 Bollywood film Dilwale, which stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film’s most popular song, ‘Gerua’, was filmed in various picturesque locations across...

How does Iceland contribute to NATO when it has no military?

Thórlindur Kjartansson is Iceland's current deployment to Estonia (2024–2026), and like his colleagues in Latvia and Lithuania, his job is to contribute to strategic communications (stratcoms) and analysis of geopolitical developments. The ability...

The Big Vibe Shift: Inside The Icelandic Brosphere

For reference, read this article for a deep-dive character analysis of the Brosphere’s main players. It was very clear in the early hours of December 1, 2024, that there had been a vibe shift in Iceland. The shift hadn’t happened overnight — but...

The coolest job in the West Midlands this summer - Iceland is the place to beat the heat as temperatures soar

On Wednesday we spoke to Black Country metal artist Luke Perry about working in his forge workshop during the heatwave. Luke said that he potentially has the hottest job in the West Midlands as the heat is unbearable on a regular day, let alone...

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Daughter of legendary singer insists being a nepo baby 'doesn't help you' as she lands her first major film role - so can YOU guess who she is?

The daughter of a legendary singer has claimed that being a nepo baby 'doesn't help you much' after landing her first leading role in a feature film aged 22. Her famous mother shot to fame as the lead singer of the band The Sugarcubes in the late...

Northern Rising: A New Episode Featuring Sunna Margrét

In this final episode of Northern Rising, we follow avant-electropop artist Sunna Margrét as she roams around Reykjavík — visiting the National Gallery of Iceland, the record stores 12 Tónar and Reykjavík Records, and stopping by for a soundcheck...

Spain vs Switzerland in Euro 2025 – Preview & Score Prediction

Spain will face Switzerland tonight in the Women’s European Championship quarter-final match in Bern. The game will take place at Wankdorf stadium in Bern, Switzerland, starting at 8:00 p.m and will be broadcast live in Morocco on beIN Connect,...

EU to triple travel permit fee to €20 under delayed ETIAS system

The digital travel permit for foreigners to enter the European Union should cost €20 euros, almost triple the original planned fee, under a proposal published Friday. The adjustment to the yet-to-be implemented ETIAS scheme for visa-exempt...