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 journalist ...

The real estate market has rebounded at the start of the year after a slight dip in the latter half of 2024. There has been a notable increase in the number of people in their twenties in Iceland in ...

Did you miss this? Getting a curated selection of new music to experience while you go about your thing? Do we need to specify this was hand-picked by a human? Bleep, bloop, we’ll be cleaning up robot ...

“I mean, a whole bunch,” Rik McNair intones, spreading his hands wide to indicate the mountain of forgotten garments they’ve sourced, while his brother Ross chuckles beside him. “And then we had loads ...

Wandering around Venice feels like stepping into a dream. The city’s labyrinth of canals, narrow alleyways and historic bridges creates an atmosphere of timeless beauty. As you stroll past ...

A recent survey by Gallup shows approval ratings increasing among the Icelandic public towards the National Church, RÚV reports. The institution increased its public trust by 16% since 2024, ...

If you missed our recent print issues, here are some new spots in town you might not know about. Whether you’re looking for a store where everything is free or your next go-to pub, we’ve got you ...

Despite the fact that the word “menagerie” is often used to describe an accumulation of all sorts of things, it is first and foremost a word that describes a collection of (captive) animals. Wait, why ...

The fuel tax will be abolished and replaced with a kilometre-based road tax, reports RÚV. The Minister of Finance calls this an important and unavoidable change. A bill introducing a kilometre tax for ...

Five MPs from the Independence Party have submitted a bill proposing amendments to the laws on Icelandic citizenship, reports Vísir. The bill seeks to allow the revocation of citizenship for ...

After another eventful year for pop star Bríet, the Grapevine took her on a date to hear about her creative process, Birnir and Bríet’s Grapevine Music Awards-nominated film 1000 orð, her personal ...

One of the things that is perhaps not talked about enough in this job is just how privileged and rewarding being a food writer is. Even at a time when global media has steadily disinvested from ...