Tag: Reykjavík

  • Invitation to prayer for the death of a Pole

    Invitation to prayer for the death of a Pole

    A prayer service will be held today in Landakotskirkja (Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King in Reykjavík) at 1.00 pm today in support of the family, friends and acquaintances of a Pole who was killed on Thursday in the parking lot of the Fjarðarkaup supermarket in Hafnarfjörður. The man was in his thirties. The vigil…

  • Accusation of falsifying the mileage of 134 cars in the Procar case

    Accusation of falsifying the mileage of 134 cars in the Procar case

    The indictment in the Procar car rental case was registered at the Reykjavík District Court. Haraldur Sveinn Gunnarsson, the rental manager, is the only defendant. During the investigation, he pleaded guilty but did not appear in court. Six people are seeking compensation in the case, including a police officer from the Westfjords region. Compensation claimed…

  • Accusation of falsifying the mileage of 134 cars in the Procar case

    Accusation of falsifying the mileage of 134 cars in the Procar case

    The indictment in the Procar car rental case was registered at the Reykjavík District Court. Haraldur Sveinn Gunnarsson, the rental manager, is the only defendant. During the investigation, he pleaded guilty but did not appear in court. Six people are seeking compensation in the case, including a police officer from the Westfjords region. Compensation claimed…

  • Holiday weather

    Holiday weather

    A yellow weather alert is in effect from 3am to late afternoon in south-west Iceland today. Multiple calls were received by the emergency services, with property damage occurring in Kópavogur and Bæjarháls in Reykjavík. Police were also called to Boðaþing in Kópavogur, where a wind-driven caravan hit a car. “In the afternoon, the wind will…

  • Four arrested after assault in downtown Reykjavík

    Four arrested after assault in downtown Reykjavík

    A serious fight broke out in Reykjavík’s Bankastræti Street last night, and a special police unit and an ambulance were called to the scene. Fortunately, no one was injured in the attack. According to the fire chief, an ambulance was at the scene, but no one was taken to the emergency room. The police received…

  • Long waiting list for kindergarten in Reykjavík

    Long waiting list for kindergarten in Reykjavík

    Last week, Reykjavík kindergarten enrollment for next season opened. Of the applicants, around 1,500 children will get places in kindergartens, but more than 500 remain on the waiting list. Árelía Eydís Guðmundsdóttir, director of Reykjavík City’s Education and Leisure Council, stated in a recent interview with RÚV that it will be a “difficult year”. Earlier,…

  • Living for one paycheck and four people on 34 square meters

    Living for one paycheck and four people on 34 square meters

    Tired parents who are waiting for a kindergarten place in the city are concerned about insufficient income with the current inflation. Parents of children who were denied a place in kindergarten in Reykjavík gathered at the town hall to protest against the situation. The mayor says that an increase in start-up grants for new kindergartens…

  • He lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a shop window

    He lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a shop window

    The driver lost control of his car and crashed into other vehicles and eventually into the shop window of a hairdresser, in Álfheimakjarnann, Reykjavík. The fire chief says that operations at the scene went better than expected. According to eyewitnesses who spoke to journalists, a woman was injured in the accident and taken to the…

  • Renovations will temporarily reduce the number of places in kindergartens

    Renovations will temporarily reduce the number of places in kindergartens

    As of tomorrow, the allocation of places in kindergartens in Reykjavík begins. One kindergarten will not accept new children, and the modernization of buildings will affect the admission of up to six other kindergartens. In the coming weeks, parents of children who have applied to municipal schools can expect invitations. Applications received after tomorrow will…

  • Shooting at The Dubliner bar in Reykjavík

    Shooting at The Dubliner bar in Reykjavík

    On Sunday evening, the metropolitan district police were informed of a man who entered a bar in downtown Reykjavik and unexpectedly fired a gunshot. The bullet bounced off the wall of the bar, and the man immediately fled the scene. The police started the action very quickly and special units and ambulances were sent to…

  • New homes for the homeless

    New homes for the homeless

    In Reykjavík, five small houses for the homeless have been built on a plot of land between Engjavegur and Suðurlandsbraut. Construction work has been going on in the area for several months, and the houses themselves were moved into place in the middle of the month. Some residents of the Laugardalur district criticized the location…

  • Weekend night public transport is back

    Weekend night public transport is back

    Next Saturday, February 25, night public transport will return to Reykjavík. According to the timetable, buses will run on four routes, and each will start in the city center. These services will resume thanks to an agreement the City of Reykjavík has with Strætó bs. The announcement stated that this is how the city is…

  • Family guided tour of the “Breath on a Window” exhibition in Polish

    Family guided tour of the “Breath on a Window” exhibition in Polish

    Artist Lukas Bury will guide families in Polish through Siggi Björg and Ásmundur Sveinsson’s ‘Breath on a Window’ exhibition at the Ásmundarsafn museum on Sunday at 1pm. The event is part of the winter break program at the Reykjavík Art Museum and is free for adults accompanied by children. When? Sunday, February 26, 2023, at…

  • Iceland Airwaves 2023

    Iceland Airwaves 2023

    The Iceland Airwaves festival will take place in downtown Reykjavík from November 2-4. It will be the 23rd edition of this event, which is one of the main music festivals in the country. Yard Act, Balming Tiger, Blondshell, Trentemøller, FETISH, Love’n’joy, Nanna, Clubdub and certainly many other bands, both Icelandic and […] The article Iceland…

  • Djöfulsins snillingur, or Infernal Genius!

    Djöfulsins snillingur, or Infernal Genius!

    From March, the Tjarnarbíó Theater in Reykjavík will stage a new theatrical performance by Ewa Marcinek and Pálína Jónsdóttir. “Djöfulsins snillingur” is a black comedy showing the gap between the ambitions and reality of talented immigrants. Uriela comes to Iceland in hopes of auditioning for the Icelandic National Circus. Her new friends and a local…

  • A fire in a nursing home in Reykjavík

    A fire in a nursing home in Reykjavík

    According to RÚV, the capital region fire brigade was called to a fire at Vatnagarðar 18 in Reykjavík. According to Jóhann Viggó Jónsson, the duty officer of the fire department, firefighters were able to enter the burning building and successfully evacuate five people. The fire broke out in a room in Betra líf, a transitional…

  • A new mediator has been selected in the dispute between Efling and SA

    A new mediator has been selected in the dispute between Efling and SA

    District Judge Ástráður Haraldsson has been appointed as the new state mediator in the labor dispute between Efling and SA. Yesterday, mediator Aðalsteinn Leifsson announced that he would resign from his position in the dispute. An announcement on the Government Council’s website stated that the Judicial Council had agreed to grant the new mediator a…

  • Sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment

    Sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment

    Ingólfur Kjartansson, a 20-year-old man, was sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to murder a man in a parking lot on Bergstaðastræti. The incident happened in February last year, and the court sentenced him in November 2022. The prosecutor demanded 10 years imprisonment. Ingolfur attacked a man in a parking lot at Bergstaðastræti…

  • Passengers threaten drivers

    Passengers threaten drivers

    A passenger on a bus from Selfoss to Reykjavík threatened the driver that he would beat him if he did not let him off the bus in the middle of Breiðholtsbraut. Strætó’s manager says that it is a regular occurrence for passengers to put pressure on drivers in one way or another. “I was on…

  • Increased security during the European Council Summit in Reykjavík

    Increased security during the European Council Summit in Reykjavík

    The Office of the Police Commander-in-Chief has issued a warning to the police chiefs of the Nordic countries and their offices, informing them of the possibility of formally requesting assistance in connection with the European Council summit, which will take place this spring in Reykjavík. Hundreds of police officers from all national police districts will…

  • Increased security during the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavík

    Increased security during the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavík

    The Office of the Police Commander-in-Chief has issued a warning to the police chiefs of the Nordic countries and their offices, informing them of the possibility of formally requesting assistance in connection with the Council of Europe summit, which will take place this spring in Reykjavík. Hundreds of police officers from all national police districts…

  • Where will Reykjavík go in 250 million years?

    Where will Reykjavík go in 250 million years?

    250 million years ago, all the continents on Earth were combined into one supercontinent called Pangea. It existed for about 100 million years, until the movement of tectonic plates finally began to break it apart. Tens of millions more years passed before Pangea finally split into two smaller continents, Laura and Gondwanaland, which broke up…

  • Efling members accepted the call to strike

    Efling members accepted the call to strike

    Efling members, who work in seven hotels in Reykjavík, accepted the union’s call for a strike. Voting ended at eight o’clock in the evening. Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, president of Efling, said that almost 66% voted for the strike proposal (124 people), 31% rejected it (58 people) and 7 people cast a blank vote. Only employees…

  • Three women honored by the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association

    Three women honored by the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association

    Three women who have dedicated themselves to fighting for women’s rights for decades were honored during the 116th anniversary of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association, which was celebrated today in Iðnó, Reykjavík. The Women’s Rights Association honored three members for their contributions to women’s rights and the struggle of feminists in Iceland and around the…

  • Efling approved the vote on the hotel workers’ strike

    Efling approved the vote on the hotel workers’ strike

    Efling’s negotiating committee approved the strike announcement at the Íslandshótel hotel chain. Members can vote on the strike from tomorrow noon (Tuesday). The strike at Íslandshotel is reportedly the first step in the union’s plan to call for strike action, after Efling broke off negotiations with SA on January 10. The following hotels are listed:…

  • Unusual snow cover on the slopes of Esji

    Unusual snow cover on the slopes of Esji

    Residents and visitors to Reykjavík may have noticed a horizontal strip of snow on Esja’s slopes in recent days. It reaches a height of about 300 m. Above this limit there is much less snow, and in many places there is no snow at all. The Icelandic Meteorological Institute received many questions on social media…

  • Reykjavík swimming pools will be closed on Thursday

    Reykjavík swimming pools will be closed on Thursday

    Due to pressure on the heat supply system during the winter, utilities will reduce hot water flow tomorrow for large users, including swimming pools in the capital area. This is due to the announcement of the city of Reykjavík, which has decided to close the swimming pools in Reykjavík and the swimming pool in Ylströnd…

  • The nurse denies the murder

    The nurse denies the murder

    A nurse from the Landspítali Psychiatric Ward who was charged with manslaughter and a “crime committed in the public service” pleaded not guilty at a second hearing in Reykjavík District Court. The case was publicized in August last year, when the capital’s police sent a notice that there was a suspicion that the patient’s death…

  • Plans for the construction of a modern sports hall

    Plans for the construction of a modern sports hall

    The new National Hall / Þjóðarhöllin is expected to be built on Suðurlandsbraut in Reykjavík, just outside Laugardalshöll. The construction was valued at around CZK 14.2 billion. The new sports hall, which is to be commissioned in 2025, will have 19,000 square meters. During sports events, there will be a seat for 8,600 spectators, and…

  • Before the snow hits the ocean

    Before the snow hits the ocean

    Efforts are being made to reduce pollution levels by preventing snow from the streets of Reykjavík from being dumped directly into the ocean, a health official says. In many parts of the country, machines are scooping up the snow and transporting it to where it needs to melt and disappear. But it happens that the…

  • The case of the missing Friðfinn in court

    The case of the missing Friðfinn in court

    The Reykjavík District Court will hear tomorrow the case of the missing Friðfinn Frey Kristinsson, who was wanted in November. On December 2, the missing man’s brother admitted that all indications were that Friðfinnur was dead. The missing person case is to be investigated so that his estate can be managed, assuming that the man…

  • Hafnarfjarðarvegur road closures are coming

    Hafnarfjarðarvegur road closures are coming

    Next week, due to road works, there will be temporary traffic changes on Hafnarfjarðarvegur road, in Kópavogur. According to the information provided by the Road Administration, work will soon begin to replace the street lighting with Hafnarfjarðarvegur, therefore it will be necessary to temporarily divert traffic. “The Reykjavík lane will be closed between 8pm each…

  • Two accidents and ten injured

    Two accidents and ten injured

    Yesterday, due to two car accidents, ten people were transported to a hospital in Reykjavík with the help of helicopters and a coastguard plane. This group included both foreign tourists and Icelanders. The serious collision happened around 2pm yesterday on Suðurlandsvegur near Öldulón and Fagurhólsmýri. Ásgeir Erlendsson, a spokesman for the Coast Guard, says, […]…