Tag: Siglufjörður

  • Avalanche danger, weather warnings, flight delays and many road collisions

    Avalanche danger, weather warnings, flight delays and many road collisions

    Due to overnight snowfall and subsequent snowstorm, the risk of avalanches is expected to increase. Therefore, the Icelandic Roads Authority has identified three roads with a level of uncertainty. Two of them are in northern Iceland (road to Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður múli) and one in the Westfjords (road to Súðavíkurhlíð via Ísafjarðardjúp). Danger […]

  • Roof torn off in Siglufjörður

    Roof torn off in Siglufjörður

    Last night, a roof blew off on Aðalgata Street in Siglufjörður due to a strong gust of wind. According to police in the north-eastern region, a large part of the roof fell off, as a result of which its fragments were scattered over a large area. Nearby buildings and structures were damaged. One house was…

  • Pomnik ku czci „dziewcząt od śledzi”

    Pomnik ku czci „dziewcząt od śledzi”

    Coroczne święto „Trilludagur” w Siglufjörður uświetni odsłonięcie pomnika „dziewcząt od śledzi”. Anita Elefsen, dyrektor Islandzkiego Muzeum Śledzia, mówi, że te dziewczyny utorowały drogę kobietom do miejsc pracy. Ich praca polegała na soleniu śledzi. Działały na portowym pomoście i pracowały dzień i noc. Pomnik będzie można oglądać przed Muzeum Śledzia, a odsłonięcia dokona premier Islandii, Katrín…

  • The Siglufjarðarvegur road is extremely dangerous

    The Siglufjarðarvegur road is extremely dangerous

    The mayor of Fjallabyggðar says part of Siglufjarðarvegur is extremely dangerous due to extreme subsidence. In her opinion, action should be taken before a catastrophe occurs. There is a state of emergency in this section of Siglufjarðarvegar. The municipality is fighting to build a tunnel from Siglufjörður to Fljótin to ensure the safety of road…

  • Helena’s 100th Christmas

    Helena’s 100th Christmas

    99-year-old Helena Sigtryggsdóttir, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, lives in her family home in Kópavogur. She invited a mbl.is reporter to her home. She also has daughters – Jóna and Alda. They bring old photos to evoke old memories and festivities in Siglufjörður. The house has many family portraits and beautiful objects that have accompanied Helena…

  • Helena’s 100th Christmas

    Helena’s 100th Christmas

    99-year-old Helena Sigtryggsdóttir, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, lives in her family home in Kópavogur. She invited a mbl.is reporter to her home. She also has daughters – Jóna and Alda. They bring old photos to evoke old memories and festivities in Siglufjörður. The house has many family portraits and beautiful objects that have accompanied Helena…

  • Rain and snowfall in Siglufjörður

    Rain and snowfall in Siglufjörður

    Early in the morning a white snow duvet appeared in Siglufjörður. The streets of the city turned white and even more snow fell in the mountains. After a sunny and pleasant September, this morning winter decided to recall itself in the north. Hrólfur Baldursson, a resident of Siglufjörður, sent the news agency photos taken at…

  • Iceberg north of Iceland

    Iceberg north of Iceland

    As reported by RÚV, an iceberg the size of a soccer field runs north of Siglufjörður and west of Grímsey. Fall is a typical time of the year for large icebergs that break away from Greenland and flow towards Iceland. At this time of year, icebergs are most commonly found north of Iceland because the…

  • The first child in the new year was born in an ambulance in Kálfsskinn

    The first child in the new year was born in an ambulance in Kálfsskinn

    Elfa Sif Kristjánsdóttir and Ásgeir Frímannsson are the parents of the first child born in 2022. The date of delivery was set for January 14th. When childbirth began, the family was in Siglufjörður for the 70th birthday of the Elfa’s father. “Yesterday, around ten o’clock in the evening, my wife’s water broke, and a few…

  • The Coast Guard has a new patrol vessel

    After ten years, the Icelandic Coast Guard has expanded its fleet with the new Freyja patrol vessel. Coast Guard Director Georg Kr. Lárusson, said the new patrol vessel is a turning point in the history of the Coast Guard and in its security efforts in the Arctic. Freyja sailed from Rotterdam last Tuesday, and to…

  • Lots of weather-related emergency calls

    Lots of weather-related emergency calls

    Unfortunately, the weather forecast for the northwest of the north and west of the country has come true. Emergency calls began arriving in West Iceland and the Westfjords in the afternoon. The mountain roads in the Westfjords are mostly closed, as are the roads over Holtavörðuheiði and in many places on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Just…

  • The only solution is the tunnel

    The only solution is the tunnel

    The condition and location of the Siglufjarðarvegur road make travelers feel unsafe on this road, and its sections are often impassable. The mayor of Fjallabyggð says tunnels are the only solution, but they are not on the government’s agenda. The government has not taken any action yet The risk of falling rocks and avalanches, as…

  • Hotel Sigló and other properties for sale

    Hotel Sigló and other properties for sale

    As reported by Morgunblaðið, investor and businessman Róbert Guðfinnsson from Siglufjörður in northern Iceland has decided to put up for sale all his tourism-related properties. These include Sigló Hótel, Hvanneyri Guesthouse, Rauðka and Hannes Boy restaurants, and the Sunna restaurant, located in Hotel Sigló. “I have built two economic units in Siglufjörður” Says Róbert. “One…

  • Cycling through three tunnels

    Cycling through three tunnels

    More than 100 cyclists will cycle through three tunnels in the north of the country. They will leave Siglufjörður and travel to Akureyri. The event is part of the Akureyri Bike Festival. The race is part of the Icelandic Cycling Federation’s series of points tournaments currently taking place in Akureyri. The president of Hjólreiðafélag Akureyrar,…

  • The new tunnel safety regulations have aroused criticism

    The new tunnel safety regulations have aroused criticism

    Fjallabyggð (the region of northern Iceland including Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður) does not spare any attention to the draft new tunnel safety regulation, which is currently being prepared at the Ministry of Transport. According to the region’s representatives, the situation with different safety requirements depending on the age of the tunnel is unacceptable. In the oldest…

  • From Iceland – Abandoned Iceland # 19: Stories from the North

    Catherine Magnúsdóttir goes trolling with us in Skagafjörður. There she hears some funny stories about women who have disappeared over the years and finds herself a magician. She also visits Siglufjörður where the TV show ‘Trapped’ was filmed and the location for the dark series from the most famous crime novelist in Iceland, Ragnar Jónasson.…

  • From Iceland – Fishing for mythical creatures farthest north

    From Iceland – Fishing for mythical creatures farthest north

    Hat? Check. Parka? Check. Gloves? Check. Some might tell you that September is still technically summer. Some people were wrong – at least when they talked about Iceland. So, what can we do instead of sunbathing? What about troll hunting? North of the Wall The flow of tourists is already declining in Iceland, not that…