Iceland Magazine

One of the great things about living in Iceland is that you can use all the electrical power you want, without worrying about your CO2 footprint: 99.99% of all electricity in Iceland is produced with green renewables! icelandmag.is/article/does-i…

10 beautiful (and less visited) Icelandic waterfalls, but we could add hundreds: There's no shortage of waterfalls in Iceland! #Waterfalls #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/10-bea…

Speed limits on single lane bridges lowered in response to serious, including deadly accidents on single-lane bridges in recent years: Unfamiliarity of foreign drivers, speeding main reasons #Iceland #RingRoad icelandmag.is/article/lower-…

Take care while out driving today: Winter driving conditions today, Monday: Expect snow and ice on Ring Road. Reykjavík will also see some snow #Iceland #RingRoad icelandmag.is/article/winter…

Iceland has its Christmas monsters (like the Christmas Cat), plus the disturbing Yule Lads, a band of terrifyingly creepy home-invaders. Today the germ-spreading "Bowl Licker" came down from the mountains #YuleLads #Yuletide #Christmas #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/decemb…

President of Iceland caves to Canadian bullying over #PizzaGate We hope diplomatic relations can return to normal, after apology to Canadians for having insulted their only cultural or culinary contribution :'( #SillyNews #PineapplePizza #TeamPineapple icelandmag.is/article/presid…

Cheap renewable energy is one of the perks of living on this volcanic rock! Utility and energy bill of Icelandic homes by far smallest in Nordics #UtilityBills #RenewableEnergy #GeothermalEnergy #EnergyCosts #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/utilit…

Yellow Weather Alerts for East Iceland today, West and South Iceland tomorrow: When traveling in Iceland you must be willing to adjust your plans according to the weather! #WinterIsHere #WinterStorms #TravelingInIceland #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/yellow…

Dramatic increase in the number of foreign nationals living in Iceland: Perhaps it's the low unemployment and high living standards? At least nobody is moving to Iceland for the weather! #Immigration #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/dramat…

One of the gorgeous little disappeared gas stations along Iceland's highways: Looks like a scene in a Wes Anderson movie set in Iceland #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/one-go…

Heads up: Tonight's Aurora forecast is looking promising for West Iceland and Reykjavík! In case you are in Reykjavík and haven't already made plans for tonight :) #Aurora #NorthernLights #Reykjavik #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/heads-…

Hallgrímskirkja church turns a healthy profit, thanks to elevator-riding tourists. It comes at a cost: All offices in the tower have been abandoned #Tourism #Hallgrimskirkja #Reykjavik #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/hallgr…

Police arrests man suspected of stealing valuables, luggage from rental vehicles. Iceland is a safe place, but still you shouldn't leave your car unlocked! #Reykjavik #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/police…

Disappointment or bullet dodged? McDonald's denies rumors in NY Post it's returning to Iceland, leaving Reykjavik a McDonald's-Free-Zone. For now, at least! #McDonalds #Reykjavik #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/disapp…

The volcanoes of Vatnajökull continue to shake and tremble: Two powerful earthquakes in Bárðarbunga yesterday evening #Bardarbunga #Volcano #Vatnajokull #Earthquake #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/two-po…

Good news: Decisive steps are needed to eliminate plastic waste! Iceland to ban all single-use plastic items, including plastic cutlery and shopping bags #PlasticPollution #PlasticWaste #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/icelan…

Ten years ago Iceland experienced largest financial crash in history: Now it's in the eight year of growth, expanding 3.8%: 2.6% annual growth expected 2019-2024: Private consumption, fueled by strong wage growth, is a major driver #GoodNews #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/icelan…

Drugs at the root of deadly fire in Selfoss: Victims, those arrested "substance abuse buddies": A tragic story of drug addiction and which ended in a deadly fire #Selfoss #Drugs #DrugEpidemic #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/drugs-…

In addition to the storm alert for Saturday, the IMO has produced a fabulous Aurora forecast for West and South Iceland for Saturday evening, one of the best this fall! #NorthernLights #Aurora #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/additi…

Since we posted this story the IMO has expanded its weather alert to most of West and South Iceland. Which is another reason why we don't give storms names: The weather in Iceland is just too erratic, ever changing to justify such silly anthropomorphization!

No travel weather on Saturday: Strong gales, blizzard: People warned NOT to be traveling on foot: Yellow Weather Alerts for most of Iceland - And no: This storm does not have a name. Naming storms in Iceland would just be silly! #StormNamedStorm #Iceland icelandmag.is/article/no-tra…