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12/12/2025

Today on RÚV English Radio, the new exhibition opening this Friday at Reykjavík Museum of Photography.

12/12/2025

Iceland’s swimming pool culture has been formally recognised as a living tradition and has been added to UNESCO’s list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Yule lad Giljagaur was among those celebrating at Vesturbærlaug today, rinsing off the dust of his travels from the mountains.

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12/12/2025

Þykkvabæjar ehf. has recalled and removed Bónus Grjónagrautur 1 kg from sale, after a foreign object was found in a bag of the product.

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12/12/2025

A total of 290 applications for Icelandic citizenship have been submitted to Alþingi (Parliament). In light of the relatively high number of applications, it will now not be possible to process them before Christmas.

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12/12/2025

There are yellow warnings of strong south-easterly winds or gales in South and South-East Iceland, with heavy showers and a risk of thunderstorms.

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12/12/2025

Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic.

Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið.

12/12/2025

The section of Reykjanesbraut between Krýsuvíkurvegur and Hvassahraun has now been dualled. It was officially opened yesterday.

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11/12/2025

The Alþingi investigation committee looking at the Súðavík avalanche on 16 January 1995, has completed its work.

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11/12/2025

It has been confirmed that one of the Icelandic children conceived with the s***m of the Danish donor “Kjeld” does not carry its genetic mutation. There are four children in Iceland born of the donor s***m.

11/12/2025

We have gathered together all of the links you need to make safe travel decisions in Iceland. All of the information is in English.
Please save, share, and check this page, and "góða ferð" (good trip!) 🚗✈️🛳

Iceland has a lot of weather. It's useful to have important information to hand. We've gathered some useful links here with everything you need, in English - bookmark and share this page, and have it handy.

11/12/2025

The last Christmas distribution of Fjölskylduhjálp Íslands (Family Aid of Iceland) in the capital area takes place next week and operations there will be shut down at the end of the year. Food distributions will continue in Reykjanesbær until March.