Deep North: Stories from Iceland

Iceland News Review: Iceland Much Smaller Than Previously Estimated

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we report on some happy news, as more Palestinians have been rescued from Gaza with the help of ordinary Icelandic citizens. The news comes as Foreign Ministry officials from Iceland are currently in Cairo meeting with Egyptian officials on how to rescue the remaining one hundred or so Icelandic residence permit holders from Gaza.Also, it turns out we overestimated our population--by about 14,000 people. How that happened and how that was fixed explained within. We've also got the latest on Grindavík, a tragic mystery in East Iceland, weather, road conditions, and much more!Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Grill & Chill, Salt & Sour

Icelandic cuisine is famous - perhaps infamous - for its strong, fermented flavours. We take a look at Þorramatur, the fermented foods traditionally consumed during Iceland's midwinter festival, and ask: can it really be that bad? 

Iceland News Review: Three Icelandic Women Do What The Government Hasn't

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we bring you the story of how three Icelandic women took it upon themselves to begin rescuing Palestinians with Icelandic residence permits from Gaza--something the Icelandic government has said would be "complicated" and has still not yet taken action on--while fundraising efforts continue.We also bring you the latest on the newest Reykjanes eruption, a Grammy win for an Icelandic musician, Russian hackers cyberattacking a university, local drama surrounding a celebrity cat, and much more!Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Boom Town

A small town in South Iceland is trying to make the best of tourism.
 

Iceland News Review: Counting Birds, Hunting Whales, Corruption And More!

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we report on some good news for disaster preparedness, how fin whale hunters and the government are at odds, corruption in Iceland, the annual bird count, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Turf and Rescue

We take a deep dive into the history of Icelandic turf houses, and what's being done to preserve them.

Iceland News Review: Help For Grindavík, AI, Eurovision And More!

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we go in-depth on what assistance Grindavík residence will get, a bill that could greatly restrict the use of AI in Iceland, a controversial new twist in Iceland's possible participation in Eurovision, along with weather, road conditions, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Disaster on Dark Seas

The sinking of the Goðafoss was one of the deadliest days in Icelandic history. We take a look at the events of this tragic day and consider how Iceland was affected by the Second World War.

Iceland Review News: Eruption Near Grindavík, Reykjavík's New Mayor, And More!

In this episode of Iceland Review News, we go in-depth on last Sunday's eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula and what this could mean for the people of Grindavík. Can they ever return and if not, where will they live? How will the government help them? There's a lot of options on the table. Also, Reykjavík has a new mayor with an historic twist; good news for Palestinian children in Iceland; one town stands out as having the highest per capita immigrant population; along with weather, road conditions, and much more! Iceland Review News brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Balancing the Scales

On Saturday, October 7, a tractor trundled through the streets of downtown Reykjavík with hundreds of protestors in tow. The procession was headed to Austurvöllur Square in front of Iceland’s Parliament for a demonstration.
Several organisations – including Landvernd (the Icelandic Environment Association) and the Icelandic Wildlife Fund – had organised the event to protest salmon aquaculture in open-net sea pens, an industry that grew more than tenfold in Iceland between 2014 and 2021. During this period, annual production ballooned from nearly 4,000 tonnes of farmed salmon to approximately 45,000 tonnes.
The reason protestors were demonstrating was because the growth of the industry had coincided with what some would call predictable problems. Aside from the potentially negative environmental impacts that salmon farming in open-net pens poses – including pollution from fish waste, uneaten feed, and chemicals or medicines used to treat diseases – Iceland had recently witnessed firsthand two of the industry’s primary risks: the escape of genetically-distinct farmed salmon of Norwegian origin from open-net pens (threatening introgression with wild populations), and the proliferation of diseases and parasites, most notably sea lice.