CORRECTS SPELLING TO CANDLE-STEALER, NOT CANDEL-STEALER - Local actor playing "Candle-Stealer," one of Iceland's 13 mischievous troll brothers that have taken the role of Father Christmas, addresses ...

Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in east ...

(WHTM) — Iceland is a nation of near-compulsive literacy. The island’s population as of 2024 is 388,790, subject to change without notice. The literary rate is about 99 percent. In 2013, Iceland’s ...

Iceland records hottest Christmas Eve on record as temperatures near 20C - Average December temperatures in Iceland typically ...

The people of northern Iceland have had their travel plans disrupted with a record high snowfall this December. Roads have been shut, flights cancelled and school suspended. But for the children of ...

Watch Iceland Naturally’s video about the famed Icelandic Yule Lads, 13 mythical creatures that bring gifts - and a little mischief - around the holidays. REYKJAVIK, Iceland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Get in ...

If you’re looking for an excuse to wind down from all the holiday hustle this year, take a cue from Iceland. For decades now, this remote country has observed a tradition that’s tailor-made for ...

Iceland recorded its warmest Christmas Eve on record, with temperatures reaching 19.8C in the eastern town of Seyðisfjörður ...

MYVATN, Iceland – The people of northern Iceland have had their travel plans disrupted with a record high snowfall this December. Roads have been shut, flights cancelled and school suspended. But for ...