Viktor Ólason is an Icelandic entrepreneur and founder of Iceland Now. Born and raised in Iceland, he writes about Iceland travel, culture, and news from a true local's perspective - helping readers experience Iceland more deeply and authentically.
Iceland's painters are struggling through the wettest July ever recorded in Reykjavík. According to Kristján Aðalsteinsson, chairman of the Málarameistarafélagið (the Icelandic Master Painters'...
Iceland's meteorological office, Veðurstofa Íslands, has issued a severe wind warning as gusts of up to 35 metres per second are forecast across multiple...
Iceland's national football team has completed one of the most talked-about runs in the country's recent sporting history, reaching the quarter-finals of their current...
Early voting outside polling stations — known in Icelandic as atkvæðagreiðsla utan kjörfundar — begins in Iceland in approximately one week, giving eligible voters...
Iceland's Transport Authority has revoked the pilot licences of two aviators involved in an unauthorised low-altitude flight over Vestmannaeyjar in April 2026. The captain,...