Author: Orly Orlyson
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Fragments of Childhood Visits to Húsavík Inspire Art Exhibition
The Safnahúsið Museum and Art Gallery in Húsavík welcomed art enthusiasts to the opening of “HÚSAVÍK ´87” this weekend. The exhibition showcasing remarkable creations of artist Inga Huld Tryggvadóttir, where she captures fragments of her childhood summer memories, spent with grandparents in Húsavík during the last 1980’s. Crafted from repurposed soda and beer cans, the…
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Visit Húsavík app launched on Android and iOS
Visit Húsavík has launched a new app with a handy travellers guide to the town of Húsavík. The app is the result of a summer project for students at the Húsavík Academic Center. The Visit Húsavík app is available for Android and iOS as of today. In addition to providing information about entertainment and services…
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Agnes Árnadóttir awarded Wista Leadership Award by Prime Minister of Norway
Húsavík’s Agnes Árnadottir was awarded the Wista Norway Leadership Award by the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg yesterday. Agnes is the Co-founder and CEO of Brim Explorer, a company that provides ocean excursions without noise or pollution on board silent hybrid-electric ships in northern Norway. In her speech, Prime Minister Solberg shared her experience…
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Opinion: How Iceland could come stronger out of the Covid-19 crisis
OPINION | Like most countries around the world, Iceland is now preparing for a big drop in tourism in coming months and years. Tourism has over the last 10 years become Iceland’s largest trade and our top source of national income, so we stand to lose a lot if things go as most experts have…
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UK man proposes in Iceland store after romantic trip to the country got cancelled
Robert Ormsby, a nurse from the town of Sevenoaks in Kent, proposed to his girlfriend in a branch of Iceland frozen food supermarket, after a romantic trip to the country of Iceland was cancelled due to the covid-19 outbreak. Ormsby popped the question in an empty aisle of the store after their romantic holiday was…
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North Sailing cancels all tours until April 14
Húsavík Whale Watching company North Sailing has decided to cancel all their day tours until April 14, in response to the covid-19 outbreak in the world. The closure is designed to help protect both their visitors and staff, minimizing potential exposure to the virus. All customers that have already booked a tour with them during…
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Government urges Icelanders abroad to return as all flight routes may close soon
Flights to and from Iceland may come to a complete halt by the end of march, warns Iceland‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson. This measure, if implemented, will be part of the local and international efforts towards curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, RÚV reports. In an announcement published on the Ministry‘s…
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Will Ferrell to present Iceland’s vote in Eurovision live from Húsavík?
As Iceland experiences an unprecedented Eurovision craze, the people of Húsavík have started to wonder who will present Iceland’s vote in the contest’s final on May 16. For two weeks in October last year, the town of Húsavík was turned upside down for the filming of Will Ferrell’s upcoming Eurovision Film, that is set to…
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No cases of Coronavirus in Northern Iceland
The number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus has risen to 11 in Iceland. So far, all the cases are in the Reykjavík area. The latest two cases were confirmed by Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason today. The two individuals diagnosed today arrived from Verona in Italy last Saturday, where they had been skiing. As…
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Iceland’s Football Association awards Völsungur for gender equality
Húsavík football team Völsungur has recived the Equal Rights Award of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) for working towards gender equality in the sport. The award was annonced this Saturday at the 74th national congress of KSÍ. “For years, the sports club Völsungur has worked towards the goal of gender equality, with special emphazis…