Category: Local
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Rental prices in Húsavík down by 15,4%
According to a new Rent Price Index report from Gaumur, Húsavík rents declined from 2018 to 2019 by 15,4 percent. The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be determined. The rent prices had been on the rise for the past four years before that. Overall the price per square meter has risen by…
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Plans to restart Silicon Metal Plant in Spring
The Silicon Metal Plant PCC Bakki has announced plans to start hiring workers early in the year 2021, according to an announcement from the company before the weekend. PCC temporary shut down the plant’s furnaces last August to make necessary improvements to its smoke treatment plant. Due to difficult global market conditions created by 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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A sharp magnitude 4.8 earthquake northwest of Húsavík this afternoon
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred about 20 kilometers northwest of Húsavík just before 3 pm today, the Icelandic Civil Defense reports. The source of the earthquake was about 20 km northwest of Húsavík and it was felt widely in northern Iceland. The temblor occurred due to tectonic movement east of Flatey Island.
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Sólveiga Halla elected as the new priest for Húsavík
The National Church of Iceland has announced that Sólveiga Halla Kristjánsdóttir has been elected as the new priest for Húsavík. The Nomination Committee elected Sólveiga Halla and she was confirmed by the bishop of Iceland, Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir. Sólveig Halla was born on December 14, 1977 and grew up in Hörgárdalur, the daughter of Kristján…
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Petition launched to have ‘Húsavík’ performed at next years ESC
A petition has been launched on The Petition Site to have Swedish singer Molly Sandén perform the song ‘Húsavík’ at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The rules of the song contest prohibit Sandén from competing with the song, but it could be performed as one of the acts during the vote. The song did well…
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My Marianne shares acoustic video of ‘Húsavík’ from the Eurovision movie
My Marianne aka Molly Sandén who lend’s fictional Húsavík singer Sigrit her voice on the soundtrack to Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, has released an new acoustic video of the song “Husavik”, filmed on Sweden’s Öland island, wiwibloggs reports. Despite being only 27 years old, Sandén has long been prominent in the…
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World Explorers Awarded at Húsavík Explorers Festival
HÚSAVÍK, Iceland – The sixth annual Leif Erikson Exploration Awards, hosted by the Exploration Museum, recognized Canadian explorer George Kourounis, and Americans Ulyana Horodyskyj and Jeff Blumenfeld this weekend. Also recognized was Scottish private space company Skyrora that launched their Skylark rocket from Langanes near Húsavík in northern Iceland on Aug. 16. The awards ceremony…
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Gunnar Gíslason new managing director of GPG Seafood
Gunnar Gíslason has been appointed managing director of the fisheries company GPG Seafood in Húsavík, from September 1, taking over the job from Páll Kristjánsson. Gunnar previously worked in the financing fisheries companies both in Iceland and abroad. He has also worked for Samskip in Bremen and the sales center of the quick-freezing houses, also…