Category: News
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Students of Secondary Schools and Universities required to wear masks
As a result of a surge in number of new covid-19 cases in Iceland, the use of masks is now required in all secondary schools and both of the universities in the capital area, Iceland Monitor reports. For the same reason, the closure of all bars and night clubs in the capital area, which came…
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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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Six municipalities receive government support after collapse in tourism
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister of Transport and Local Government, yesterday presented the government’splan of ISK 150 million in funding for six municipalities due to the collapse of tourism following Covid-19. Skútustaðahreppur, home of popular tourist destination Lake Mývatn, receives 32 million króna. The lake is only a 45 minute drive from Húsvík. The municipalities of…
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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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New rules on entry into Iceland come into effect on midnight tonight
New rules on entry into Iceland come into effecto on midnight. The Directorate of Health published new quarantine instructions for visitors coming to Iceland last week. Starting on August 19, all arriving passengers will have to be tested for COVID-19 at the border, go into quarantine for 4-5 days and then get tested again, “regardless…
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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…