Tag: Iceland
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Film Húsavík works to bring new productions to northern Iceland
Following the success of the Eurovision movie and the Academy Awards broadcast from Húsavík last year, the organization Film Húsavík now works to promote Húsavík and northern Iceland for future productions. “Húsavík is the perfect location for filming commercials, music videos and feature films,” says Film Húsavík director Orly Orlyson. “We have a wide selection…
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Eurovision museum opens in Húsavík
The first part of the Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition in Húsavík opened to the public today. Two other exhibits will open over the next 5 months. The exhibit features Iceland in the song contest. Eurovision legend Greta Salomé performed at the opening with the Húsavík girls choir, that came to international prominence last April when…
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Iceland’s Eurovision Entry named one of the best songs of 2020 by Time Magazine
At once funky and futuristic, “Think About Things” is the ultimate earworm, Time magazine writes about the song that was to win Eurovision for Iceland this year. As the readers of Húsavík Observer know, the contest was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Time Magazine published its list of the 10 best songs of 2020…
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A record number of Icelanders have visited Húsavík this summer
While Iceland has seen an enormous decrease in number of foreign travelers this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the people of Iceland have taken to the roads to explore their home country this summer. Húsavík has been one of the hottest destinations this summer, after the release of the Eurovision film, and with a…
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President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson inaugurated to second term
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was today inaugurated for his second term as president of Iceland. The presidential elections were held on 27 June 2020 and president Jóhannesson was re-elected with 92% of the vote. The inauguration ceremony was held under different circumstances than usual, due to growing number of covid-19 cases in the last week.
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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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Burger King’s new shocking ad may be Inspired by Icelandic Man
Burger King is rocking the Internet today with its nauseating new ad campaign, featuring a Whopper molding over the course of 34 days. The campaign may be inspired by an Icelandic man and his live stream of the last McDonalds burger sold in Iceland. In 1993, McDonalds opened its first location in Iceland. It was…
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Union in talks with Eagle Air on continuation of low air fares between Húsavík and Reykjavík
Framsýn Union in Húsavík has entered into talks with Eagle Air on continuation of low air fares offered to union members. Standard rates for flights from Húsavík to Reykjavík are usually between 22 to 26 thousand króna, while union members can book their flights for only 10 thousand króna. Framsýn started working with Eagle Air…
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Geosea awarded by Travel Industry Association
The new Geosea baths in Húsavík have been awarded the TIA Innovation Award for 2019. The award is given annually on November 11, this year presented by the President of Iceland to the chairman of Geosea. 32 projects were nominated this year. “We are extremely proud to accept this awards, and we feel it shows…
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Film ‘Cosmic Birth’ to show a different side of Men who walked on Moon
A new Icelandic documentary about the Apollo lunar missions will premiere on July 20 this year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first step on the alien world. The film, named Cosmic birth, is co-produced by the Húsavík Exploration Museum and will look at the human side of the Moon missions and the men…