Around 25 million cubic meters of magma have accumulated beneath Svartsengi since the last eruption in July 2025, according to model calculations; it is the largest volume since eruptions began on the Sundhnúkur crater row

A public bus was stolen at Vífilstaðir in Garðabær: when the driver stopped at a bus stop in Vífilstaðir, a man boarded the vehicle and attacked him, a struggle followed that ended with both the driver and passengers leaving the bus

Over 83% of the public have high trust in the Icelandic Coast Guard, which remains the institution that people trust most according to Gallup's latest survey on trust in public institutions; National Church of Iceland has seen the highest rise in trust

16.692 Icelanders used metabolic medications such as Wegovy, Qsivaand Saxenda for weight management in 2025, paying around 1380 Euros per person; figures were released by Iceland Health Insurance in response to an inquiry from newspaper Morgunblaðið

100 years since the first radio transmission in Iceland have been celebrated yesterday: from Free Church a seamen’s church service and memorial mass were broadcast, heard across the country and on ships at sea; Hf Útvarp ceased broadcasting in 1928