Iceland 

The increase in tattoos has been 9% since 2018 and now 29% of Icelanders have a tattoo, while it was 20% in 2018, according to a recent Gallup survey; women are more likely to have tattoos than men, almost 33% on 24%

The country drops one place and now ranks 5th out of 169 nations in the Social Progress Index, conducted by the independent non-profit organism Social Progress Imperative

Approximately 90 employees are needed for Reykjavík's kindergartens to be considered fully staffed; the staffing problem is one of the biggest challenges for kindergartens

After unusual cold weather and abundant rainfall in July and August, meteorologists finally announced the late arrival of the Icelandic summer, with good weather expected over the coming days, and may even last a few weeks

Almost 700 children aged 12 months and up are currently on the waiting list for a place in Reykjavík's kindergartens, with parents protesting to find childcare during the working day

HBO is in the country preparing to shoot for season 4 of True Detective: Night Country; the series was given the green light last May, with a likely premiere in 2023

Over ten thousand earthquakes have been detected since the series of earthquakes started at noon on Saturday, confirming a lot of seismic activity in the Reykjanes peninsula over the weekend

Car­bfix gets the highest EU grant any Icelandic company has been awarded; the EU Innovation Fund will support the development and building of Coda Terminal plant in Straumsvík, the first of its sort in the world for storing liquid CO2 on land

After a break of two years, the summer 'nights' bus has resumed its route from the centre of Reykjavík to different neighbourhoods in the Reykjavík area on weekends, Friday nights and Saturday nights

The Icelandic road administration has opened the road to Landmannalaugar via the Sigalda power station, marking a late start to the summer season in this part of the Highlands