The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs intends to introduce a mileage tax for petrol and diesel vehicles, applied to electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen vehicles at the beginning of the year, to replace the current taxes on oil and petrol

The Naming Committee, an independent body that determines whether a new name can be authorised or not, added several new names; among the criteria is whether it has a historical precedent and whether it's believed that a child can be bullied for the name

After a viral trend on TikTok recommending recipes led to a very strong growth in demand for cucumbers, Icelandic supermarkets have run out of stock, leaving suppliers scrambling to keep up

South Iceland is the region of the country with the largest population increase since December 2023, at 3,1% according to new data from Registers Iceland

The Icelandic economy may not be able to provide immigrants with quality employment commensurate with their education: 53% of foreign-born workers are over-educated compared to their position, recent Eurostat data show