News & Press Releases
26 September 2024
Dr. Mike Sfraga has been confirmed as the first Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs.
20 September 2024
Ásthildur Gunnarsdóttir, in her 90s, had a startling encounter while alone at her remote summer home in Höfðaströnd, Jökulfjörður in Iceland. The area has no permanent residents, with only a few houses used during the summer.
18 September 2024
Researchers and knowledge holders are invited to contribute to a new project, "What it means to be resilient: Lessons from the Arctic", led by the High North Center, Nord University, and the Belfer Center Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School.
17 September 2024
The Arctic Energy Forum 2024 (AEF) will be held in the town of Akureyri in northern Iceland on 14-16 October 2024, prior to the Arctic Circle Assembly. A pre-conference education and policy tour is offered on Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13.
11 September 2024
The 9th China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will take place from October 13th to 16th, 2024, at the University of Akureyri in Akureyri, Iceland.
11 September 2024
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store visited China from September 9 to 11, 2024, marking a significant milestone in the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
4 September 2024
The 9th China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will take place from October 13th to 16th, 2024, at the University of Akureyri in Akureyri, Iceland.
22 August 2024
This summer marks the fifth and final season of archaeological excavations at the historic settlement farm in Fjörður, Seyðisfjörður, located in eastern Iceland. The excavation, led by archaeologist Ragnheiður Traustadóttir, has unearthed between 700 and 800 artifacts, all dating from 940 to 1100 AD.
5 August 2024
SMILE project satellite expected to be launched in fall 2025, a space mission which aims to measure Earth's global system responses to solar wind and geomagnetic variations.
2 August 2024
Halla Tómasdóttir is the seventh president of Iceland and the second woman to hold the office. She was inaugurated on August 1, 2024. Halla aims to be a president who empowers people to participate in society and foster national unity. She acknowledges the evolving role of the presidency and is eager to learn and collaborate with colleagues and citizens alike to activate the office for the common good.
27 July 2024
A glacial outburst started today in the river Skálm east of the glacier Mýrdalsjökull, flooding and closing the Ring Road in Iceland, leaving thousands of tourists stranded.
23 July 2024
The Arctic Energy Forum 2024 will be held in Akureyri in the exotic Icelandic Arctic North on October 14-16. The Forums agenda keeps getting more and more interesting and current. To save your place, you should register NOW!
22 July 2024
While much of Europe is baking under extreme heat, Iceland is experiencing quite the opposite. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has reported torrential rain in the north-western regions and strong gusty winds in the north-east.
20 July 2024
The Icelandic Ministry of the Environment, Energy, and Climate has announced the reindeer hunting permits for 2024. Following proposals from the Environment Agency, the Minister has set the quota at 800 reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), comprising 397 cows and 403 bulls.
4 July 2024
Independence Day, known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States. It marks the momentous occasion when the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, establishing the birth of the United States of America.
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