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    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      ReviewFiction
      Animal Life — a search for light in a long, dark Icelandic winter

      Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir tells an atmospheric and ruminative story of self-discovery, its mood leavened by glimpses of humour

    • Sunday, 20 November, 2022
      LexIslandsbanki HF
      Spreadsheets: error-ridden models take a toll Premium content

      Sometimes, tools meant to help with accuracy add to the problem

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      HTSIThe autumn men’s style special 2022
      James Merry, master embroiderer and magician

      From Björk to balaclavas, James Merry’s got it all stitched up

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      Travel
      With a bike, you can conquer countries and continents

      Two-wheeled odysseys may feel daunting — but just a few hours in the saddle can take you from one world to another

    • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
      LexClimate change
      Direct air capture: new technology will speed up net zero Premium content

      Costs are at least $250 per tonne of CO₂ removed

    • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
      HTSI
      A manifesto for the vegan life

      An Icelandic legend, Solveig Eiríksdóttir reignites the call for plant-based cooking

    • Monday, 10 January, 2022
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      Inside Iceland’s probe into the 2008 financial crash

      Former lead investigator for the Icelandic regulator shares his insights into how fraud was unearthed and bankers jailed

    • Sunday, 9 January, 2022
      FT SeriesThe power of a mood-boosting makeover
      Cult Shop: the scents of Sigur Rós

      An extraordinary family perfumery that sells the essence of Iceland

    • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
      ReviewFilm
      Lamb — an unsettling Icelandic film-fable

      Noomi Rapace stars in a majestically weird drama set on a remote farm

    • Thursday, 28 October, 2021
      FT Magazine
      My two-year, 26-country journey to the frontlines of the climate battle

      Simon Mundy uncovers the human stories behind the greatest challenge in our history

    • Sunday, 26 September, 2021
      Iceland coalition maintains majority but PM’s future in balance

      Hopes that female MPs would take most seats in parliament dashed after late recounts

    • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
      Travel
      A journey to the centre of a Jules Verne classic

      A new range of immersive holidays invites families to step into the pages of their favourite books. Inside an Icelandic volcano, Lorien Kite and his children don helmets and harnesses to try one

    • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
      LexFuture of work
      Four-day working week: Iceland shows the long and the short of it Premium content

      Even bosses stand to gain when workers toil fewer days for the same pay

    • Monday, 14 June, 2021
      Lex
      Icelandic banks/asset bubbles: chill wind brings warning from history Premium content

      At the margins of financial activity, Iceland’s microcosmic fate shows how cheap money can cloud decision making

    • Thursday, 27 May, 2021
      European banks
      Iceland launches privatisation of state-owned lender Islandsbanki

      At least a quarter of bank formed in aftermath of financial crisis will be sold off

    • Thursday, 27 May, 2021
      Carbon footprint
      Offset start-ups devise smart ways to trap carbon

      CO2 removal has a role in the race to net zero, but the days of simply planting trees are over

    • Friday, 16 April, 2021
      Travel
      Postcard from Iceland: the volcano in my backyard

      The closest eruption to Reykjavik in 800 years has prompted a boom in ‘volcano tourism’

    • Saturday, 20 March, 2021
      Iceland volcano erupts near Reykjavik

      After weeks of tremors lava flows redden sky above capital

    • Wednesday, 17 March, 2021
      Travel
      Iceland to open to vaccinated visitors

      Move will help north Atlantic island reboot its vital tourism industry

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      Iceland on high alert as increased seismic activity raises volcano threat

      More than 34,000 earthquakes recorded on north Atlantic island in past 2 weeks

    • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Brussels warns that AstraZeneca will miss already reduced targets

      EU’s vaccination programme hit again as hopes fade for extra supplies from US

    • Monday, 8 March, 2021
      Travel
      Husavik: the tiny Icelandic town dreaming of Oscars glory

      Hit hard by the pandemic, the remote fishing town hopes a spoof musical and an Academy Award nomination could spur a rapid recovery

    • Monday, 8 February, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Iceland opens up after success of Covid testing regime

      ‘Cautious steps’ will see return of personal training in gyms and opening of bars until 10pm

    • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
      ReviewFiction
      Storm Birds — an Icelandic trawler in peril

      Einar Kárason’s pulse-quickening novel captures a true story of battling the elements

    • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
      Travel
      Postcard from Iceland: a ticket to a (near) virus-free world

      Pass a Covid test at the airport and the wild — and unusually empty — landscapes are yours to enjoy

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