An averted terrorist plot and recent shootings in Reykjavík have put guns in Iceland in the spotlight
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In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom
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Eliza Reid: ‘The ancient Icelandic word 'sprakkar' means outstanding women. And they're all around us’
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Nara Walker was convicted of assaulting her ex-husband in Reykjavík in 2017 – she and eight other women are taking Iceland to court claiming human rights violations
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While millions of children all over the world wait eagerly for Father Christmas or Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, youngsters in Iceland start receiving their presents on Dec. 11th
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The success of Iceland's 'four-day week' trial has been greatly overstated
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From 2015 to 2019, Iceland ran the world's largest trial of a shorter working week – productivity either remained the same or increased, and wellbeing was considerably improved
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Silent whale watching on Iceland's first electric boat tour – a carbon-neutral tour off Húsavík makes for a greener, more peaceful experience for visitors and sea creatures
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How do you film on an erupting volcano? A live music performance by Kaleo and at least one couple have been filmed getting married at Fagradalsfjall
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An Icelandic ritual for wellbeing – when Iceland reopened its public swimming pools, the nation was so delighted that queues formed outside pools at midnight
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An app lets you de-stress by screaming at the Icelandic wilderness from afar
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You've been through a lot this year and it looks like you need the perfect place to let your frustrations out – record your scream and we'll release it in Iceland
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Welcome to Laufskálarétt – The autumn ritual of wild horse herding in Iceland's Kolbeinsdalur Valley
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Iceland's forestry service has come up with a novel way to overcome the sense of isolation many people suffer because of Covid-19 – hug the trees
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Icelandic farming union has been surprised by the enthusiastic response to its appeal for volunteers to help sick farmers out during the Covid-19 outbreak
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Icelandic prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir wants to introduce a well-being economy – GDP becomes merely one of thirty-nine indicators of national progress
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Immigrants from over twenty countries are taking part in a program that will help them develop, set up, and operate a food truck specialising in food from their home countries
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An attempt to name a child after the Devil has won no sympathy from Iceland's official naming committee
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In 2017, Iceland had the lowest number of prisoners per inhabitants (thirty-nine per 100,000) among European countries, according to Eurostat
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For the eleventh year in a row, Iceland is the country ranking first in the World Economic Forum's Geneva Equality List
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On October 24, 1975 over ninety percent of Icelandic women refused to work – to show how much society depended on women's labor, from farms and factories to the home
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Iceland's massive Laufskálarétt pony party is a wild and windswept ride
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‘I am not my husband's handbag’ – Iceland's first lady, Eliza Reid speaks out about her incredibly weird job
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Meet Ari Eldjárn, Iceland's hottest comic – the former flight attendant started standup as a dare
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Iceland hosts first major international #metoo conference – three-day gathering will explore why movement gained traction and effect it has had
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In Iceland I found I couldn't write – but then I started to notice small things
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Iceland cuts teen drinking with curfews and youth centers
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Finland looks to Iceland to encourage youth to swap booze for hobbies
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