In the heart of the North Atlantic, the land of fire and ice draws curious travelers from across the globe. Volcanic landscapes, natural geysers, and cascading waterfalls call adventurers to dive into ...

Icelandic Sheepdogs are Nordic spitz-type dogs, and, like other spitzes, they have foxy faces, pointy ears, and a luxuriously thick double coat. Origins and Role in Icelandic Culture This is the only ...

Kennel Club finally recognises breed believed to be more than 1,000 years old that featured in Icelandic Sagas A dog breed that was namechecked in one of William Shakespeare’s plays and is believed to ...

As ever more tourists stroll around downtown Reykjavík, a debate has intensified within Icelandic society about the changes they bring with them. Minister of Tourism, Trade, and Culture Lilja Dögg ...

The Icelandic chicken is a hearty, utilitarian breed that is ideal for homesteaders with lots of diverse land and plenty of room. Known as a landrace fowl, Icelandic chickens have been bred and ...

The year 2023 truly marks a turning point in Iceland’s innovation history. At the beginning of the year, news came that the pharmaceutical company Oculis, which is based on decades of research at the ...

Norse settlers brought their home flocks to Iceland in the ninth century. For more than a thousand years, the only chickens in the country were of this robust landrace. The Icelandic chicken is a ...