In this episode of Iceland News Review, lava is getting dangerously close to the Svartsengi power plant, Kringlan re-opens after a large conflagration, a parliamentary party wants to ban whaling, and so much more. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review.

Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

A special episode today, in response to the recent decision to grant Hvalur hf. a one-year permit to hunt fin whales. We head to the coast by Grótta to talk with anti-whaling activists Anahita Babaei and Micah Garen about what lies behind the recent decision and what may come next.

In this episode of Iceland News Review, The Minister of Fisheries has allowed for fin whale hunting this year, but it remains unclear if any whaling will be done this summer at all. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review.

Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Mountain biker and cycling guide Magne Kvam is an energetic guy with a grey beard and a sleek scalp. When he smiles, one of his cuspids protrudes endearingly. He describes himself as something of an oddball.

“I’m probably very, very strange,” he confesses, while inspecting the ground below us prior to our descent. I had joined Magne in Reykjadalur to watch him fix the trails before summer. “I like to be alone in the mountains,” he observes. “I’m an old soul.”

We head out to the mountains near Hveragerði to speak with Magne and learn more about this unique area.

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we'll tell you all about our new president, the ongoing eruption, a reindeer calf brought back from the brink, and much more.

Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we make a visit to the eruption area in Reykjanes, it's a dead heat in the presidential race, which ends tomorrow, debate over alcohol in stores heats up, and much more.

Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

We sit down and talk with Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, professor emeritus and frequent commentator on all things related to the Icelandic language, language learning, integration, and more.

Read our recent feature interview with him here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/icelandic-as-a-weapon/

In this episode of Iceland News Review, there's a storm brewing around fin whale hunting, some new twists in the presidential race, one's man fight to keep his "awful" name, and much more.

Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!