Snow Covered Valley
by Thick newly fallen snow is incredibly clean and beautiful. Sometimes it is so thick that it changes the landscape. This snow fell one winter in …
Category: Observations
Many things happen or are discussed in Iceland that are worth considering. We enjoy working with data because it can reveal a lot about our society. Sometimes there is a photograph worth discussing or an experience worth sharing.
We enjoy sharing a single thought, idea, a question to be answered or observation with you. Here at Iceland in Focus, this is the place where anything goes.
Unpredictable Winter Road Conditions
When a major increase began in the arrival of tourists a few years ago, there were also a large number of those who came to …
The Day The Wind Stopped Blowing
In the western part of the country there are places that are very windy. In these places, it can be dangerous to be on the …
The Valley With Three Peaks
Everyone has a valley they find the most beautiful of all. The green valleys, the steep valleys, the wide valleys or sand valleys. My favorite …
Birds Watching Landscape
On this bright and beautiful autumn day we were not the only ones enjoying the scenic landscape from the harbour. At first we did not …
Moonshine and Moonlight Moment
You can never know what the moonshine and moonlight will be like in the Westfjords. Sometimes the sky is clear and the moon illuminates the …
The Pond Past And Present
Reykjavik has changed a lot in recent years and decades. It can be said that it has changed from being rather relaxed city with a …
The Financial Crisis Of 2008 In Retrospect
Icelanders suffered financial crisis in 2008, like many other nations at that time. There were difficult times that followed and many things were revealed about …
The Much Wanted Old Manuscripts
Once upon a time, actually in the eighteenth century, was a guy that collected manuscripts in Iceland. Among other things he collected 700 manuscripts that …
Making The Impossible Possible Eighty Years Ago
We stumbled recently upon a fascinating photo of a lighthouse on a 40 meter high rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. And we …
Climate Change For The People Or By The People
Climate change is on people’s minds and there is a reason for it. The world is heading for a difficult future if not acted upon …
The Visitor’s View
There are tens of thousands of visitors that visit the Westfjords of Iceland via cruise ships. Sometimes the streets of the small town of Isafjordur …
We Figure It Out
Statistics is a great tool to examine how communities are formed and their main characteristics. Iceland in Focus has a great love for statistics so …
From Turf Houses to Skyscrapers In One Century
It is very interesting to think about the great changes in society that have taken place in Iceland over the past hundred years. Hundred years …
Between A Rock and A Hard Place
It’s amazing how nature works. The need for all organisms to reproduce and survive is so strong that life ignites and thrives in the most …
Ocean’s Chain
Icelanders are as closely connected to the sea as any nation can be. For more than a thousand years, the fish around Iceland have kept …
Continuity In An Ever Changing World
The world as we know it has changed a lot in recent years but still not. Our worldview has changed a lot, especially in the …
New Day New Art New Experience
The sea and the beach fascinate us. In the sea and on the beach there is life in all colors of the earth, of all …
Below The Surface
Sometimes you experience moments that are interesting from your point of view but are very natural from another side. This experience is very simple. The …
Glacier With Unworldly Touch In Danger
Over the centuries, Snaefellsjokull has been a source of subject matters for writers domestically and abroad. For those who have lived in the Reykjavik area, …