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KALEO x 66°North in Copenhagen

Live in Sværtegade 12

Emilie Lilja's Copenhagen swim guide

Copenhagen is one of the only cities in Europe where...

A tale of a coastal fishing season

Rut Sigurðardóttir and Kristján Torfi Einarsson are a couple with many talents. They bought a boat and fish together during the coastal season.

UN Women in Iceland x 66°North

UN Women Iceland and 66°North, in cooperation with the Ukrainian...

DesignMarch brings together participants and guests with progressive design and innovation. The festival heralds new and surprising approaches and is a vibrant platform for ideas, diverse perspectives and knowledge driving force that enriches and enhances society.

Valdís Steinars x 66°North

Valdís Steinarsdóttir has been researching new ways of manufacturing clothing....

Sleeve x 66°North

Discarded puffer coats and jackets from 66°North get a new...

Spectators standing in the rain, watching concerts on the Aldrei festival

Aldrei fór ég suður / I never went south

Rock festival in the Westfjords

Insulation

Insulation describes how well a garment protects its wearer from...

Breathability

Breathability describes how well a garment allows moisture vapor produced...

HEIMPLANET

"I could have never imagined what I would go on to experience with that tent over the years, from 100km/h winds to freezing blizzards, one thing was always for certain; if I was inside my tent, the weather went on pause."

66°North and UN Women

66°North and UN Women receive grants to create jobs for...

Return of the Sun

"The ‘Day of the Sun’ is when the sun first shines on Sólgata. On that day, I bake pancakes," says Lilja Sigurgeirsdóttir. Lilja lives in a small, red, 120-year-old house on Sólgata 2 (which in Icelandic means ‘sun road’) in the town of Ísafjörður in the Westfjords.

Circular | Partners & Certifications | B Corp Certification

66°North is the first Icelandic company to receive B Corp...

Kría Collection

Kría Collection is based on our classic heritage design that was very popular in the the 90's.

Ocean Missions

Together with Ocean Missions and Ása Steinars, we are setting sails towards sustainability.

The disappearing album

Last May, the band Hipsumhaps released the album Lög síns tíma and January 1st. the album will disappear from all streaming channels and never return.

Where the ice melts

Ragnar surveys Drangajökull’s east side for the second time. He took over from his father, Þröstur, who did it for 25 years. Þröstur took over from his uncle, Guðfinnur, who was in charge of the previous 50 years.

Blue Hour | Alex Strohl

It is during the darkest and coldest time of the year in Iceland where the softest and most diffused light appears. It is this light that has no equal in the eyes of Alex Strohl, who visits Iceland on a regular basis to capture this unique phenomenon.

Keldudalur 65.9°N

Even though he no longer lives there, every September Valdimar brings his horses to Keldudalur to graze.

Café du Cycliste

“Dramatic trails and striking nature make Iceland a cyclist’s paradise,” says Matthew Woolsey, Global President of 66°North. “But then there’s the weather. Meeting Café du Cycliste on set in Iceland, they saw the same beautiful challenge we did. Our partnership developed from there.”

Beating the path uphill | Fanney Þorbjörg

Facing the possibility of complete paralysis at the age of 19, Fanney Þorbjörg’s exceptional mindset has brought her to a place once considered impossible.

66°North x Fischersund

66°North and Fischersund perfumery have joined forces and created a...

Music workshop in Þingeyri

On the 16th and 17th of July, a music workshop was hosted for children in the community center in Þingeyri. This event was organized by, amongst others, Pétur Albert Sigurðsson, a local who wanted to spread his love for music. He and his wife, Lára Dagbjört Halldórsdóttir, have hosted concerts in their home garden over the past few years, and these concerts have been well received, resulting in a series of concerts this summer called "In Lára's garden"