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Laufey

Meet Laufey. The 23-year-old Icelandic-Chinese singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist grew up playing cello and piano, inspired by her violinist mother and became hooked on the jazz standards of Ella Fitzgerald after digging through her father’s records.


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Troll Twins

"Troll Wall, Skessugarður in Icelandic, is a natural wonder at Jökuldalsheiði in the North-East highlands of Iceland. It is a long pile of huge moraine boulders on top of each other. According to legend it marks the border between troll territories. - This seems also to be the most logical explanation for its being there," says Halla with a smile.

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Beating the path uphill

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.

Volcanic eruption in Iceland

Helga Kristín Torfadóttir is an Icelandic PhD candidate in Geology. She has been monitoring the eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula.


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From the Westfjords to the World Stage: Iceland’s First Female Winter Olympian
Jakobína Valdís Jakobsdóttir is 92 years old and paved the way for Icelandic female skiers. In 1954 she was the first Icelandic woman to compete in the skiing world cup.
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Celebrating Fishermen’s Day on deck
Heiður Berglind
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A trip to the Everest Base Camp
Mia Regan
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The only way is forward
Guðrún Sveina Jónsdóttir
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"Everything will be OK"
The 1973 Vestmannaeyjar eruption
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Between two worlds
Steve Booker
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The fisherman's wife
Being a fisherman was not a family-friendly job in the past, and some might argue it still is.
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Bathing in Iceland
Ása Steinars
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Volcanoes in the backyard | Gísli Matthías
Gísli Matt
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Lighthouse Solitude
Helga Hvanndal
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KALEO
Natural rock
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Anthony | The spirit of Christmas
Anthony Bacigalupo
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Documenting Change
RAX
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Laufey
Ambassador of Jazz
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Icelandic bathing culture
In the swimming pool we are all equal.
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Made for Iceland. Loved Worldwide.
Bergþóra Guðnadóttir designed Þórsmörk.
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Wearing Þórsmörk since 2006
They have stayed true to their Þórsmörk úlpa for years.
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Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir takes on the EUROs
The UEFA Women's EURO 2022 takes place in England this summer from July 6 to July 31. 
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Horsemanship is for life
Baltasar Kormákur film director and producer
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Bike Farm
Þorsteinn Roy & Þráinn Kolbeinsson
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The last voyage
Björn Steinbekk
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A tale of a coastal fishing season
Rut Sigurðardóttir and Kristján Torfi Einarsson
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Lambing Season | Farmlife
Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík.
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Geothermal Springs
Ása Steinars
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An escape from the city life
Ari Bragi
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Aldrei fór ég suður / I never went south
Haukur Sigurðsson & Halla Mía
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Return of the sun
Haukur Sigurðsson & Halla Mía
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The valley. The huts. The foxes.
Donal Boyd
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Drangajökull
Haukur Sigurðsson & Halla Mía
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Ocean Missions
Ása Steinars
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Blue Hour | Alex Strohl
Alex Strohl
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Beating the path uphill
Fanney Þorbjörg Guðmundsdóttir
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Music workshop in Þingeyri
Haukur Sigurðsson
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You have to take chances
Baltasar Kormákur
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The Snowdrifts Cross Vatnajökull
Vilborg Arna & Brynhildur Ólafs
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Becoming a Westfjordian
Þorsteinn Roy & Benjamin Hardman
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Fjord Lines - Rúnar Pétur
Rúnar Pétur Hjörleifsson
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SOS T-shirt
Rúrik Gíslason and 66°North
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Announcement
At Glacier's end
Chris Burkard
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Carbfix
We turn CO2 into stone
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Life At the Edge of the Ice
Þorsteinn Roy and Svanhvít Helga Jóhannsdóttir
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Fannar Ingi og platan sem hverfur
Fannar Ingi Friðþjófsson
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Turning obstacles into motivation
Elín Metta Jensen
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Climb to Iceland’s highest peak
Eydís María Ólafssdóttir
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Volcanic eruption in Iceland
Helga Kristín Torfadóttir
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Wilderness isolation
Ása Steinars
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Skiing in Iceland
Arnaldur and Ólafía
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Hornstrandir 66.45°N
Ragúel Hagalínsson
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Documenting Change
Ragnar Axelsson
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Full-time musician, part-time snowboarder
Ívar Pétur Kjartansson
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Sheep herding on Breidamerkurfjall
Þorsteinn Roy Jóhannsson & Hörður Þórhallsson
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All sides of Iceland in one day
Benjamin Hardman
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Confident
Emillie Lilja
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Unbound
Ása Steinars
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A Glacier Retreats
Aron and Helen
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The Long Run
Elísabet Margeirsdóttir marathon runner
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First eyes on Iceland
Few people share the same amount of passion for the northern cold as Benjamin Hardman.
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At the Arctic Ocean
Fishing is an industry that is deeply rooted in the Icelandic culture, that shows what kind of people the life at sea raises up
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300 times on top of Iceland
Sylvia Rut Sigfusdottir
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On Sea
Arnar Logi Hákonarson
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66°North campaign starring 81-year-old
Ásdís Karlsdóttir
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Modern Driftwood
Garðar Eyjólfsson
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The other Flatey
Björk Brynjars
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