# icelandic (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover icelandic. Page: Feed: --- ## [FINAL DEATH THROES OF A WHALE KILLER](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/final-death-throes-of-a-whale-killer) _2026-08-22 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ By Gary Stokes ## [The number of employed in May decreased by 0.2% between years](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/register-based-employment-in-june-2026/) _2026-08-19 · News Statice_ In total, 234,800 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in June 2026, according to register-based data. The number of employed decreased by around 600 between years, which corresponds to a decrease of 0.2%. The number of employed females in June was around 109,500 and the number of males around 125, ## [Is Iceland finished, kaputt, over?](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/is-iceland-finished-kaputt-over) _2026-08-18 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ A viral feud, a contentious referendum, and psychedelics to help heal inherited trauma ## [My interview today with RUV.is](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/my-interview-today-with-ruvis) _2026-08-16 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ My interview today with RUV.is ## [Kristján Loftsson Wants to Play Detective](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/kristjan-loftsson-wants-to-play-detective) _2026-08-15 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ Whale Killer Kristján Loftsson is demanding all documents on the Bandero and any investigations of the crew by the police and the Coast Guard. ## [Icelandic authorities are being very disingenuous with the Bandero](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/icelandic-authorities-are-being-very) _2026-08-14 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ They Need to Keep it, Sink it or Leave it, But They Need to Make Up Their Mind. ## [Total catch in July was nearly 42 thousand tonnes](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/fisheries/fish-catch-in-july-2026/) _2026-08-14 · News Statice_ Total catch landed in July 2026 was nearly 42 thousand tonnes, 51% less than in July 2025. The demersal catch was 25 thousand tonnes, representing a 2% decrease compared with July 2025. The pelagic catch was nearly 15 thousand tonnes, a 74% decrease compared to July 2025. ## [The Best Time to Negotiate: When You Don't Need To](https://jamesrobb.ca/blog/best-time-to-negotiate/) _2026-08-14 · me@jamesrobb.ca (James Robb) · Who Am I? on James Robb_ The 29th of August is approaching and more and more blogs and opinion pieces I see are discussing the case for and against Iceland having accession talks with the EU. Reading some of the pieces written by friends and former colleagues stirred me up enough to want to discuss the issue myself. I am voting yes. This isn’t a comprehensive case for yes - I would be speaking well outside of what… ## [A Total Eclipse of the Soul of Iceland](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/a-total-eclipse-of-the-soul-of-iceland) _2026-08-13 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ A Report from Reykjavik ## [Job vacancy rate 1.4% in the second quarter](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/job-vacancies-2nd-quarter-2026/) _2026-08-12 · News Statice_ In total, 3,540 jobs were vacant in the Icelandic labour market in the second quarter of 2026, according to Statistics Iceland’s Job Vacancy Survey. During the same period, about 247,560 jobs were occupied and the job vacancy rate was 1.4%. ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xxiADgjkHIs3) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [A rabbi walks into a bar](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/a-rabbi-walks-into-a-bar) _2026-08-11 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ Plus, rain on our parad... er, eclipse, and things to keep in mind about plant-based journeys ## [Operation 86 Has Made it's Mark](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/operation-86-has-made-its-mark) _2026-08-09 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ Summation of the Campaign ## [The Wonder Is Not the Eclipse](https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2026/08/08/the-wonder-is-not-the-eclipse/) _2026-08-08 · Rajan Parrikar · Rajan Parrikar Music Archive_ The deeper questions. \[This essay was published in Icelandic in Morgunblaðið on August 08, 2026. See screenshot below.\] The total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 has generated great excitement. If the clouds cooperate, it will be best viewed from the western reaches of Iceland. Everyone will be absorbed with questions such as where to \[ \] The post The Wonder Is Not the Eclipse appeared first on… ## [Publication of the labour market in the second quarter postponed](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/publication-of-the-labour-market-in-the-second-quarter-postponed/) _2026-08-06 · News Statice_ Publication of a news release on the labour market in the second quarter of 2026, which was scheduled today 6 August 2026, has been postponed until further notice. ## [WHY?](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/why) _2026-08-05 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ The Bigger Story and a Closer Look ## [A Little Fun with Freyr Thorvaldsson and the Reykjavik Grapevine.](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/a-little-fun-with-freyr-thorvaldsson) _2026-08-05 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ A little Debate with a Confused Icelander ## [A farewell to summer](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/a-farewell-to-summer) _2026-08-03 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ And an anniversary that reminds me how much has changed in the past year ## [Iceland is a Stage for Exposing the Truth About Icelandic Whaling to the World](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/iceland-is-a-stage-for-exposing-the) _2026-08-01 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ Update on Operation 86 ## [Free The Crew of the Bandero](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/free-the-crew-of-the-bandero) _2026-07-31 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ The Bandero is being held captive by two criminal whaling countries. ## [The Boarding of the Bandero](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/the-boarding-of-the-bandero) _2026-07-31 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ Operation 86 - Iceland ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TsULb0L2wC37) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [When AliExpress ghosted me out of my money](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/when-aliexpress-ghosted-me-out-of) _2026-07-29 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ How trade restrictions and online shopping irrelevance have driven Icelanders towards Chinese megaplatforms and swindlers ## [The Odyssey of Contradictions](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-of-contradictions) _2026-07-23 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ A Poem Reflecting the latest Diversion from Reality ## [TWO YEARS AFTER MY ARREST IN GREENLAND](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/two-years-after-my-arrest-in-greenland) _2026-07-22 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ “In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity.” ## [Unemployment 5% in June](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/labour-market-in-june-2026/) _2026-07-22 · News Statice_ In June 2026, there were 11,500 unemployed individuals aged 16 to 74 according to seasonally adjusted results from Icelandic Labour force survey. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5%, the employment rate 74.4%, and the activity rate 78.4%. Seasonally adjusted unemployment decreased by 0.6 percentage points between May and June, the employment rate decreased by 1.9 percentage points,… ## [Icelandic Whale Sheep Shit Smoked Testicle Beer](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/icelandic-whale-sheep-shit-smoked) _2026-07-21 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ Kristian Loftsson, Iceland’s deeply deranged serial killer of cetaceans is a deeply disturbed individual.This Substack is reader-supported. ## [My Position on Immigration and Environnemental Refugees](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/my-position-on-immigration-and-environnemental) _2026-07-20 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ The Biocentric Perspective - A Message to Misinformed Critics ## [The migration to find the yellow orb](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/the-migration-to-find-the-yellow) _2026-07-20 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ On DNA coding, the Icelandic propensity for chasing the sun, and sifting through inherited patterns ## [To Serve Leviathan](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/to-serve-leviathan) _2026-07-19 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ By Captain Paul Watson ## [The number of employed in May increased by 0.5% between years](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/register-based-employment-in-may-2026/) _2026-07-16 · News Statice_ In total, 227,700 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in May 2026, according to register-based data. The number of employed increased by around 1,200 between years, which corresponds to an increase of 0.5%. The number of employed females in May was around 106,700 and the number of males around 121,000. ## [CALL ME A MISANTHROPE - A Poem](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/call-me-a-misanthrope-a-poem) _2026-07-16 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ TRAITEZ-MOI DE MISANTHROPE en Francais ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w8i8s7izXVob) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Water sodden cultural deep dives](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/water-sodden-cultural-deep-dives) _2026-07-15 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ Painting walls, what-the-hell-have-I-done moments, and finding grace ## [Total catch just over 32 thousand tonnes in June](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/fisheries/fish-catch-in-june-2026/) _2026-07-15 · News Statice_ The total landed catch in June 2026 amounted to just over 32 thousand tonnes, a decrease of 29% compared with June 2025. The decline was primarily due to a lower catch of pelagic species, as no blue whiting or mackerel were landed in June 2026, compared with more than 14 thousand tonnes in June 2025. Demersal catches amounted to just under 30 thousand tonnes in June, an increase of 7% compared… ## [DIMINISHMENT](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/diminishment) _2026-07-14 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ The Demise of the Insects ## [A History of Successful Victories Against Criminal Whaling Operations](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/a-history-of-successful-victories) _2026-07-13 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ 1974 - 2026 ## [Oceans in Agony, NGOs as Accomplices and State Lies: Paul Watson’s Shocking Revelations](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/oceans-in-agony-ngos-as-accomplices) _2026-07-10 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ In English et Francais ## [We need to talk about whaling](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-whaling) _2026-07-07 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ And why one man in his eighties gets away year after year with hunting a species classified as vulnerable, despite opposition from the majority of Icelanders. ## [Loftsson’s Perverse Desecration of Iceland’s National Anthem](https://captainpaulwatson.substack.com/p/loftssons-perverse-desecration-of) _2026-07-01 · Captain Paul Watson · Captain Paul Watson_ The Icelandic Minister of Industry, Trade and Industry, Hanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, rightfully condemned the disgraceful behavior of Icelandic whalers who were laughing as one of their own roughly and rudely fondled the penis of a dead fin whale as loudspeakers blared with the Icelandic national anthem. ## [We'll take care of you](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/well-take-care-of-you) _2026-06-30 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ Just when I most needed it, a stranger in a steam room restored my faith in community. ## [Unemployment 5.6% in May 2026](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/labour-market-in-may-2026/) _2026-06-24 · News Statice_ In May 2026, there were 13,100 unemployed individuals aged 16 to 74 according to seasonally adjusted results from the Icelandic Labour Force Survey. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.6%, the employment rate 76.5%, and the activity rate 81.1%. Overall, these indicators remained largely unchanged from the previous month, although there was a slight increase in both the employment rate… ## [The one where I rant about abysmal Icelandic restaurant service](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/the-one-where-i-rant-about-abysmal) _2026-06-23 · Letter from Iceland_ Since then we have had a massive influx of foreign workers who know the meaning of "service" and are raising the bar thank God ## [Gleðilegan Þjóðhátíðardag!](https://letterfromiceland.substack.com/p/gleilegan-johatiardag) _2026-06-17 · Alda Sigmundsdóttir · Letter from Iceland_ Or, Happy National Day to the Land of Ice! ## [Total catch in May was nearly 62 thousand tonnes](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/fisheries/fish-catch-in-may-2026/) _2026-06-16 · News Statice_ Total catch landed in May 2026 was nearly 62 thousand tonnes, 9% less than in May 2025. The demersal catch was nearly 40 thousand tonnes, representing a 6% decrease compared with May 2025. The pelagic catch, which, like last year, was mostly blue whiting, was nearly 19 thousand tonnes, a 16% decrease compared to May 2025. ## [Iceland’s Great Women Problem](https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2026/06/08/icelands-great-women-problem/) _2026-06-08 · Rajan Parrikar · Rajan Parrikar Music Archive_ Kesarbai Kerkar, Marie Curie, and the empty frame. \[This column was published in its Icelandic version in Nútíminn on June 2, 2026. It arose from a simple observation: despite the bragadocio surrounding women s rights, gender equality, and female empowerment in Iceland, the country has produced no women of truly exceptional accomplishment.\] In December 2024 I \[ \] The post Iceland s Great Women… ## [The number of employed individuals remains unchanged between years](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/register-based-employment-in-april-2026/) _2026-06-05 · News Statice_ In total, 219,600 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in April 2026, according to register-based data. The number of employed females in April was around 102,800 and the number of males around 116,800. ## [In The Heat of The Moment: Samsung Tablet Data Extraction](https://jamesrobb.ca/projects/heat_of_the_moment_samsung_tablet_data_extraction/) _2026-05-31 · me@jamesrobb.ca (James Robb) · Who Am I? on James Robb_ While visiting a friend recently he mentioned that he dropped his tablet and hasn’t been able to get it to turn on since. As it usually goes in such situations, there were no backups to speak of. The tablet was his daily driver and held a bunch of writing and photos that he wanted to recover, if possible. Not being a techy himself, and hesitant to throw hundreds of dollars at repair services… ## [Unemployment 5.8% in April](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/labour-market/labour-market-in-april-2026/) _2026-05-27 · News Statice_ In April 2026, there were 13,500 unemployed individuals aged 16 to 74 according to seasonally adjusted results from Icelandic Labour force survey. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.8%, the employment rate 75.4%, and the activity rate 80%. Seasonally adjusted unemployment decreased by 0.5 percentage points between March and April, the employment rate increased by 0.5 percentage… ## [Bhagavad Gita and Krishna – Misconceptions](https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2026/05/20/bhagavad-gita-and-krishna-misconceptions/) _2026-05-20 · Rajan Parrikar · Rajan Parrikar Music Archive_ \[Written as a coda to Sagas and Itihasa: Cultural Cognates.\] A common Western tendency is to approach Krishna and the Bhagavad Gita through categories familiar from the Abrahamic traditions: “God” and “scripture.” The impulse is understandable, but it is also misleading, for it encourages the assumption that they belong chiefly to the domain of religion \[ \] The post Bhagavad Gita and Krishna… ## [Export value of aquaculture was 53 billion ISK in 2025](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/fisheries/aquaculture-2025/) _2026-05-20 · News Statice_ The total Icelandic production of ungutted fish in aquaculture in 2025 was 64,417 tonnes, a 17% increase from 2024. By far the most was produced of Atlantic salmon, or 58,717 tonnes, which is a 19% increase from 2024.. Arctic char amounted to 5,141 tonnes, a 8% increase, while other species accounted for less than 1,000 tonnes. ## [Sagas and Itihasa: Cultural Cognates](https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2026/05/18/sagas-and-itihasa-cultural-cognates/) _2026-05-18 · Rajan Parrikar · Rajan Parrikar Music Archive_ \[This essay was published in Icelandic in Morgunblaðið on May 18, 2026. See screenshot below.\] Iceland and India lie separated by ocean and a civilisational chasm no map can bridge. Yet the bones of language still carry what geography and time cannot efface. In both Icelandic and far older Sanskrit, traces of a common inheritance \[ \] The post Sagas and Itihasa: Cultural Cognates appeared first on… ## [Total catch in April was 123 thousand tonnes](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/fisheries/fish-catch-in-april-2026/) _2026-05-15 · News Statice_ Total catch landed in April 2026 was over 123 thousand tonnes, 12% less than in April 2025. The demersal catch was 37 thousand tonnes, representing a 12% decrease compared with April 2025. The pelagic catch, which, like last year, was mostly blue whiting, was 84 thousand tonnes, a 12% decrease compared to April 2025.