STOCKHOLM — Iceland formally applied today to join the European Union but said it would not accept a “rotten deal” for its fishing industry, a key sector of the island nation’s troubled economy. The ...

Maintaining a balance between sustainability and profitability can be like walking a tightrope. It’s a challenge well understood in Iceland where tourism, the nation’s biggest industry, is also the ...

The guides were waiting for us when our Icelandair flight from the regional airport in Reykjavik touched down at northern Iceland’s airport in Akureyri. The guides, provided by Iceland Fishing Guide, ...

For centuries, Icelanders made a living from the sea, setting out in small boats to haul cod, haddock and herring from the North Atlantic. But in recent years these proud descendants of Vikings found ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, with molten lava flows reaching the outskirts of a small fishing town by midafternoon, setting some houses alight, although the ...