The
newspapers of Iceland provide information to the local inhabitants and the world about various local issues and world event.
Iceland newspapers are one of the major medium which provides gateway to the world. As the literacy rate of Iceland is almost 100% newspapers are a part of every household. The current innovation in the technical field has resulted in the availability of online version of all leading newspapers. The newspaper houses of
Iceland also issue a number of magazines which are very popular among the Icelanders. There are both national and regional
newspapers in Iceland. The capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, has its very own newspaper. A tourist in Iceland can go through the newspaper for all valid information. Information on hotels, holidays, weather and shopping ideas can be found on the newspaper. Many of the old newspapers of Iceland got merged together to form bigger ones.
Names of some of the
leading newspapers of Iceland are:
- Morgunbladid
- Skessuhorns
- Vefthjodviljinn
- Iceland Review
- Dagbladid Visir
- Strik
- Fréttavefurinn Tidis
- The Reykjavik Grapevine
A broad idea about the movies, culture and entertainment can be derived from the newspapers of Iceland. The three most famous newspapers in Iceland which are of international repute are Vikin, Visir and Morgunbladid a Netinu. In Canada there is newspaper called ‘Logberg Heimskringila’ which is published weekly. This newspaper is mainly meant for the Icelandic community of Canada and all information about Iceland is provided here.
