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Exclusive Interview with Comedian-turned-Mayor Jon Gnarr - VIDEO

In the travel book 'Tales of Iceland', the author Stephen Markley interviews Mayor of Reykjavík, Jón Gnarr. Read more about 'Tales of Iceland' HERE.

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:08

Military aircrafts are no longer allowed to land in Reykjavik

Jon Gnarr, the Mayor of Reykjavik, has signed an agreement with Ogmundur Jonasson, the minister of the interior, about Reykjavík Airport. Aircrafts with military purpose will no longer be allowed to land on the airport unless in case of emergency.

Friday, 19 April 2013 22:07

Sóley, Oddný, Diljá and Hana Birna were among the ten women who attended the meeting

Record number of women in a City Council meeting

Never have more women attended a Reykjavík City Council meeting as councilors as last Tuesday. Out of 15 councilmen, 10 were women.

Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:28

Mayor Jon Gnarr: "I'm not a politician"

Jón Gnarr has now been the Mayor of Reykjavík for 1000 days, longer than the 7 last mayors before him. He has been accused of not taking his job seriously, being a comedian and all. But Jón still sits tight. He is proud of his contribution as mayor.

Saturday, 06 April 2013 15:47

Mayor Jon Gnarr on development aid: "It's Better to Give than to Receive"

As we reported earlier, Icelandic MP (Vigdis Hauksdottir) does not want Iceland to pay development aid (read more HERE). Editor at Fréttablaðið newspaper, Ólafur Þ. Stephensen, wrote an editorial in the paper today about the matter.

Saturday, 23 March 2013 18:30

Jon Gnarr has been the mayor of Reykjavik for 1000 days today

The Best Party and the Social Democratic Alliance have formed the majority in Reykjavik city for 1000 days today. Jon Gnarr, the mayor of Reykjavik, is the chairman of the Best Party. Mr. Dagur B. Eggertsson is a member of the city council for the Social Democratic Alliance.

Monday, 11 March 2013 10:27

Mayor of Aarhus looks up to Jon Gnarr Mayor of Reykjavik

Jacob Bundsgaard, Mayor of Aarhus Denmark, says that he really likes Jón Gnarr's idea to move his office, temporarily, to a suburb of the city that is for example the part of the city with the most immigrants. News of Iceland reported on the matter HERE. The Mayor of Aarhus could imagine doing something similar and move his office out of the city.

Monday, 04 March 2013 12:20

Mayor of Reykjavik likes the hash joints in Denver, Colorado

Mr. Jon Gnarr, the mayor of Reykjavik, said at a city board meeting yesterday that he likes hash joints. He was talking about his visit to Denver, Colorado, which is Reykjavik's sister city. Mr. Gnarr talked favorably about the joints and said that they enhanced job creation.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013 12:27

The Mayor of Reykjavik also considers to fight for his name

The Mayor of Reykjavik, Jon Gnarr, says that he will not give up until he gets his name legally recognized as a family name. His birth name is Jón Gunnar Kristinsson but he legally changed his name in 2005 to Jón Gnarr Kristinsson.

Friday, 01 February 2013 10:22

The Mayor relocates his office as an experiment

Wants to get to know other neighborhoods

Jon Gnarr, Mayor of Reykjavik, is known to be unorthodox and willing to experiment with almost anything. This time he has decided to move the Mayor's office, his secretary and other assistants, to a neighborhood pretty far from the center of Reykjavik. The purpose of it all, as his office announced, is to get to know the extensive operation that the City runs in Breiðholt, the highest populated neighborhood in Reykjavik.

Saturday, 19 January 2013 11:36