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Education, humor and farewells at the preschool directors’ training day
Reykjavík’s preschool directors gathered at Kríunes last week for their annual training day. The day was a success, featuring a varied program that participants thoroughly enjoyed.
Want a ballot box of your own?
Anyone can pick up an old ballot box at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at Knarrarvogur 2, 104 Reykjavík.
Skrekkur is just around the corner
The Skrekkur semifinals will take place Nov. 9-11 at Reykjavík City Theater. Skrekkur gives teens in Reykjavík’s primary schools the opportunity to turn their ideas into performances and represent their schools on the main stage at Reykjavík City Theater. This year, 793 young people from 26 schools are participating. Acts from eight schools will advance to the finals on Nov. 16.
The state of live music in Reykjavík’s city center
The Research Center for the Creative Industries has published the report “Nobody Starts at Harpa: Live Music, Concert Venues and Cultural Infrastructure in Reykjavík’s City Center.”
The energy transition is delivering results
Reykjavík City has published its 2025 greenhouse gas emissions inventory and presented it to the Environment and Planning Council. Under the BASIC methodology, total emissions in 2025 were 425,641 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, or 3.1 metric tons per resident. Emissions fell 5% from the recalculated 2019 baseline under the BASIC methodology.
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