Active Volcano Alert

As you may have heard one of Iceland´s volcano became active as of August 3rd 2022.

While the volcano is near the airport (and the capital Reykjavik), it poses no threat people or infrastructure.

We will therefore carry on with the Nordic Statistical Meeting as planned.

Here you can find news coverage in English on the eruption: https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/

And for those of you looking for something to watch on Saturday night, here is a livestream from the eruption site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCa4EMcWuoI

If you are thinking about checking out the volcano – or any other place which is not the capital – during your stay in Iceland, we recommend that you to follow this site https://safetravel.is/ and download the Safe Travel app.

Looking forward seeing you all in Reykjavik!

From Meradalir eruption site