Remember to make the most out of the puffin season in Iceland! 🇮🇸 During summer, puffins nest on cliffsides near the ocean all over Iceland 🌊 Some of the best places to spot them are by Dyrholaey Lighthouse on the South Coast, the Westman Islands, and Latrabjarg in the remote Westfjords 📍 | Guide to Iceland

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The Arctic fox is the only native land mammal on Iceland. Despite active volcanoes, limited forest cover, and an extreme northern climate, the Arctic fox has managed to eke out a living on this island since the last Ice Age.Arctic foxes are dimorphic, which means they can exhibit one of two phases—brown or white. They are the lone canine to undergo a change in coat color from summer to winter. The white Arctic fox begins molting in early July to expose its summer fur, which is fawn-colored and b

Tourist Oliver Staiger, who has visited Iceland 14 times, said this was the first time he’s spotted arctic foxes there. | In The Know

Sweden will deploy a unit of JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter aircraft to Iceland in February and March 2026 as part of NATO’s air policing mission in the Arctic region, the Swedish Armed Forces announced. This rotation, conducted under the Alliance’s incident preparedness framework, will see Swedish aircraft and support personnel based at Keflavík Air Base to contribute to joint air defence tasks that Iceland cannot fulfil independently. The mission marks an important operational role for Sweden