Fjóla
@fjolagud.bsky.social
Icelandic, folklorist, journalist. Lumpfish enthusiast and admirer of medieval manuscripts.
There are five ships sailing along the north and east of Iceland in a pattern, searching for capelin. It's a daily moment of mindfulness to check on their progress, provided by the Icelandic Marine Research Institute: skip.hafro.is
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 AM
There are five ships sailing along the north and east of Iceland in a pattern, searching for capelin. It's a daily moment of mindfulness to check on their progress, provided by the Icelandic Marine Research Institute: skip.hafro.is
The Iceland Space Agency is on bluesky @icelandspace.bsky.social 🥳
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
The Iceland Space Agency has a strangely busy logo. It fascinates me.
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The Iceland Space Agency is on bluesky @icelandspace.bsky.social 🥳
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
The Iceland Space Agency has a strangely busy logo. It fascinates me.
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The Iceland Space Agency has a strangely busy logo. It fascinates me.
At least once a day, I think about the fact that the United States is trying to buy or steal our neighbours. That is an actual thing that's happening in my lifetime.
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
At least once a day, I think about the fact that the United States is trying to buy or steal our neighbours. That is an actual thing that's happening in my lifetime.
I have sensory issues with eating greasy or powdery food with my hands, but many, many cursed years went by before I figured out that I'm an idiot because the problem of crisps can be solved with chopsticks. Lo, I bring this knowledge to you who suffer but haven't received the same epiphany 😌
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I have sensory issues with eating greasy or powdery food with my hands, but many, many cursed years went by before I figured out that I'm an idiot because the problem of crisps can be solved with chopsticks. Lo, I bring this knowledge to you who suffer but haven't received the same epiphany 😌
Tomorrow, 6 January, is the last day of Christmas in Iceland, simply called the Thirteenth. It's a good one because there is a lot of folklore attached to it (some of it is also said to apply to New Year's Day and/or Christmas Day).
A little 🧵
A little 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Tomorrow, 6 January, is the last day of Christmas in Iceland, simply called the Thirteenth. It's a good one because there is a lot of folklore attached to it (some of it is also said to apply to New Year's Day and/or Christmas Day).
A little 🧵
A little 🧵
Tomorrow is the last day of Christmas and the separation anxiety is real.
May have gone overboard with size of Christmas tree but regret nothing.
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Tomorrow is the last day of Christmas and the separation anxiety is real.
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Dagur prýddi dag.
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
January 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Dagur prýddi dag.
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
May have gone overboard with size of Christmas tree but regret nothing.
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
May have gone overboard with size of Christmas tree but regret nothing.
I mean, if this were still an option, I'd be planning my vacation now 🛳🥳
December 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I mean, if this were still an option, I'd be planning my vacation now 🛳🥳
People looking into reestablishing ferries between Iceland and Scotland = my dreams coming true.
Skoða að koma á ferju milli Skotlands og Seyðisfjarðar
Byggðaráð Múlaþings mun skoða möguleikann á því að koma á reglubundnum ferjusiglingum milli Skotlands og Seyðisfjarðar. Sveitarstjórn Múlaþings samþykkti þetta á fundi sínum á mánudaginn.
www.mbl.is
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
People looking into reestablishing ferries between Iceland and Scotland = my dreams coming true.
Literally everyone in Iceland except me likes swimming pools. Now even the birds are showing off.
Swan swims in Seltjarnarnes - RÚV.is
RÚV.is
www.ruv.is
December 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Literally everyone in Iceland except me likes swimming pools. Now even the birds are showing off.
I didn't even show you guys the elevator.
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I didn't even show you guys the elevator.
Weird and random things in my hotel room.
This wallpaper.
This wallpaper.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Weird and random things in my hotel room.
This wallpaper.
This wallpaper.
Currently obsessed with a little creature called a 'sea angel' after interviewing the diver (Erlendur Bogason) who took this photo. The sea angel is only a few cm long and looks absurdly cute while swimming with its tiny 'wings'.
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Currently obsessed with a little creature called a 'sea angel' after interviewing the diver (Erlendur Bogason) who took this photo. The sea angel is only a few cm long and looks absurdly cute while swimming with its tiny 'wings'.
But now this bar in the basement of a publishing house is competing for the favourite spot.
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
But now this bar in the basement of a publishing house is competing for the favourite spot.
This is an Icelandic Advent calendar from 1950. Because nothing says Christmas like a hedgehog made out of a potato and matchsticks that you pull out every day until the holidays.
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is an Icelandic Advent calendar from 1950. Because nothing says Christmas like a hedgehog made out of a potato and matchsticks that you pull out every day until the holidays.
Reading Mary Poppins for the first time since I was a kid and I did NOT remember the creepy old lady who breaks off her fingers, turns them into candy, and feeds them to the Banks toddlers.
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reading Mary Poppins for the first time since I was a kid and I did NOT remember the creepy old lady who breaks off her fingers, turns them into candy, and feeds them to the Banks toddlers.
There is a cat in my house BUT NO OPEN WINDOWS.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is a cat in my house BUT NO OPEN WINDOWS.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
My favourite bar to walk out of in Reykjavík. At least when there's a giant ship on the doorstep.
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My favourite bar to walk out of in Reykjavík. At least when there's a giant ship on the doorstep.
I'm named after the flower wild pansy/heartsease, but in Icelandic we just call it a violet.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm named after the flower wild pansy/heartsease, but in Icelandic we just call it a violet.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This is my favourite weather and that mentality helps if you live here.
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is my favourite weather and that mentality helps if you live here.
Ok, wait! Apparently, they are considering scrapping the current grading system for a new one. I'm sure that this time they'll go for a simple, straightforw..
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ok, wait! Apparently, they are considering scrapping the current grading system for a new one. I'm sure that this time they'll go for a simple, straightforw..
I went to a Danish gymnasium when they changed the grading system to this, and I remember our physics teacher explaining it to us. He started, then stopped, then stared at his paper, then said, "What does -3 even mean? That the course made you stupider?"
The teachers had it rough 😂
The teachers had it rough 😂
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I went to a Danish gymnasium when they changed the grading system to this, and I remember our physics teacher explaining it to us. He started, then stopped, then stared at his paper, then said, "What does -3 even mean? That the course made you stupider?"
The teachers had it rough 😂
The teachers had it rough 😂
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I tried to do a screen record, hope it does it justice!
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I tried to do a screen record, hope it does it justice!