I have often been there on New Year's Eve.Ī very popular place for shooting and watching the fireworks downtown is by Hallgrímskirkja church on Skólavörðuholt hill in the centre of Reykjavík. There you can see almost the whole of Reykjavík plus the neighbouring towns. I have asthma, still, I have not had problems with staying outside during this time, but I just wanted to warn those of you who suffer from asthma.Ī good place to watch fireworks is from Öskjuhlíð hill - with Perlan - the Pearl on top. If the weather is still there can be a lot of pollution so people with asthma are advised to stay inside. Here in Iceland, everybody can shoot fireworks, so families and friends gather together and shoot fireworks and have fun. The fireworks are sold by the Search and Rescue teams for fundraising - this is their biggest fundraising and the nation is happy to help in such a manner.Ī new source for fundraising by the Search and Rescue teams started as of New Year's Eve 2018 when people were offered to buy slips (græðlingur), which will be planted in Áramótaskógur - New Year's Eve Forest by Þorlákshöfn town. Half an hour before midnight, when the TV show is over, the fireworks start for real and the nation goes crazy and the whole sky lights up. You can also see some of the shows on YouTube - Áramótaskaup. It is in Icelandic, but if you want to join us in watching Áramótaskaupið, then it is on channel 1 on our state-run TV station RÚV. I have been getting a lot of questions from visitors about where they can watch this show. The view of Reykjavík from the top of my mother-in-law's block of flats We love shooting fireworks and you will notice that from around 8 pm, we start slowly shooting some fireworks - then everything will be dead calm from 10:30 - 11:30 pm as the whole nation watches an Icelandic TV comic show Áramótaskaupið - " Skaupið" for short, which is an Icelandic satire on the events of the year. The whole Icelandic nation goes wild on New Year's Eve in Iceland.
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