The national language of Iceland, Icelandic is spoken in Iceland and also some parts of Denmark, USA and Canada. This North Germanic language is also quite old and was developed in the 9th and ...

Gaelic origins of Icelandic words and landmarks challenge orthodox view of Viking heritage, says author According to folklore, a Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud was among Iceland’s ...

Online language tool Babbel reports that English is the most spoken language in the world, with a number of speakers totaling more than 1.4 billion in 2023. This combines both native and non ...

Iceland's mother tongue has a major tech problem. Many new computer devices do not understand Icelandic, a unique descendant of the Old Norse language filled with ultra-descriptive words such as ...

Among OECD countries, Iceland has seen the sharpest rise in the share of immigrants in its population, going from three per cent in the early 2000s to 20 per cent last year.

In Iceland's parliament, six cleaners take a break from their duties to spend time learning Icelandic, seen as one of the principal barriers to integration in the country.

In Europe, those in Iceland, Sweden, and Norway all speak English as their second language. France and the Netherlands are also listed as secondary English speakers.