by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Mar 8, 2025 | Blogs
International women´s day Today is the 8th of March, International Women’s Day When I was growing up in the 80’s and until 1996 Iceland had the first woman president in the world, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Vigdis was – and remains – the role model of my... 
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Sep 28, 2023 | Blogs
When I was growing up in Iceland, I was surrounded by powerful Icelandic women. My mother came from the “West fjords” in northwest Iceland where life was harsh, nature was brutal, and women often had to lead the fight for their families survival. The powerful women in...
