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From Iceland — Hidden Countryside Tax: Bolungarvík Resident Charded 20.000 ISK For Shipping

A resident of Bolungarvík ordered a dollhouse from a toy store in Reykjavík, but was asked to pay over 20.000 ISK for shipping, reports Vísir. He says this amounts to a hidden countryside tax, since a resident of the capital area would only need to pay about 6.000 ISK in shipping costs. Hjalti Þór Þorkelsson, a resident of Bolungarvík, discussed the issue on Bylgjan radio, where he said that a relative of his in Bolungarvík had ordered a dollhou…
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The Reykjavik Grapevine broke the news in on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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