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The Icelanders are the smallest people in Europe: they live on a barren and cold island in the far north. The isolated location and the extreme nature have shaped their mentality: they are spontaneous and flexible, fearless and creative. Here, everyone has to have several talents: how else could 340,000 people manage the tasks of an entire state? The cliché of the Icelander lives on his kindness, his unspeakable volcanoes and his mystical legends. Iceland is valued for its artists, writers and musicians, for its special horses and footballers. The Icelander is a special breed of people. But what makes them so special? Are Icelanders genetically different from other peoples? Are everyone on this island really related in some way? An NZZ format about lonely glacier conquerors, supernatural elf whisperers, genealogical researchers and humorous authors. ► Subscribe to our YouTube channel and activate the bell so you don't miss a video: https://goo.gl/Fy28as ► NZZ Format: Documentaries from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: every Thursday at 11 p.m. on SRF1. ►NZZ Erklärt: Explanatory videos from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: / @nzz_erklaert