@flodin You don't have to go into the mail panel to read your feeds.
Go on any web page that provides a feed. Click the Feeds link in the Address field to subscribe. Vivaldi adds Icons for Feeds, Mail, Calendar and Tasks to the Panel bar. Keep the Feed icon and remove the icons for Mail, Calendar and Tasks by right-click -> Edit -> Remove from toolbar.
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