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Transport and Telecommunications Transport and telecommunications are part of society's key infrastructure. The Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for their development, maintena...

Social Welfare and Families The family, in all its variety of forms, is the basic unit of society. Both the state and local authorities have various obligations to promote the well-being of every fam...

Social Security and Pensions The Icelandic pension system is based on three main pillars: the social security system, an occupational pension system and supplementary pension savings. Social security...

Religion and non-religious convictions All individuals shall be equal before the law, regardless of their religious or non-religious convictions. Everyone has the option of declining membership of a ...

Science, Research and Innovation Research and innovation play a key role in economic development, culture and welfare, boosting society's capacity to meet demanding social challenges. In 2015, total ...

Public Safety and Security The government's security policy is implemented through the Civil Protection and Security Council. The principal objectives of security policy are to ensure the safety, env...

Planning and Construction Administration of planning and construction is the responsibility of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. Among the government's important objectives are ...

Personal Law Personal law deals with various personal rights and obligations which are closely related to the individual's mental and physical existence, such as the inviolability of one's person and...

Operations and state assets State operations are extensive in scope and functions involved in the state's financial and operational infrastructure include accounting for public agencies, disseminatio...

Natural Resources Iceland is rich in natural resources, which provide to a significant extent the basis for the Icelandic society and economy. Knowledge of the nature and situation of resources at al...

Local Authorities and Regional Policy Local authorities control and are responsible for their own administration as provided for by law and Art. 78 of the . Issues concerning local authorities are un...

Life and Health The Health Services Act provides for the organisation of healthcare services. Its objective is to afford all Icelanders with access to the best available healthcare which can be provi...

Law and Order Icelandic law is primarily comprised of statutes adopted by Althingi, the Icelandic parliament, but also includes orders issued by the executive branch of the state, mainly in the form ...

Labour Market and Employment The Labour Code is under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Affairs, which is ultimately responsible for this function of government. Legislation on labour and employ...

Information Society Public services are organised on democratic principles to serve efficiently the needs of the general public as well as business and industry. A good knowledge of information techn...

Human Rights and Equality Human rights are the natural entitlement of all persons, of whatever nation, regardless of their residence, gender, nationality, race, religion, language or other status. Al...

Human Resources The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs manages personnel matters and affairs of state employees, as provided for by law and a presidential decree on Government Offices. This inc...

Governance and National Symbols Governance refers to the basic principles of the structure and administration of the Icelandic state. The Constitution of the republic of Iceland provides for the stat...

Foreign Nationals Issues of immigration and foreign nationals in Iceland are primarily the responsibility of two ministries and a number of public agencies. The Ministry of Justice handles tasks conc...

Foreign Affairs Iceland is actively involved in the work of international institutions as well as in bilateral co-operation with other states. The role of the foreign service is to maintain reliable ...