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Environment, Climate and Nature Protection The Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate is responsible for most matters concerning environmental protection and nature conservation. However, en...

Elections The Ministry of Justice oversees legislation on and the holding of general elections in Iceland. These include elections to the national parliament, Althingi; presidential elections; munici...

Education The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture is responsible for the implementation of legislation pertaining to all school levels from pre-primary and compulsory education through the upp...

Economic affairs and public finances Economic prosperity rests on a successful implementation of an ambitious long term strategy for the economy. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs plays a ...

Culture The Arts, Cultural Heritage, Sports and Youth affairs The Icelandic government considers it part of its role to create the conditions for artistic variety, creativity and initiative to flouri...

Consumer Affairs Consumer affairs are a concern in many areas of public administration. The traditional definition of a consumer is an individual who purchases goods or services, with the purchase no...

Business and Industry Industrial activity in Iceland has always been based to a major extent on utilisation of natural resources, such as fisheries, agriculture and energy-intensive industry. In rece...

21 September 2022 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland supports EOD and demining efforts for Ukraine On 11 August, Defence Ministers of 26 nations met in Copenhagen for a conference jointly hosted by...

On 11 August, Defence Ministers of 26 nations met in Copenhagen for a conference jointly hosted by Ukraine, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. The conference, organised to complement the efforts of the ...

21 September 2022 Autumn virtual meeting with the Icelandic Business Forum (IBF) in China At its autumn virtual meeting with the Icelandic Business Forum (IBF) in China, the Embassy of Iceland presen...

21 September 2022 Vacancy at the Embassy of Iceland in Japan The Embassy of Iceland in Japan is looking for an Executive and Administrative Assistant. Work will include, but is not limited to, respon...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook. Iceland's 'A' rating is driven by its very high income per capita and very str...

16 September 2022 Evénement à l'occasion de la journée internationale de l'égalité salariale A l’occasion de la journée internationale de l’égalité salariale, l’ambassade et la délégation d’Islande a...

A l’occasion de la journée internationale de l’égalité salariale, l’ambassade et la délégation d’Islande auprès de l’OCDE et l’OCDE organisent un événement virtuel sur le congé parental le mardi 20 s...

In View of the Climate Crisis - Iceland's Strategy on Adaptaion to Climate Change

A new multi-country consortium of Europe’s most trusted identity experts has today announced its proposal to deliver a large-scale, cross-border payments pilot strongly aligned with the aims of ...

Parliamentary resolution on a LGBTI Action Programme for the period of 2022-2025 ________ The parliament, Althingi, resolves to adopt the following governmental LG...

14 September 2022 51st Session of the Human Rights Council: Nordic-Baltic Statement - D with SR on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation Human Rights Council - 51st session Item 3: I...

13 September 2022 51st Session of the Human Rights Council: Annual report of HC for Human Rights and report of OHCHR and SG - General Debate on High Commissioner’s Oral Update Human Rights Council 51...

Beiðni um apostille-staðfestingu / keðjustimplun Request for apostille authentication /chain authentication Dagsetning / Date: ______________ Nafn greiðanda /Name of payer: ______________...