2025 in Iceland
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Events in the year 2025 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Halla Tómasdóttir
- Prime Minister: Kristrún Frostadóttir
- Althing: 2024-present Althing
- Speaker of the Althing: Birgir Ármannsson
- President of the Supreme Court: Karl Axelsson
Events
[edit]- 20 March – Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir resigns as minister for children after admitting that she had given birth to a child in 1989 following a relationship with a 15-year old boy when she was a 22-year old counsellor at a religious group.[1]
- 1 April – 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions: The Sundhnúksgígar crater erupts again, prompting the evacuation of nearby Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon.[2]
- 16 July – 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions: The Sundhnúksgígar crater erupts again, prompting the evacuation of nearby Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon.[3]
- 16 September – Iceland signs a free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc.[4]
- 27 September – Snæfellsnes National Park is designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.[5]
Scheduled
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[7]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 28 March – Maundy Thursday
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March – Easter Sunday
- 1 April – Easter Monday
- 25 April – First day of summer
- 1 May – May Day
- 9 May – Ascension Day
- 19 May – Whit Sunday
- 20 May – Whit Monday
- 17 June – National Day
- 5 August – Commerce Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Futuregrapher, 41, musician.[8]
- 24 January – Ellert Schram, 85, footballer and politician.[9][10]
- 2 February – Björgólfur Guðmundsson, 84.[11]
- 4 April – Friðrik Ólafsson, 90, chess grandmaster.[12]
- 12 April – Steindór Andersen, 70, musician.[13]
- 30 June – Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson, 61, politician.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Luckhurst, Toby (2025-03-21). "Iceland minister who had a child with a teenager 30 years ago quits". BBC. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ Rossiter, Emma (1 April 2025). "Iceland volcano erupts after Blue Lagoon evacuated". BBC. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa". AP News. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "South America's Mercosur bloc signs trade deal with 4 European countries". AP News. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "The Bright Side: UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves including France's Lake Bourget". France 24. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Þórhallsson, Runólfur Trausti (2024-05-23). "Íslandsmeistarinn Sverrir Þór hættur með Keflavík Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Iceland Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Reynir Traustason (2025-01-04). "Sorg vegna fráfalls Árna Grétars Futuregrapher: "Einlægur, hjartahlýr og óendanlega kærleiksríkur"". mannlif.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ Jakob Bjarnar Grétarsson (24 January 2025). "Ellert B. Schram er fallinn frá". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Andlát: Ellert B. Schram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Grétar Þór Sigurðsson (2025-02-04). "Björgólfur Guðmundsson látinn" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Grétar Þór Sigurðsson (2025-04-07). "Friðrik Ólafsson látinn" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Haukur Hólm (2025-04-16). "Steindór Andersen látinn" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ^ Robért Jóhannsson (2025-07-01). "Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson er látinn" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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