The Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, forms a coalition government in Iceland's Althing with the Liberal Reform Party and the People's Party. Frostadóttir becomes Iceland's youngest prime minister at 36 years old. 2024-12-21
The town of Grindavík, Iceland, and the nearby Blue Lagoon are evacuated due to volcanic activity. 2024-05-29
Iceland reports a record 672 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-12-27
Iceland orders all bars, gyms and entertainment venues to close, and cuts the number of people allowed to gather in public from 200 to 20 amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. 2020-10-5
Finland imposes "Europe's tightest" border restrictions on several countries which it had considered safe destinations to stop the spread of COVID-19. Travel from most EU member states, as well as Japan and Iceland, will be limited to essential trips starting August 24, with people returning from those countries required to self-quarantine for two weeks. 2020-08-19
Four former Icelandic bank bosses are jailed over concealing illegal activities within the bank Kaupthing. 2013-12-12
It is revealed that the United States has subpoenaed Twitter for personal information regarding people connected to Wikileaks, including founder Julian Assange, suspected source of leaks Bradley Manning, and supporter Birgitta Jónsdóttir, a member of Iceland's Althing. 2011-01-8
Former chief executive of collapsed Kaupthing Bank, Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, is arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, Iceland's first high-profile arrest since the 2008 financial collapse. 2010-05-6
Keflavík International Airport, Iceland's largest airport, is shut down due to volcanic ash. 2010-04-23