Events in the year 2025 in Iceland.
Incumbents
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 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 April – 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions: The Sundhnúksgígar crater erupts again, prompting the evacuation of nearby Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon. 16 July – 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions: The Sundhnúksgígar crater erupts again, prompting the evacuation of nearby Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon. 16 September – Iceland signs a free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc. 27 September – Snæfellsnes National Park is designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. 16 October – The first mosquitoes in Iceland are discovered in Kiðafell, Kjós. 10 December – Iceland declares a boycott of Eurovision 2026 in response to the European Broadcasting Union's decision to allow Israel to participate in the contest.
Scheduled 2024–25 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
Holidays
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 List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths 3 January – Futuregrapher, 41, musician. 24 January – Ellert Schram, 85, footballer and politician. 2 February – Björgólfur Guðmundsson, 84. 4 April – Friðrik Ólafsson, 90, chess grandmaster. 12 April – Steindór Andersen, 70, musician. 30 June – Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson, 61, politician. 20 December – Katina, c.50, Icelandic captive orca (SeaWorld Orlando).
References
External links Online calendar