# 2024 in Iceland

Events in the year 2024 in Iceland.

## Incumbents

* President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (until 1 August); Halla Tómasdóttir (since 1 August)
* Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir (until 9 April); Bjarni Benediktsson (until 21 December); Kristrún Frostadóttir (since 21 December)
* Althing: 2021-present Althing
* Speaker of the Althing: Birgir Ármannsson
* President of the Supreme Court: Karl Axelsson

## Events
### January

* 1 January – President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson announces that he would not be seeking a third term.
* 14 January – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: The Reykjanes volcanic system erupts near the town of Grindavík, with one fissure forming inside the town limits.

### March

* 16 March – A state of emergency is issued in southwestern Iceland after the Reykjanes volcanic system erupts again.

### April

* 5 April – Katrin Jakobsdottir resigns as prime minister in order to run in presidential elections on 1 June.

### May

* 29 May – Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon are evacuated following a resurgence in activity by the Reykjanes volcanic system.

### June

* 1 June – 2024 Icelandic presidential election: Halla Tómasdóttir is elected with 32.1% of the vote.

### August

* 1 August – Halla Tómasdóttir is inaugurated as President of Iceland.
* 22 August – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: An eruption is recorded from a new fissure in the Reykjanes volcanic system.
* 25 August – A foreign tourist is killed and two others are reported missing after an ice cave collapses at the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.

### September

* 1 September – Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir assumes the position of Bishop of Iceland.
* 19 September – A polar bear is shot dead by police in Westfjords after being deemed a threat to residents. The incident marks the first such sighting of the animal in the country since 2016.

### October

* 13 October – The coalition government led by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson collapses, prompting him to call for new elections.

### November

* 20 November – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: An eruption is recorded from a new fissure in the Reykjanes volcanic system.
* 30 November – 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election: The Social Democratic Alliance outperforms the ruling Independence Party to win a plurality of seats in the Althing.

### December

* 5 December – The government issues new five-year licences to hunt for whales for the first time since 2023.
* 21 December – Kristrún Frostadóttir is sworn in as prime minister.

## Holidays

Source:
* 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

* 1 February: Ásmundur Bjarnason, 96, Olympic sprinter (1948, 1952).
* 12 February: Karl Sigurbjörnsson, 77, Evangelical Lutheran prelate, bishop of Iceland (1998–2012).
* 6 March: Hreinn Friðfinnsson, 81, artist.