# Government agencies in Iceland

The government agencies in Iceland are state controlled organisations which act independently to carry out the policies of the Icelandic government.

## Parliament
### Agencies

* Althing Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður Alþingis)
* Icelandic National Audit Office (Ríkisendurskoðun)

### Committees

* Electoral Commission (Landskjörstjórn)

## Prime Minister's Office
### Agencies

* Office of the Attorney General (Ríkislögmaður)
* Office of the Ombudsman for Children (Umboðsmaður barna)
* Thingvellir National Park (Þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum)

## Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
### Agencies

* Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland (Fornleifavernd ríkisins)
* National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)

### Education

* Playschools
* Primary schools
* Gymnasia
* Further education institutions
* Universities in Iceland
* Music schools

### Science

* Scientific research institutions

### Culture

* County archives
* Libraries
* Municipality associations
* Museums

## Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources
### Agencies

* Icelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands)
* Environment Agency of Iceland (Umhverfisstofnun)
* Iceland Construction Authority (Mannvirkjastofnun)
* Iceland Forest Service (Skógrækt ríkisins)
* Iceland GeoSurvey (Íslenskar orkurannsóknir)
* Icelandic Institute of Natural History (Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands)
* Icelandic National Planning Agency (Skipulagsstofnun)
* Icelandic Recycling Fund (Úrvinnslusjóður)
* Institute of Freshwater Fisheries (Veiðimálastofnun)
* Myvatn Research Station (Náttúrurannsóknastöðin við Mývatn)
* National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands)
* State Soil Conservation Service (Landgræðsla ríkisins)
* Stefansson Arctic Institute (Stofnun Vilhjálms Stefánssonar)
* Vatnajökull National (Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður)

## Ministry for Foreign Affairs
### Agencies

* Icelandic International Development Agency (Þróunarsamvinnustofnun Íslands)

## Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
### Agencies

* Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands)
* Directorate of Customs (Tollstjóri)
* Directorate of Internal Revenue (Ríkisskattstjóri)
* Government Construction Contracting Agency (Framkvæmdasýsla ríkisins)
* Government Real Estate Agency (Fasteignir ríkissjóðs)
* Icelandic State Financial Investments (Bankasýsla ríkisins)
* State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (Áfengis- og tóbaksverslun ríkisins)
* State Financial Management (Fjársýsla ríkisins)
* State Trading Centre (Ríkiskaup)
* Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands)
* Taxation Reassessment Committee (Yfirskattanefnd)

## Ministry of Industries and Innovation
### Agencies

* Central Bureau of Applied Research (Skrifstofa rannsóknastofnana atvinnuveganna)
* Directorate of Fisheries (Fiskistofa)
* Financial Supervisory Authority (Fjármálaeftirlit)
* Freshfish Price Directorate (Verðlagsstofa skiptaverðs)
* Icelandic Competition Authority (Samkeppniseftirlitið)
* Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (Matvælastofnun)
* Icelandic Patent Office (Einkaleyfastofan)
* Icelandic Regional Development Institute (Byggðastofnun)
* Icelandic Tourist Board (Ferðamálastofa)
* Innovation Center Iceland (Nýsköpunarmiðstöð Íslands)
* Marine Research Institute (Hafrannsóknastofnunin)
* National Energy Authority (Orkustofnun)
* NSA Ventures (Nýsköpunarsjóður atvinnulífsins)

### Government-owned corporations

* Matis (Matís ohf.)

## Ministry of the Interior
### Agencies

* Bishop's Office (Biskupsstofa)
* Courts in Iceland
* Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (Flugmálastjórn Íslands)
* Police (Lögregla)
* State Directory of Prisons (Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins)
* Sýslumenn
* Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin)

### Government-owned corporations

* Isavia ohf.
* Neyðarlínan ohf.

## Ministry of Welfare
### Agencies

* Government Agency for Child Protection (Barnaverndarstofa)
* Directorate of Health (Embætti landlæknis)
* Multicultural Centre (Fjölmenningarsetur)
* Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority (Geislavarnir ríkisins)
* State Diagnostic and Counselling Centre (Greiningar- og ráðgjafarstöð ríkisins)
* Health institutions
* Dalvík Health Centre (Heilsugæslustöðin Dalvík)
* Clinics
* National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland (Heyrnar- og talmeinastöð Íslands)
* Housing Financing Fund (Íbúðalánasjóður)
* Centre for Gender Equality (Jafnréttisstofa)
* National University Hospital of Iceland (Landspítali – háskólasjúkrahús)
* Medication Payment Committee (Lyfjagreiðslunefnd)
* Icelandic Medicines Agency (Lyfjastofnun)
* State Mediator (Ríkissáttasemjari)
* Akureyri Hospital (Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri)
* Icelandic Health Insurance (Sjúkratryggingar Íslands)
* Social Insurance Administration (Tryggingastofnun ríkisins)
* Debtors' Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður skuldara)
* Administration of Occupational Safety and Health (Vinnueftirlit ríkisins)
* Directorate of Labour (Vinnumálastofnun)
* National Bioethics Committee (Vísindasiðanefnd)
* National Institute for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Deafblind (Þjónustu- og þekkingarmiðstöð fyrir blinda, sjónskerta og daufblinda einstaklinga)
* Nursing homes