2025 in Iceland
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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]
- 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]
- 16 October – The first mosquitoes in Iceland are discovered in Kiðafell, Kjós.[6]
- 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.[7]
Scheduled
Holidays
Source:[9]
- 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
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