2024 in Iceland
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Events in the year 2024 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]- 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
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson announces that he would not be seeking a third term.[1]
- 14 January – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: The Reykjanes volcanic system erupts near the town of Grindavík, with one fissure forming inside the town limits.[2]
March
[edit]- 16 March – A state of emergency is issued in southwestern Iceland after the Reykjanes volcanic system erupts again.[3][4]
April
[edit]- 5 April – Katrin Jakobsdottir resigns as prime minister in order to run in presidential elections on 1 June.[5]
May
[edit]- 29 May – Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon are evacuated following a resurgence in activity by the Reykjanes volcanic system.[6]
June
[edit]- 1 June – 2024 Icelandic presidential election: Halla Tómasdóttir is elected with 32.1% of the vote.[7]
August
[edit]- 1 August – Halla Tómasdóttir is inaugurated as President of Iceland.[8]
- 22 August – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: An eruption is recorded from a new fissure in the Reykjanes volcanic system.[9]
- 25 August – A foreign tourist is killed and two others are reported missing after an ice cave collapses at the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.[10]
September
[edit]- 1 September – Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir assumes the position of Bishop of Iceland.[11]
- 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.[12]
October
[edit]- 13 October – The coalition government led by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson collapses, prompting him to call for new elections.[13]
November
[edit]- 20 November – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: An eruption is recorded from a new fissure in the Reykjanes volcanic system.[14]
- 30 November – 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election: The Social Democratic Alliance outperforms the ruling Independence Party to win a plurality of seats in the Althing.[15]
December
[edit]- 5 December – The government issues new five-year licences to hunt for whales for the first time since 2023.[16]
- 21 December – Kristrún Frostadóttir is sworn in as prime minister.[17]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[18]
- 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
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 1 February: Ásmundur Bjarnason, 96, Olympic sprinter (1948, 1952).[19]
- 12 February: Karl Sigurbjörnsson, 77, Evangelical Lutheran prelate, bishop of Iceland (1998–2012).[20]
- 6 March: Hreinn Friðfinnsson, 81, artist.
References
[edit]- ^ "Close race as Iceland votes to elect new president". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Chen, Heather (2024-01-14). "Icelandic volcano erupts as fishing town ordered to evacuate again". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency". BBC. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Neyðarstig Almannavarna vegna eldgoss milli Hagafells og Stóra Skógfells". Almannavarnir (in Icelandic). 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Iceland's prime minister resigns to run for president". VOA. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Iceland volcano: Concern for town of Grindavik after new eruption". BBC News. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Iceland: Tomasdottir reportedly wins tight presidential race". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Adamsdóttir, Margrét (2024-08-02). "Halla Tómasdóttir becomes Iceland's seventh president". RUV. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Icelandic volcano erupts as fishing town ordered to evacuate again". Al Jazeera. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Tourist dies after ice collapse in Icelandic glacier". BBC. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Sr. Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir kjörin biskup Íslands". kirkjan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it". Associated Press. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Iceland PM calls new election as coalition government collapses". Al Jazeera. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year". Associated Press. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland's election". Associated Press. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029". France 24. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Iceland gets new government under Social Democrat Frostadottir". Euractiv. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Iceland Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Andlát: Ásmundur Bjarnason". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ Sigþórsson, Atli (2024-02-12). "Karl Sigurbjörnsson biskup er dáinn - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
