The National Archives is the largest collection of primary sources of information on the history of the Icelandic nation and the development of settlement in Iceland and is therefore the foundation of research, administration and human rights in this country. The National Archives is the archive of the entire nation and the public has access to the archives, both on its website and in its reading room. On the website, you can learn more about the National Archives, its legal environment, history, goals, activities and administration.
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News
Annual report 2023 published
The annual report for 2023 has been published. It contains information on the activities of the National Archives of Iceland in the last year.
Mediation Committee Books in a Web-based database
On Saturday 29 June, from 14-17, the University of Iceland Research Center in Northwest Iceland will host the opening ceremony of the database of mediation committee books and a symposium on the work of mediation committees in Iceland in the research center’s building on Einbúastígur 2, Skagaströnd.