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Opening hours of the reading room during the holidays.

Kristjana Kristinsdottir og Hrefna Robertsdottir

Kristjana Kristinsdóttir Bids Farewell to the National Archives After 38 Years of Pioneering Work

Eftirlitsskyrsla-sveitarstjornarskrifstofur-kapa-2025

Significant progress in records management at municipal offices and a substantial increase in the volume of paper documents

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The First National Commission 1770–1771 Volumes I–VI now available in digital edition

Research Day of the National Archives 2025 - Már Jónsson and Brynhildur Ingvarsdóttir

What can be read from court documents? Research Day of the National Archives 2025

Scope-kaka

New online catalogue of the National Archives

Yfirrétturinn V. Dómar og skjöl

Official Corruption, Slander and Hair Pulling - High Court records and proceedings V

Annual report 2024 - cover

Annual report 2024 published

Hrefna Róbertsdóttir Director General thanks Björk Ingimundardóttir

A turning point in the operations of the National Archives: Björk Ingimundardóttir is to be awarded the prize for the publication Mál og vog.

Discussions at open house in the National Archives

Private archives in the open house of the National Archives

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On the website, you can learn more about the National Archives, its legal environment, history, goals, activities and administration. 


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