At the meeting of the town council of Kópavogur on April 25, 2023, it was decided that the the collections and projects of the Kópavogur Regional Archives would be transferred to the National Archives of Iceland and subsequently the Kópavogur Regional Documentary would be closed down. At the town council meeting on May 14, 2024, it was decided that private archives would also be handed over to the National Archives for preservation.

Kópavogur and the National Archives have prepared an action plan for the transfer of the project and the collection of archives of the Kópavogur Regional Documentary to the National Archives. Here you can find information and timeliness of the project.

Timing of project transfers and portfolio options

On 1 April 2024 the following projects and collections will be transferred to and under the responsibility of the National Archives of Iceland:

On December 1st 2026 the following projects and collections will be transferred to and under the responsibility of the National Archives of Iceland:

Amendments applicable from 1 April 2024

Delivering paper documents and electronic data from the institutions and administration of Kópavogur

The institutions and administration of Kópavogur submit their paper documents for preservation to the National Archives of Iceland. Rules and instructions for submitting paper documents of persons required to submit to the National Archives can be found here.

Rules and instructions on electronic returns of parties required to deliver documents to the National Archives can be found here.

Counselling on archiving and document management for Kópavogur

The National Archives of Iceland assumes the role of the District Commissioner of the Kópavogur District Council regarding advising the Kópavogur municipal authorities on archival matters and document management. This includes approving case documents, archiving plans and archiving, handling notifications in electronic databases, accepting requests for the receipt of paper documents and deciding through grist of documents.

The archivists of the National Archives of Iceland provide advice and guidance on the archiving of documents for the parties required to deliver. You can contact the archivists of the museum by sending an e-mail to or calling 590 3300 during these phone hours:

Instructions and forms on the records management of the delivering parties can be found here.

With the transfer of tasks from the District Archives of Kópavogur to the National Archives, it will be one of the tasks of the Kópavogur Documentation Department to oversee the municipality's records management, to provide internal advice, to issue instructions to employees, to provide education to ensure good administrative practice as well as to have internal supervision of implementation according to rules on records management. The Documentation Department will also be the Kópavogur contact point with the National Archives of Iceland. This includes assistance and advice to Kópavogur institutions and areas in the making of case documents, archiving plans, handling documents and information and general advice on information and documentation and more. The Kópavogur Documentation Department's e-mail address is

Supervision of the archives and records management of Kópavogur

The National Archives of Iceland will be the supervisor of the archives and records management of Kópavogur, as per Article 13(4) of Act No. 77/2014 on Public Archives. The National Archives conduct supervision, including electronic surveillance surveys, surveillance visits and initiative observations. Information on the National Archives' supervision can be found here.

Receipt of private archives from individuals, organisations and companies in Kópavogur

The National Archives of Iceland receives private archives from individuals, organisations and companies in Kópavogur who wish to submit their data for preservation and those interested are advised to contact the archivist by sending an e-mail to or calling 590 3300 during these telephone hours:

Further information on private archives and their reception can be found here.

Services provided by the District Archives of Kópavogur until 1 December 2026

Collection from the collection of the Kópavogur Regional Archives

The District Archives of Kópavogur handles documents from the library's paper collections that had been received by the library as of March 31, 2024. From December 1, 2026, the library's collections will be transferred to the National Archives of Iceland and the responsibility for handling them will be transferred to the National Archives. Persons who request access to documents from the library's collections, copies or have queries related to documents in the library's custody should therefore contact the District Archives of Kópavogur at 441 9600 or via email.

Kópavogur District Archive website

The website of the Kópavogur district archives will be available on the domain until December 1, 2026, at which point information from the website will be transferred to the National Archives as appropriate.