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18/06/2026
More moments from our celebration of His Majesty The King’s Birthday in Reykjavík 😍
It was a pleasure to welcome guests from across Iceland’s diplomatic, business and cultural communities to mark the occasion and celebrate the ties between the UK and Iceland 🇬🇧🇮🇸
Thank you once again to everyone who joined us for such a memorable evening!
17/06/2026
Happy National Day Iceland! Hæ hó jibbí jei! 🇮🇸✨️
(Photo credit Reykjavíkurborg)
Travelling to Iceland this summer? ✈️🇮🇸
Here’s a few tips from the British Embassy Reykjavík team to keep in mind 🇬🇧📋
A wonderful afternoon celebrating His Majesty The King’s Birthday in Reykjavík 🇬🇧🇮🇸
It was a pleasure to bring together friends and partners of the UK to mark this special occasion at the Reykjavík Botanic Garden. We were delighted to hear remarks from Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and celebrate the close ties between our two countries.
A special thank you to our generous raffle sponsors for their support and .ther 🫶
Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Last week we celebrated UK-Iceland connections at Edda, where Icelanders shared their experiences from studying and living in the UK, and the memories and opportunities created 🇬🇧🇮🇸
Ambassador Bryony Mathew and the Icelandic Ambassador to the UK, Sturla Sigurjónsson, shared their views on the UK-Iceland relationship and the importance of continued cooperation and friendship 🤝
Thank you to all our speakers and guests for a lovely evening!
12/05/2026
The regular Bilateral and Defence Dialogue between Iceland and the United Kingdom took place in Reykjavík last week 🇮🇸🇬🇧
The consultations reaffirmed the strength of Iceland – UK relations within the current global context, a relationship grounded in shared values and common interest. Iceland-UK cooperation extends across a broad range of issues including security and defence, people-to-people connections, gender equality, education, and cooperation in multilateral fora including the Human Rights Council, alongside an excellent trade relationship.
Both sides underlined their commitment to continue to strengthen cooperation and advance shared priorities in an increasingly complex global environment.
See the full joint press statement here: https://www.government.is/publications/statements/statement/joint-press-statement-iceland-uk-bilateral-defence-consultations
Úr grein sendiherra um Bretland og Norðurslóðir:
,,Norðurslóðir munu aðeins verða mikilvægari. Loftslagsbreytingar, tæknibreytingar og breytt alþjóðlegt landslag munu færa nýjar áskoranir og ný ábyrgðarhlutverk.
Í þessu samhengi verður Ísland, staðsett í miðju Norður-Atlantshafinu, áfram ómissandi. Bretland hlakkar til að halda áfram nánu samstarfi við Ísland, tvíhliða, í gegnum Atlandshafsbandalagið og sameiginlegu viðbragðssveitina (JEF) til að viðhalda stöðugleika, styrkja viðnámsþrótt og vernda innviði sem varða báðar þjóðir.
Allt þetta samstarf endurspeglast í reglulegu tvíhliða samráði Bretlands og Íslands, sem dýpkar samvinnu þjóðanna enn frekar.”
21/04/2026
Today we mark what would have been the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II 👑
On this day we remember the Queen’s visit to Iceland in June 1990, where she and Prince Philip were welcomed by President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 🇮🇸🇬🇧
20/04/2026
🇬🇧 The UK is back in Erasmus+ from 2027 🎉
This will create opportunities for thousands of students, educational staff and youth (including from Iceland!) and ensure that more people from diverse backgrounds can study, teach or train abroad.
Learn more here: https://www.erasmusplus.is/frettir-og-vidburdir/frettir/bretland-gengur-aftur-i-erasmus
18/04/2026
Ambassador Bryony Mathew met with Lionesses fans today ahead of the match between England and Iceland this afternoon ⚽️ So good to see how many have come to support the team! Welcome to Reykjavík! 😍🏴🇮🇸
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