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Agency | Ministry | Website | Name in Icelandic |
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Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | Náttúruverndarstofnun | ||
The Executive Committee for the Issues of Grindavík | Ministry of Infrastructure | island.is/v/fyrir-grindavik | Framkvæmdanefnd um málefni Grindavíkur |
The National Electoral Commission | Ministry of Justice | kosning.is | Landskjörstjórn |
The Icelandic Intellectual Property Office | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | www.hugverk.is | Hugverkastofan |
Natural Catastrophe Insurance of Iceland | Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | nti.is | Náttúruhamfaratrygging Íslands |
Iceland Symphony | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | www.sinfonia.is | Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands |
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | ruv.is | Ríkisútvarpið ohf. |
Icelandic Literature Center | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | islit.is | Miðstöð íslenskra bókmennta |
The Einar Jónsson Museum | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | lej.is | Listasafn Einars Jónssonar |
Gljúfrasteinn | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | gljufrasteinn.is | Gljúfrasteinn: hús skáldsins |
Quality Inspectorate for Welfare Work | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | gev.is | Gæða- og eftirlitsstofnun velferðamála |
Court of Appeal (Landsréttur) | Ministry of Justice | landsrettur.is | Landsréttur |
The Fresh Fish Price Directorate | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | verdlagsstofa.is | Verðlagsstofa skiptaverðs |
Matís | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | www.matis.is | Matís ohf. |
Judicial Administration | Ministry of Justice | domstolasyslan.is | Dómstólasýslan |
The National Bioethics Committee | Ministry of Health | www.vsn.is | Vísindasiðanefnd |
Welfare Appeals Committee | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | urvel.is | Úrskurðarnefnd velferðarmála |
Thingvellir National Park | Prime Minister's Office | thingvellir.is | Þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum |
Directorate of labour | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | vinnumalastofnun.is | Vinnumálastofnun |
Government Agency for Child Protection | Ministry of Education and Children | www.bvs.is | Barna- og fjölskyldustofa |
Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland | Ministry of Health | hti.is | Heyrnar- og talmeinastöð Íslands |
The National Institute for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Deafblind | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | midstod.is | Þjónustu- og þekkingarmiðstöð fyrir blinda, sjónskerta og einstaklinga með samþætta sjón- og heyrnarskerðingu |
The State Diagnostic and Counselling Centre | Ministry of Education and Children | www.greining.is | Ráðgjafar- og greiningarstöð |
Suðurnes Hospital & Health Center (HSS) | Ministry of Health | hss.is | Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurnesja |
The Health Care Institution of South Iceland | Ministry of Health | hsu.is | Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurlands |
The Healt Directorate of East Iceland (HSA) | Ministry of Health | hsa.is | Heilbrigðisstofnun Austurlands |
The Health Care Instiution of North Iceland (HSN) | Ministry of Health | hsn.is | Heilbrigðisstofnun Norðurlands |
The Health Care Instiution of Westfjordur | Ministry of Health | hvest.is/ | Heilbrigðisstofnun Vestfjarða |
The Health Care Instiution of West Iceland | Ministry of Health | hve.is | Heilbrigðisstofnun Vesturlands |
Primary Health Care of the Capital Area | Ministry of Health | heilsugaeslan.is | Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisins |
The Natioanal University Hospital of Iceland (LSH) | Ministry of Health | landspitali.is | Landspítali |
Akureyri Hospital | Ministry of Health | fsa.is | Sjúkrahúsið Akureyri |
The Debtors´ Ombudsman | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | ums.is | Umboðsmaður skuldara |
The Centre for Gender Equality | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | jafnretti.is | Jafnréttisstofa |
State Mediator | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | rikissattasemjari.is | Ríkissáttasemjari |
Administration of Occupational Safety and Health in Iceland (AOSH) | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | vinnueftirlit.is | Vinnueftirlit ríkisins |
Icelandic Radiation Safety Authoroty | Ministry of Health | gr.is | Geislavarnir ríkisins |
Icelandic Medicines Agency | Ministry of Health | lyfjastofnun.is | Lyfjastofnun |
Directorate of Health | Ministry of Health | landlaeknir.is | Embætti landlæknis |
Health Insurance in Iceland | Ministry of Health | sjukra.is | Sjúkratryggingar Íslands |
The Social Insurance Administration in Iceland | Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour | tr.is | Tryggingastofnun ríkisins |
Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | isor.is | Íslenskar orkurannsóknir |
Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | vedur.is | Veðurstofa Íslands |
Icelandic Institute of Natural History | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | www.ni.is/ | Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands |
Iceland Construction Authority | Ministry of Infrastructure | hms.is/ | Húsnæðis- og mannvirkjastofnun |
National Plannig Agency | Ministry of Infrastructure | skipulag.is | Skipulagsstofnun |
Icelandic Recycling Fund | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | urvinnslusjodur.is | Úrvinnslusjóður |
Soil Conservation and Forest Service | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | island.is/s/land-og-skogur | Land og skógur |
Vatnajökull National Park | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is | Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður |
Environment Agency of Iceland | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | ust.is | Umhverfis- og orkustofnun |
Environmental and Natural Resources Board of Appeal | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | uua.is | Úrskurðarnefnd umhverfis- og auðlindamála |
Icelandic Film Centre | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | kvikmyndamidstod.is | Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands |
National Theatre of Iceland | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | leikhusid.is | Þjóðleikhúsið |
Iceland Dance Company | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | id.is | Íslenski dansflokkurinn |
Media Commission | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | fjolmidlanefnd.is | Fjölmiðlanefnd |
Icelandic Museum of Natural History | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | nmsi.is | Náttúruminjasafn Íslands |
The Icelandic National Audio Library | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | hbs.is | Hljóðbókasafn Íslands |
National Film Archive of Iceland | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | kvikmyndasafn.is | Kvikmyndasafn Íslands |
National Gallery of Iceland | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | listasafn.is | Listasafn Íslands |
National and University Library of Iceland | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | landsbokasafn.is | Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn |
National Archives of Iceland | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | skjalasafn.is | Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands |
The Icelandic Student Loan Fund | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | menntasjodur.is | Menntasjóður námsmanna |
Directorate of Education | Ministry of Education and Children | mms.is | Menntamálastofnun |
The Communication Center for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | shh.is | Samskiptamiðstöð heyrnarlausra og heyrnarskertra |
Tröllaskagi Upper-Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | mtr.is | Menntaskólinn á Tröllaskaga |
College of Mosfellsbær | Ministry of Education and Children | fmos.is | Framhaldsskólinn í Mosfellsbæ |
Snæfell Comperhensive Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | fsn.is | Fjölbrautaskóli Snæfellinga |
Borgarholtsskóli - Comprehensive Seconadary School in Iceland | Ministry of Education and Children | www.bhs.is/ | Borgarholtsskóli |
College in Laugar | Ministry of Education and Children | laugar.is | Framhaldsskólinn á Laugum |
College in Húsavík | Ministry of Education and Children | fsh.is | Framhaldsskólinn á Húsavík |
College of East Skaftafellssýsla | Ministry of Education and Children | fas.is | Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu |
Gardabaer Comprehensive Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | fg.is | Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ |
Akureyri Comprehensive College | Ministry of Education and Children | vma.is | Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri |
East Iceland Comprehensive College | Ministry of Education and Children | va.is | Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands |
South Iceland College | Ministry of Education and Children | fsu.is | Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands |
College of Northwest Iceland | Ministry of Education and Children | fnv.is | Fjölbrautaskóli Norðurlands vestra |
Vestmannaeyjar College | Ministry of Education and Children | fiv.is | Framhaldsskólinn í Vestmannaeyjum |
Comprehensive Secondary School of West Iceland | Ministry of Education and Children | fva.is | Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands |
Suðurnes Comprehensive College | Ministry of Education and Children | fss.is | Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja |
Flensborg Upper-Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | flensborg.is | Flensborgarskóli |
Ármúli Comprehensive Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | fa.is | Fjölbrautaskólinn Ármúla |
Breidholt College | Ministry of Education and Children | fb.is | Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti |
Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík - Upper-Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | kvenno.is | Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík |
Kópavogur Institute of Education | Ministry of Education and Children | mk.is | Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi |
College in Egilsstaðir | Ministry of Education and Children | me.is | Menntaskólinn á Egilsstöðum |
College in Isafjordur | Ministry of Education and Children | misa.is | Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði |
Sund Upper-Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | msund.is | Menntaskólinn við Sund |
Hamrahlid College | Ministry of Education and Children | mh.is | Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð |
Laugarvatn Upper-Secondary School | Ministry of Education and Children | ml.is | Menntaskólinn að Laugarvatni |
Akureyri Junior College | Ministry of Education and Children | ma.is | Menntaskólinn á Akureyri |
Reykjavík Junior College | Ministry of Education and Children | mr.is | Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík |
The Icelandic Centre for Research | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | rannis.is | Rannsóknamiðstöð Íslands (Rannís) |
Hólar University College | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | holar.is | Hólaskóli - Háskólinn á Hólum |
Agricultural University of Iceland | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | lbhi.is | Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands |
University of Akureyri | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | unak.is | Háskólinn á Akureyri |
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | arnastofnun.is | Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum |
Institute For Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, KELDUR | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | keldur.is | Tilraunastöð Háskóla Íslands í meinafræði að Keldum |
University of Iceland | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | hi.is | Háskóli Íslands |
Registers Iceland | Ministry of Infrastructure | skra.is | Þjóðskrá Íslands |
The Consumer Agency | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | neytendastofa.is | Neytendastofa |
The Electronic Communications Office of Iceland, ECOI | Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation and Science | fjarskiptastofa.is | Fjarskiptastofa |
Icelandic Transportation Safety Board | Ministry of Infrastructure | rnsa.is | Rannsóknarnefnd samgönguslysa |
The Icelandic Transport Authority | Ministry of Infrastructure | samgongustofa.is | Samgöngustofa |
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCAM) | Ministry of Infrastructure | vegagerdin.is | Vegagerðin |
Prison and Probation Administration (PPA) | Ministry of Justice | fangelsi.is | Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins |
District Commissioner of Westman Islands | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/vestmannaeyjar | Sýslumaðurinn í Vestmannaeyjum |
District Commissioner of Suðurnes District | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/sudurnes | Sýslumaðurinn á Suðurnesjum |
District Commissioner of South Iceland | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/sudurland | Sýslumaðurinn á Suðurlandi |
District Commissioner of East Iceland | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/austurland | Sýslumaðurinn á Austurlandi |
District Commissioner of Northeast Iceland | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/nordurland-eystra | Sýslumaðurinn á Norðurlandi eystra |
District Commissioner of North West Iceland | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/nordurland-vestra | Sýslumaðurinn á Norðurlandi vestra |
District Commissioner of West Fjords Iceland | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/vestfirdir | Sýslumaðurinn á Vestfjörðum |
District Commissioner of West Iceland | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/vesturland | Sýslumaðurinn á Vesturlandi |
District Commissioner of Greater Reykjavik | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/syslumenn/hofudborgarsvaedid | Sýslumaðurinn á Höfuðborgarsvæðinu |
Directorate of Immigration | Ministry of Justice | island.is/s/utlendingastofnun | Útlendingastofnun |
Icelandic Coast Guard | Ministry of Justice | lhg.is | Landhelgisgæsla Íslands |
Police Commissioner of the Westman Islands | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/vestmannaeyjar/ | Lögreglustjórinn í Vestmannaeyjum |
Police Commissioner of South Iceland | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/sudurland/ | Lögreglustjórinn á Suðurlandi |
Police Commissioner of East Iceland | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/austurland/ | Lögreglustjórinn á Austurlandi |
Police Commissioner of North East Iceland | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/nordurland-eystra/ | Lögreglustjórinn á Norðurlandi eystra |
Police Commissioner of North West Iceland | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/nordurland-vestra/ | Lögreglustjórinn á Norðurlandi vestra |
Police Commissioner of West Fjords Iceland | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/vestfirdir/ | Lögreglustjórinn á Vestfjörðum |
Police Commissioner of West Iceland | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/vesturland/ | Lögreglustjórinn á Vesturlandi |
Police Commissioner of Suðurnes District | Ministry of Justice | logreglan.is/logreglan/umdaemin/sudurnes/ | Lögreglustjórinn á Suðurnesjum |
Reykjavik Metropolitan Police | Ministry of Justice | lrh.is | Lögreglustjórinn á höfuðborgarsvæðinu |
National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police | Ministry of Justice | rls.is | Ríkislögreglustjóri |
Director of Public Prosecution | Ministry of Justice | rikissaksoknari.is | Ríkissaksóknari |
District Prosecutor | Ministry of Justice | hersak.is | Héraðssaksóknari |
Icelandic Data Protection Authority | Ministry of Justice | personuvernd.is | Persónuvernd |
District Court of Reykjanes | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/reykjanes | Héraðsdómur Reykjaness |
District Court of South Iceland | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/sudurland | Héraðsdómur Suðurlands |
District Court of East Iceland | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/austurland | Héraðsdómur Austurlands |
District Court of Northeast Iceland | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/nordurland-eystra | Héraðsdómur Norðurlands eystra |
District Court of Northwest Iceland | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/nordurland-vestra | Héraðsdómur Norðurlands vestra |
District Court of the Westfjords | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/vestfirdir | Héraðsdómur Vestfjarða |
District Court of West Iceland | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/vesturland | Héraðsdómur Vesturlands |
District Court of Reykjavik | Ministry of Justice | heradsdomstolar.is/heradsdomstolar/reykjavik | Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur |
Supreme Court of Iceland | Ministry of Justice | haestirettur.is | Hæstiréttur Íslands |
The Ombudsman for Children | Prime Minister's Office | barn.is | Umboðsmaður barna |
Statistics Iceland | Prime Minister's Office | hagstofa.is | Hagstofa Íslands |
Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | minjastofnun.is | Minjastofnun Íslands |
National Museum of Iceland | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | thjodminjasafn.is | Þjóðminjasafn Íslands |
Office of the Attorney General (Civil affairs) | Prime Minister's Office | rikislogmadur.is | Ríkislögmaður |
The State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland | Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | vinbudin.is | Áfengis- og tóbaksverslun ríkisins |
ISFI Icelandic State Financial Investments | Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | bankasysla.is | Bankasýsla ríkisins |
Government Construction Contracting and Property Agency | Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | fsre.is | Framkvæmdasýslan - Ríkiseignir |
Internal Revenue Board | Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | yskn.is | Yfirskattanefnd |
RSK Directorate of Internal Revenue | Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | skatturinn.is | Skatturinn |
The Financial Management Authority (FJS) | Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | island.is/s/fjarsyslan | Fjársýsla ríkisins |
The Central Bank of Iceland | Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | sedlabanki.is | Seðlabanki Íslands (C-hluta stofnun) |
NSA Ventures | Ministry of Higher Education, Industry and Innovation | nyskopun.is | Nýsköpunarsjóður atvinnulífsins |
National Energy Authority | Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | os.is | Orkustofnun |
Icelandic Tourist Board | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | ferdamalastofa.is | Ferðamálastofa |
The Icelandic Regional Development Institute | Ministry of Infrastructure | byggdastofnun.is | Byggðastofnun |
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | hafogvatn.is | Hafrannsóknastofnun - Rannsókna- og ráðgjafarstofnun hafs og vatna |
Icelandic Competition Authority (ICA) | Ministry of Culture and Commerce | samkeppni.is. | Samkeppniseftirlitið |
Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | mast.is | Matvælastofnun |
The Directorate of Fisheries | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | fiskistofa.is | Fiskistofa |