This is a list of municipalities in Iceland which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
This is a list of municipalities in Iceland which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
Arendal, Norway
Kalmar, Sweden
Savonlinna, Finland Hamar, Norway
Ittoqqortoormiit (Sermersooq), Greenland Lund, Sweden Porvoo, Finland
Viborg, Denmark Esbjerg, Denmark Eskilstuna, Sweden
Gravelines, France Jyväskylä, Finland Qeqqata, Greenland Stavanger, Norway
Vágar, Faroe Islands Paimpol, France
Akureyri, Iceland Bærum, Norway
Baoding, China
Cuxhaven, Germany Frederiksberg, Denmark Hämeenlinna, Finland Ilulissat (Avannaata), Greenland
Tartu, Estonia Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands Uppsala, Sweden Äänekoski, Finland Ikast-Brande, Denmark Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Sigdal, Norway Tarp, Germany Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland Norrköping, Sweden Odense, Denmark Sermersooq, Greenland Tampere, Finland Trondheim, Norway Wuhan, China Aalborg, Denmark
Eastport, United States Fredrikstad, Norway Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands Karlskoga, Sweden Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland Riihimäki, Finland Kerava, Finland Trollhättan, SwedenSeyðisfjörður terminated all its twinnings. [23]
Espoo, Finland Køge, Denmark Kongsberg, Norway Kristianstad, Sweden Vestmanna, Faroe Islands Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark Hole, Norway Kustavi, Finland Tanum, Sweden Drammen, Norway Kolding, Denmark Lappeenranta, Finland Örebro, Sweden Borlänge, SwedenVesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings. [31]
Telecommunications in Iceland is a diversified market.
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's fifth-largest municipality, after Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, Kópavogur and Reykjanesbær, and the largest town outside Iceland's Capital Region.
Dalvíkurbyggð is a small municipality in northern Iceland. Dalvíkurbyggð is on Tröllaskagi and west of Eyjafjörður.
Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about 10 km (6 mi) south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region, on the southwest coast of the country. At about 30,000 inhabitants, Hafnarfjörður is the third-most populous city in Iceland after Reykjavík and Kópavogur. It has established local industry and a variety of urban activities, with annual festival events.
The municipalities of Iceland are local administrative areas in Iceland that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as kindergartens, elementary schools, waste management, social services, public housing, public transportation, services to senior citizens and disabled people. They also govern zoning and can voluntarily take on additional functions if they have the budget for it. The autonomy of municipalities over their own matters is guaranteed by the Icelandic constitution.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second largest municipality by population.
Hveragerði is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland, 45 km east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1. The river Varmá runs through the town. Hveragerði is the third smallest municipality in Iceland by size.
Skagafjörður is a municipality that covers most of the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name in northern Iceland.
Seltjarnarnes is a town in the Capital Region of Iceland. The municipality is located on a peninsula, bordered only by Reykjavík to the east.
1. deild karla, known as Lengjudeild karla for sponsorship reasons, is a football league in Iceland. It is the second highest professional level in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are ÍA. The league was expanded to 12 teams for the 2007 season, after having only 10 teams for many years. Since 2008 the top three divisions have all had 12 teams.
Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
Norðurþing is a municipality located in northern Iceland. Norðurþing was formed in 2006 when the municipalities of Húsavík, Öxarfjörður, Raufarhöfn, and Kelduneshreppur were merged after special elections in January 2006 and the region was officially declared a new municipality on 10 June 2006.
Cricket is a growing sport in Iceland, involving five club teams and the national side. Iceland is not a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), but has ambitions to become an associate member of the ICC by 2024/25.
The Nordic countries are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
The 2011 Visa-Bikar was the 52nd season of the Icelandic national football cup. It began on 30 April 2011 and ended with the final in August 2011 at Laugardalsvöllur. FH were the reigning champions, having won their second Icelandic cup last year.
