1854 in Iceland

Events in the year 1854 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark
 * Prime Minister of Denmark: Anders Sandøe Ørsted (until 12 December); Peter Georg Bang onwards
 * Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe

Events

 * The Danish government relaxed the trade ban that had been imposed in 1602, and Iceland gradually began to rejoin Western Europe economically and socially.

Births

 * 4 June − Pétur J. Thorsteinsson, merchant.