1871 in Iceland

Events in the year 1871 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Christian IX
 * Council President of Denmark: Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg
 * Governor of Iceland: Hilmar Finsen

Events

 * 2 January − Stöðulög (The Laws of Standing) on the constitutional standing of Iceland within the realm) were laws passed by Denmark.

Births

 * Sigríður Tómasdóttir, environmentalist