1940 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1940 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch - Kristján X
 * Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson

Events

 * 10 May - The British Invasion of Iceland begins.

Births

 * 11 January – Örn Steinsen, footballer
 * 15 September – Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir, politician.
 * 16 September – Ómar Ragnarsson, media personality
 * 11 December – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, writer (d. 2010)