2020 in Iceland

Events in the year 2020 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
 * Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Events

 * 9 February – Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first Icelander to win an Academy Award.
 * 28 February – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.
 * 13 March – A ban on public gatherings in response to COVID-19 was announced.
 * 17 March – The first death from COVID-19 on the island was confirmed; the patient was an Australian tourist.
 * 27 May – End of voting in the 2020 Icelandic presidential election.

Predicted and scheduled events

 * 12 December – 33rd European Film Awards.
 * Estimated completion of the Dýrafjarðargöng.