Government agencies in Iceland

The government agencies in Iceland are state controlled organisations which act independently to carry out the policies of the Icelandic government.

Agencies

 * Althing Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður Alþingis)
 * Icelandic National Audit Office (Ríkisendurskoðun)

Committees

 * Electoral Commission (Landskjörstjórn)

Agencies

 * Office of the Attorney General (Ríkislögmaður)
 * Office of the Ombudsman for Children (Umboðsmaður barna)
 * Thingvellir National Park (Þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum)

Agencies

 * Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland (Fornleifavernd ríkisins)
 * National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)

Education

 * Playschools
 * Primary schools
 * Gymnasia
 * Further education institutions
 * Universities in Iceland
 * Music schools

Science

 * Scientific research institutions

Culture

 * County archives
 * Libraries
 * Municipality associations
 * Museums

Agencies

 * Icelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands)
 * Environment Agency of Iceland (Umhverfisstofnun)
 * Iceland Construction Authority (Mannvirkjastofnun)
 * Iceland Forest Service (Skógrækt ríkisins)
 * Iceland GeoSurvey (Íslenskar orkurannsóknir)
 * Icelandic Institute of Natural History (Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands)
 * Icelandic National Planning Agency (Skipulagsstofnun)
 * Icelandic Recycling Fund (Úrvinnslusjóður)
 * Institute of Freshwater Fisheries (Veiðimálastofnun)
 * Myvatn Research Station (Náttúrurannsóknastöðin við Mývatn)
 * National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands)
 * State Soil Conservation Service (Landgræðsla ríkisins)
 * Stefansson Arctic Institute (Stofnun Vilhjálms Stefánssonar)
 * Vatnajökull National (Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður)

Agencies

 * Icelandic International Development Agency (Þróunarsamvinnustofnun Íslands)

Agencies

 * Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands)
 * Directorate of Customs (Tollstjóri)
 * Directorate of Internal Revenue (Ríkisskattstjóri)
 * Government Construction Contracting Agency (Framkvæmdasýsla ríkisins)
 * Government Real Estate Agency (Fasteignir ríkissjóðs)
 * Icelandic State Financial Investments (Bankasýsla ríkisins)
 * State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (Áfengis- og tóbaksverslun ríkisins)
 * State Financial Management (Fjársýsla ríkisins)
 * State Trading Centre (Ríkiskaup)
 * Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands)
 * Taxation Reassessment Committee (Yfirskattanefnd)

Agencies

 * Central Bureau of Applied Research (Skrifstofa rannsóknastofnana atvinnuveganna)
 * Directorate of Fisheries (Fiskistofa)
 * Financial Supervisory Authority (Fjármálaeftirlit)
 * Freshfish Price Directorate (Verðlagsstofa skiptaverðs)
 * Icelandic Competition Authority (Samkeppniseftirlitið)
 * Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (Matvælastofnun)
 * Icelandic Patent Office (Einkaleyfastofan)
 * Icelandic Regional Development Institute (Byggðastofnun)
 * Icelandic Tourist Board (Ferðamálastofa)
 * Innovation Center Iceland (Nýsköpunarmiðstöð Íslands)
 * Marine Research Institute (Hafrannsóknastofnunin)
 * National Energy Authority (Orkustofnun)
 * NSA Ventures (Nýsköpunarsjóður atvinnulífsins)

Government-owned corporations

 * Matis (Matís ohf.)

Agencies

 * Bishop's Office (Biskupsstofa)
 * Courts in Iceland
 * Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (Flugmálastjórn Íslands)
 * Police (Lögregla)
 * State Directory of Prisons (Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins)
 * Sýslumenn
 * Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin)

Government-owned corporations

 * Isavia ohf.
 * Neyðarlínan ohf.

Agencies

 * Government Agency for Child Protection (Barnaverndarstofa)
 * Directorate of Health (Embætti landlæknis)
 * Multicultural Centre (Fjölmenningarsetur)
 * Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority (Geislavarnir ríkisins)
 * State Diagnostic and Counselling Centre (Greiningar- og ráðgjafarstöð ríkisins)
 * Health institutions
 * Dalvík Health Centre (Heilsugæslustöðin Dalvík)
 * Clinics
 * National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland (Heyrnar- og talmeinastöð Íslands)
 * Housing Financing Fund (Íbúðalánasjóður)
 * Centre for Gender Equality (Jafnréttisstofa)
 * National University Hospital of Iceland (Landspítali – háskólasjúkrahús)
 * Medication Payment Committee (Lyfjagreiðslunefnd)
 * Icelandic Medicines Agency (Lyfjastofnun)
 * State Mediator (Ríkissáttasemjari)
 * Akureyri Hospital (Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri)
 * Icelandic Health Insurance (Sjúkratryggingar Íslands)
 * Social Insurance Administration (Tryggingastofnun ríkisins)
 * Debtors' Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður skuldara)
 * Administration of Occupational Safety and Health (Vinnueftirlit ríkisins)
 * Directorate of Labour (Vinnumálastofnun)
 * National Bioethics Committee (Vísindasiðanefnd)
 * National Institute for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Deafblind (Þjónustu- og þekkingarmiðstöð fyrir blinda, sjónskerta og daufblinda einstaklinga)
 * Nursing homes