Government agencies in Iceland

Parliament

Agencies

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

Committees

• Electoral Commission (Landskjörstjórn)

Prime Minister's Office

Agencies

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

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

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

Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources

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)

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Agencies

• Icelandic International Development Agency (Þróunarsamvinnustofnun Íslands)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

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)

Ministry of Industries and Innovation

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.)

Ministry of the Interior

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.

Ministry of Welfare

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

See also

• List of Icelandic ministries
• Government agencies in Norway
• Government agencies in Sweden