2001 in Iceland

none 2001 The following lists events that happened in 2001 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímssonhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Olafur-Ragnar-Grimsson Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Encyclopædia Britannica October 14, 2025 Prime Minister – Davíð OddssonIceland - Growing and Diversifying https://www.stjornarradid.is/frettir/grein/2001-09-17-Iceland-Growing-and-Diversifying/ 2026-09-15 www.stjornarradid.is is Events 17 February – Kristján Gíslason and Gunnar Ólason won Iceland’s Eurovision selection with “Birta”.Eurovision 2001 Iceland: TwoTricky - "Angel" https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2001/iceland 2026-09-15 Eurovisionworld en-gb 25 March – Iceland began fully implementing the Schengen Agreement, removing border controls with other participating countries.Government of Iceland Iceland in Europe https://www.government.is/topics/foreign-affairs/iceland-in-europe/ 2026-09-15 www.government.is 27 March – The Government of Iceland and the Central Bank of Iceland adopted an inflation-targeting framework. May – A new Central Bank Act came into effect, giving the Central Bank of Iceland greater independence.https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/2001-11-13-New-Act-on-the-Central-Bank-of-Iceland 2026-09-15 Central Bank of Iceland New Act on the Central Bank of Iceland 2001-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20251205093158/https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/2001-11-13-New-Act-on-the-Central-Bank-of-Iceland 2025-12-05 live 12 May – Two Tricky represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest and finished joint last with three points.Eurovision 2001 Iceland: TwoTricky - "Angel" https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2001/iceland 2026-09-15 Eurovisionworld en-gb 8 June - Iceland announced its intention to rejoin the International Whaling Commission. Its application was later rejected, but Iceland was allowed to participate as an observer.IWC International Whaling Commission https://iwc.int/ 2026-09-15 iwc.int en 1 July – Iceland’s Act on Interest and Price Indexation entered into force.38/2001: Lög um vexti og verðtryggingu https://www.althingi.is/lagas/nuna/2001038.html 2026-09-15 Alþingi is 23–27 July – The International Whaling Commission rejected Iceland’s reservation concerning commercial whaling and allowed Iceland to participate as an observer.2001 Meeting in London https://iwc.int/meeting2001 2026-09-15 iwc.int en 27 August – Icelandic singer Björk released her fourth studio album, Vespertine.Vespertine, by Björk https://bjork.bandcamp.com/album/vespertine 2026-09-15 Björk en 1 September – Iceland defeated the Czech Republic 3–1 in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match. 27 September – Iceland’s women’s under-19 football team advanced to the second qualifying round of the European Championship after winning all three group matches.UEFA.com The official website for European football https://www.uefa.com/errors/ 2026-09-15 UEFA.com en 21 December – Iceland’s Film Act No. 137/2001 was enacted.137/2001: Kvikmyndalög https://www.althingi.is/lagas/152a/2001137.html 2026-09-15 Alþingi is References 2001 Category:2000s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 21st century in Iceland