Karni na kadaici sun taimaka wajen keɓe al'adun Nordic na ƙasar daga tasirin waje; fitaccen misali shine adana yaren Icelandic, wanda ya kasance mafi kusa da tsohuwar Norse na duk harsunan Nordic na zamani.Ba kamar sauran ƙasashen Nordic ba, Icelanders suna ba da fifiko sosai ga 'yanci da wadatar kai; a cikin wani bincike na jama'a da Hukumar Tarayyar Turai ta gudanar, sama da kashi 85% na Icelanders sun yi imanin cewa' yancin kai yana da "muhimmanci sosai", idan aka kwatanta da 47% na mutanen Norway, 49% na Danes, da kuma matsakaicin 53% na EU. 'Yan adawa na Icelandic suna da ƙa'idar aiki mai ƙarfi, wasu daga cikin mafi yawan lokutan aiki na kowane masana'antar masana'antu.
27 ga watan Yunin 2010