2020 in Iceland
# 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.
