
Visit Iceland Think of Iceland and there are several familiar associations: hip Reykjavík, the beautiful therapeutic Blue Lagoon, or perhaps our musical exports Björk or Sigur Rós. But this land of boiling mud pools, spurting geysers, glaciers and waterfalls is also an adventure playground. Its breathtaking landscape is an inspiration to artists and photographers. Iceland is the least densely populated country in Europe, with a pure, unpolluted and truly magical landscape. Iceland’s summers are surprisingly warm, lush and green, with days lengthening until midsummer, when the sun dips down to the horizon but never sets. During winter you can marvel at the amazing, undulating green, blue, yellow and pink lights of the aurora borealis in the night sky, and the winters are not as cold as you might imagine. Regardless of when you visit, you can be assured of the warmth of the Icelanders’ welcome and their desire to share their culture and make every effort to ensure that your stay is a pleasant one. Below you can find various information about visiting Iceland. Visa to Iceland Information about Schengen short stay visas Do you need a visa? Where to lodge your application and what documents to bring The Embassy wishes to remind all applicants that Schengen visa applications can be lodged up to six months before the intended date of travel. Applicants who wish to travel during the peak season (March to June) are advised to plan ahead and apply as early as possible. Please bear in mind that it can take several days to secure an appointment with VFS Global. Getting to Iceland Most visitors arrive to Iceland via flight. A list of airlines who fly to Iceland can be found on the website of Visit Iceland. Icelandair Keflavik International Airport Tourism Websites It is possible to find multitude of websites dedicated to the tourism industry in Iceland, and for an unknown eye it is almost impossible to gather where to start and what source to trust. Below you can find links to a few websites that are trustworty and reliable. Visiting these websites is a great way to start planning you trip to Iceland as you can find just about all the information you need on each of them. Visit Iceland Inspired by Iceland Iceland Naturally Have fun in Iceland! Festivals in Iceland Iceland, long known for it's exotic nature, is picking up as a cultural destination, thanks to its many international cultural festivals, Harpa concert hall, musicians and the Icelandic sagas to mention only few reasons. Today, arts and culture is thriving in Iceland and the creative industries have become a vibrant and growing sector of the Icelandic economy. There are festivals of some kind taking place each week of the year across our beautiful island, and although all of them are brilliant in their own Icelandic kind of way, we chose to only highlight the biggest festivals in each category below. If you want to look for another festival in Iceland the Embassy recommends that you visit one of the tourism websites you can find listed on this website. Iceland Airwaves Reykjavík Fashion Festival Food and Fun RIFF - Film Festival Reykjavík Arts Festival - Listahátíð Table of Contents Overview Ottawa, Canada Embassy Information Embassy's Jurisdiction Cultural Affairs Consular Services Iceland and Canada Visit Iceland Work and live in Iceland News

Visit Iceland

Think of Iceland and there are several familiar associations: hip Reykjavík, the beautiful therapeutic Blue Lagoon, or perhaps our musical exports Björk or Sigur Rós. But this land of boiling mud pools, spurting geysers, glaciers and waterfalls is also an adventure playground. Its breathtaking landscape is an inspiration to artists and photographers. Iceland is the least densely populated country in Europe, with a pure, unpolluted and truly magical landscape.

Iceland’s summers are surprisingly warm, lush and green, with days lengthening until midsummer, when the sun dips down to the horizon but never sets. During winter you can marvel at the amazing, undulating green, blue, yellow and pink lights of the aurora borealis in the night sky, and the winters are not as cold as you might imagine. Regardless of when you visit, you can be assured of the warmth of the Icelanders’ welcome and their desire to share their culture and make every effort to ensure that your stay is a pleasant one.

Below you can find various information about visiting Iceland.

Visa to Iceland

The Embassy wishes to remind all applicants that Schengen visa applications can be lodged up to six months before the intended date of travel.

Applicants who wish to travel during the peak season (March to June) are advised to plan ahead and apply as early as possible. Please bear in mind that it can take several days to secure an appointment with VFS Global.

Getting to Iceland

Most visitors arrive to Iceland via flight.

A list of airlines who fly to Iceland can be found on the website of Visit Iceland.

Tourism Websites

It is possible to find multitude of websites dedicated to the tourism industry in Iceland, and for an unknown eye it is almost impossible to gather where to start and what source to trust.

Below you can find links to a few websites that are trustworty and reliable. Visiting these websites is a great way to start planning you trip to Iceland as you can find just about all the information you need on each of them.

Have fun in Iceland!

Festivals in Iceland

Iceland, long known for it's exotic nature, is picking up as a cultural destination, thanks to its many international cultural festivals, Harpa concert hall, musicians and the Icelandic sagas to mention only few reasons. Today, arts and culture is thriving in Iceland and the creative industries have become a vibrant and growing sector of the Icelandic economy.

There are festivals of some kind taking place each week of the year across our beautiful island, and although all of them are brilliant in their own Icelandic kind of way, we chose to only highlight the biggest festivals in each category below. If you want to look for another festival in Iceland the Embassy recommends that you visit one of the tourism websites you can find listed on this website.