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City of Well-Being – community, movement and nutrition

Mayor Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir will hold an open meeting about Reykjavík as the City of Well-Being at Reykjavík City Hall on Friday, Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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The roof of City Hall in the foreground, the frozen Tjörnin pond, the sun rising in the distance. Hallgrímskirkja church and Þingholt in the background.

First Intercultural Policy approved

Administration

The City Council approved a new policy for the Intercultural City of Reykjavík 2026-2030 this week. This is the first policy of its kind that defines Reykjavík as an Intercultural City.

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Applications open for Summer Program Assistant Fund

Children and young people Daily life and culture

Applications are now open for Reykjavík City's Summer Program Assistant Fund. The fund supports sports and youth organizations in the city by subsidizing the wages of staff ages 17-25 who work at summer courses.

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Group photo at the gathering of grant recipients from the Iceland Music Fund's early 2026 distribution.

Guðjón Sigurðsson Music Fund merges with Iceland Music Fund - early-year distribution

Daily life and culture

The Iceland Music Fund's latest distribution was significantly boosted by an 11 million króna contribution from Reykjavík City. The money came from the Guðjón Sigurðsson Music Fund, which was established in 1908 but has now been dissolved.

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Reykjavík City among leading climate cities

Environment and planning

Reykjavík City is among 120 cities on the independent assessment company CDP's list that receive the highest rating for having a comprehensive action plan related to the climate emergency integrated into their policies.

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Land-use planning for CityLine well underway

Transportation

Land-use plans have been approved for about 40% of CityLine's first phase route in Reykjavík, and nearly half the route will soon have fully approved land-use plans.

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From the conference on LGBT+ safety at the House of Collections Oct. 29, 2025. People seated at tables in the hall.

One in 10 comments about LGBT+ people online contains hate speech

Children and young people Daily life and culture Welfare

Opposition to the LGBT+ community is growing online. These findings come from the Safer Queer Cities research conducted by Nordic Safe Cities for Reykjavík City.

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