Current Date And Time In Selfoss, Iceland
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
02:33:49 GMT
State: South
Currency: Icelandic Krona (ISK)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 9,000
District: Sveitarfélagið Árborg
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Selfoss. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Selfoss.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Selfoss align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (National Day of Iceland) on June 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Selfoss.
This is Iceland's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Iceland's country-level and South holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Selfoss as anywhere else in Iceland.
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These are Iceland's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Iceland's country and South holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Selfoss just as everywhere else in Iceland.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (National Day of Iceland) | June 17 | National Public Holiday | Full Closure (Banks, Schools & Govt Offices) | www.government.is |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (National Day of Iceland) | Thu, Jun 17, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Selfoss's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Iceland's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Selfoss, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 9,000 and running on the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone, Selfoss follows Iceland's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.