Activities

Enjoy yourself between meetings

As a regional centre, Akureyri provides a comprehensive range of services and facilities. All-year-round cultural activities include a wide range of events, performances and entertainments. The town centre is the hub of this bustling artistic scene, so the distance between venues is short. There is no stress involved in getting to the place you need to be - just a gentle, relaxed stroll from one location to the next.

Akureyri’s main recreational opportunities include a theatre, skiing centre, museums, skating rink, water sports centre, sailing, Kjarnaskógur forest, sea angling, golf, equestrian centres and gardens.  Shopping oppertunities are also quite extensive and diverse.

You will find plenty of attractions within easy reach, such as Lake Mývatn, Goðafoss waterfall, white water rafting in Skagafjörður, whale watching, Ásbyrgi canyon, the islands of Hrísey and Grímsey (the latter is actually located on the Arctic Circle), farms providing traditional rural meals, a breweries, Gásir medieval trading post, Vaglaskógur forest and much more.

In the list below many of museums and activities available in Akureyri is listed: