1981 in Iceland

← 1980 1979 1978 1981 in Iceland → 1982 1983 1984
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1981 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
• Prime Minister – Gunnar Thoroddsen

Events

• Iceland no longer has an army due to a shortage of money^{[citation needed]}
• Pétur Sigurgeirsson became the eleventh Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Sigurbjörn Einarsson in the position.^[1]

Births

Helgi Daníelsson

• 7 January – Ármann Smári Björnsson, footballer
• 22 March – Rakel Logadóttir, footballer
• 29 April – Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, television personality
• 13 July – Helgi Daníelsson, footballer
• 31 August – Örn Arnarson, swimmer.^[2]
• 5 September – Logi Gunnarsson, basketball player
• 4 October – Friðrik Ómar, singer
• 12 October – Indriði Sigurðsson, footballer
• 17 October – Snorri Guðjónsson, handball player
• 10 December – Hólmar Örn Rúnarsson, footballer
• 14 December – Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson, footballer

Deaths

• 28 July – Magnús Kjartansson, journalist, writer, and politician (born 1919).^[3]

References

1. "Pétur Sigurgeirsson er látinn - RÚV.is". RÚV. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Örn Arnarson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
3. "Magnús Kjartansson | Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 | Alþingismannatal | Þingmenn | Alþingi" (in Icelandic). Alþingi. Retrieved 2 September 2016.