Iceland

Did you know?

• ✨Has no mosquitoes — one of the very few countries in the world without them.
• ✨Runs almost entirely on renewable energy: about 85% of total energy comes from hydro and geothermal.
• 📚Reykjavík has been a UNESCO Creative City of Literature since 2011, reflecting a literary culture rooted in the medieval Icelandic sagas and sustained by festivals, libraries and translation.
• 📚There is no surname tradition — people are 'son' or 'dóttir' of their father, so a phone book is sorted by first name.
• 👥Huldufólk, or 'hidden people,' are a well-known part of Icelandic folklore and cultural storytelling.