Flag of Iceland

🎨 What the flag means

Iceland's flag is blue with a white cross and a red cross inside it. The colours are often said to stand for the country's landscape: red for volcanic fire, white for ice and snow, and blue for the mountains and sea. Like other Nordic crosses, the cross is linked with Christianity.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

376.2 thousand (2022)

🏙️ Capital

Reykjavik138.8 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

Icelandic

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The English word "geyser" comes from Geysir, a famous hot spring in Iceland that shoots water into the air.
2. Most Icelanders have no family name; their last name comes from their father's or mother's first name.
3. Atlantic puffins and other seabirds build their nests on Iceland's sea cliffs.