Seydisfjordur

Seyðisfjörður is situated at the innermost point of a fjord with the same name. The village began as a trading centre in the mid 19th century. Norwegians and Danes travelled to Iceland to fish herring, with many settling in Seyðisjörður. In 1906 Seyðisfjörður was chosen as the entry point for Iceland’s first undersea telegraph lint to the outside world.

By many Seyðisfjörður is regarded as Iceland’s most picturesque town and likened to a pearl in its shell. Nowhere in Iceland has a community of old colourful wooden houses from the 19th century been preserved so well. The ferry “Norræna” from Europe arrives in Seyðisfjörður on weekly basis.

Population: 717