2008 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 2008 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
- Prime Minister - Geir Haarde
Events
May
- May 29 – A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss.
September
- September 29 – The government of Iceland takes control of the country's number three bank, the struggling Glitnir Bank.
October
- October 8 – Iceland's Financial Supervisory Authority takes control of troubled Landsbanki Bank.
- October 9 – Kaupthing Bank, Iceland's largest bank, is nationalized by the country's Financial Supervisory Authority.
- October 21 – Iceland's Kaupthing Bank fails to pay interest to its 50-billion-yen bondholders in Japan.
- October 29 – Danish-based low-cost carrier Sterling Airlines files for bankruptcy and stops all passenger flights after its cash-strapped Icelandic investors were unable keep the company afloat.
November
- November 19 – The International Monetary Fund approves a US$2.1 billion rescue package for Iceland following its financial crisis.
Deaths
- 28 August – Sigurbjörn Einarsson, the tenth Bishop of Iceland, served in office in 1959-1981
- 9 June – Ólafur Skúlason, the twelfth Bishop of Iceland, served in office in 1989-1997