| Icelandic National Day | |
|---|---|
 The national day procession in Reykjavík June 17, 2007. | |
| Official name | Icelandic: Þjóðhátíðardagurinn |
| Date | 17 June |
| Next time | 17 June 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
Icelandic National Day (Icelandic: Þjóðhátíðardagurinn, the day of the nation's celebration) is an annual holiday in Iceland which commemorates the foundation of The Republic of Iceland on 17 June 1944. This date also marks the end of Iceland's centuries-old ties with Denmark.[1] The date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson, a major figure of Icelandic culture and the leader of the 19th-century Icelandic independence movement.[2]
- ^ "Icelandic National Day: A Profile in Pictures | Britannica Blog". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-20.
- ^ Today is the Icelandic National Day Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine Icelandic Review 6/17/2013