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Refugees and migrants

The Icelandic Res Cross provides various services to refugees, f.ex. guiding friend, language training, recreational fund and more.

Tracing services and family reunification

Icelandic Red Cross is part of the Restoring family links network and is the focal point for family reunification in Iceland. Please note that our services are open to all nationals and free of charge...

Clothing stores

We run stores all over Iceland that sell everything from high couture to linens, toys and more. Click here for locations of our stores.

Clothing center

Icelandic Red Cross runs a clothing sorting center and has clothing containers all over. Click here for information on locations.

Network after imprisonment

There are many things to keep in mind when imprisonment ends and it is important to have support when such a major change occurs. It can be good to have support and guidance. For that we have the proj...

Helpline 1717 and chat 1717.is

No issue is too big or small for the helpline. Annually we receive about 15.000 contacts that are as diverse as they are many. Our volunteers are professionally trained, well-experienced and of all ag...

Psychological first aid

The Red Cross provides education in psychological support and provides psychological support after major accidents and catastrophes.

Harm reduction

The projects offer clean injection equipment, condoms and advice on safe injection methods in order to prevent blood-borne diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C.

Social isolation

The friendship projects of the Icelandic Red Cross take a variety of forms, but all have the common goal of reducing social isolation.

Women's Division of the Reykjavík Division

The Women's Section of the Reykjavík branch of the Icelandic Society of Literature was founded in 1966 and has been involved in various projects, including book services.

Ambulance services

The Icelandic Red Cross owns and runs all ambulances in Iceland, for information on fees and more, click here.

Disaster and emergency services

Mass shelters are operated in times of emergency to provide safe shelter to victims of natural disasters and other serious events. They provide them with basic necessities.

3 days - are you prepared?

It is important that all households in the country can sustain themselves for at least three days in the event of an emergency.

International programs

The Icelandic Red Cross is committed to providing technical input to ensure quality operations. We focus on areas where we have built expertise to provide added value and expert support to our partner...

Icelandic Red Cross delegates

We will continue to provide direct technical capacity support to our partners through the deployment of expert delegates. The Icelandic Red Cross maintains a pool of sought-after delegates, many speci...

First aid

The Icelandic Red Cross supervises the teaching of first aid in the country. It trains instructors, supplies the material to be taught and makes sure the subject is taught by the most up to date metho...