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9 9 VAT RATE VAT (Value Added Tax) The refund will reduce retail prices by approximately 15%. A purchase of no less than 12.000 ISK per store is eligible for a refund. CURRENCY All banks in Iceland provide foreign exchange and the Icelandic currency is krona. All major credit cards are widely accepted in Iceland and ATM machines are common. WEATHER IN ICELAND The summers are fresh and winters fairly mild. July is the warmest month and January the coolest. For further informa on on the weather browse Icelandic Met Office. Iceland has been dubbed the Land of the Midnight Sun and indeed around midsummer eve the sun is visible all day round. The flipside of the coin is the darkest day during winter sols ce when the sun is only visible for two and a half hours. This natural phenomena, however, is what creates the unique and beau ful light in Iceland. Ar sts and photographers are enthralled by it and strive to capture its varia ons in miscellaneous ways. Northern lights season in Iceland is from late August un l late April. The darker and brighter the skies, the be er for seeing the aurora borealis. We cannot guarantee sigh ng! GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT REYKJAVIK - ICELAND SAFE - PROGRESSIVE - SUSTAINABLE Iceland ranks no. 1 in the Global Peace Index 2024 for sixteen years running and is no 2. on Safety and Security according to the Travel & Tourism Compe veness Report in 2019. Iceland is in the top 15 countries on the Global Compe veness index in areas such as, higher educa on and training, infrastructure, techno- logical readiness and innova on. The country takes seventh place in quality of overall infrastructure and fourth in availability of latest technologies. Iceland is a leader in sustainable energy and is powered 100% by renewable energy (hydroelectric and geothermal). FUN FACTS • Iceland has no military. It has coast guard and a volunteer-run search and rescue service. In fact, Icelandic police do not carry guns. Children play outside unsupervised from an early age, o en only returning when their dinner — or curfew starts! • Vigdís Finnbogadó r was the world´s first democra cally elected female head of state. • Today, nine out of ten Icelandic homes are heated with geothermal water.