Opinion polls suggest Johannesson’s rightwing challenger, former Wall Street broker Gudmundur Franklin Jonsson, has almost no chance of winning.
Voter surveys have since early June predicted a landslide victory

Scientists confirm the first discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland, ending its status as one of the world’s last mosquito-free regions amid global climate shifts.
Iceland has recorded its first-ever discovery of mosquitoes, ending its reputation as one of the few remaining places on Earth without the blood-sucking insects.
Researchers at the Natural Science Institute of Iceland confirmed that three specimens of Culiseta annulata—two females and one male—were recently captured about 30 kilometers north of Reykjavik. The finding was announced on Thursday, October 16, 2025, by entomologist Matthias Alfredsson, who led the research.
“They were all collected from wine ropes aimed …

Iceland votes in a presidential election on Saturday, the second European country to hold polls since coronavirus lockdowns were lifted, with incumbent Gudni Johannesson widely expected to win a second four-year mandate
Opinion polls suggest Johannesson’s rightwing challenger, former Wall Street broker Gudmundur Franklin Jonsson, has almost no chance of winning.
Voter surveys have since early June predicted a landslide victory