Icelandic christmas

How to celebrate Christmas in Iceland? Find out about traditional Icelandic Christmas food, drinks, gifts, folklore legends, and more!

Instead of just Santa Claus visiting, children in Iceland get a visit from 13 Yule Lads in December as well as a scary cat.

This Christmas, try making books and reading a central part of the celebration for your family. We’ve got the lowdown on Iceland’s amazing tradition of Jolabokaflod, aka the Christmas Book Flood. It’s a sweet, wholesome and all-around lovely way to center book gifts and togetherness this holiday season.

Find out all you need to know about Christmas in Iceland, what to do, where to stay, Iceland Christmas traditions, Christmas food, & what makes Iceland during Christmas

Learn about Jolabokaflod, or the Iceland Book Flood, and how you can start a cozy Christmas Eve tradition with books and hot chocolate.

During this night it's been one of the most intense snowfalls I've experienced. We literally got 51 centimeters (like 20") of snow in a few hours. I woke up at 3 AM by the sound of some trees breaking in my backyard.

Icelandic Meringue Cornflake Christmas cookies (Marens Kornflexkökur) have crispy and chewy meringue, dark chocolate, and crunchy cornflakes.

Christmas Eve tradition: Jolabokaflod. A cozy tradition from Iceland, we give books on Christmas Eve while enjoying sweets and time together.