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Get access to exclusive resources and programs, join us for meetings and conventions, and help shape the future of North America’s Icelandic community. There are several different types of membership available.

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The Icelandic National League of North America is an all volunteer organization that helps support local Icelandic clubs and others interested in Icelandic culture and heritage through many programs.

The League has been engaged in this activity since 1919 and provides opportunities for annual gatherings, visiting youth programs, visiting speaker events, film series and book club readings. The organization has even created an online club to provide individuals without access to a local club, to participate in activities. The League also helps raise funds for a worthy charity that helps financially challenged families in Iceland. Our goal in all of these activities is to build and maintain connections across the continent for our shared enthusiasm for Icelandic heritage and culture.

Operating on a shoestring budget can be a financial challenge to an organization spread across such a vast geographic area and we are always searching for ways to continue to fund our programs. If you find value in this worthy endeavor, please consider making a donation to keep these programs alive in the future. To make a donation, please contact us.

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Congratulations to all graduates big and small! Shout out to the Gimli Manitoba high school grad committee for commissioning Justin Hoplock of Hoplock Metal designs to create a legacy grad hat for the Gimli Viking which will be used for many years t
This just in from our newly elected president: “I was elected president of the Icelandic National League of North America at its annual general meeting, which was held by web conference on Saturday, May 31 – a first in the organization&rs
Happy 150th birthday today, Manitoba, the Canadian province where the vast majority of the tens of thousands of Icelanders leaving Iceland in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s made their new home in North America. And where do many of thei
Today we celebrate and honour our mothers, their mothers and all the mothers and grandmothers who have come before us. And in our celebrating them we acknowledge that these strong women, many of whom faced unimagineable hardships along the way, are
For vestur íslendingar - western Icelanders - today marks a very special anniversary that we carry with great pride: on this day, April 27, 1920, the Winnipeg Falcons won the first ever Olympics Gold medal for hockey! How many on the team were
Shout out to the convention committee! #ÞettaReddast
President of Iceland Guðni Th. Johannesson has sent a message of unity and support to Vestur-Íslendingar (Western Icelanders) and the Lögberg-Heimskringla were honoured to share it with us on the president’s behalf. “Duri
Til hamingju með afmælið / Happy birthday Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, pastresident of Iceland! From all of us vestur Íslendinga - western Icelanders - here in North America. . . #presidentvigdis #iceland #westernicelande
We are under social distancing, or using better words, physical distancing; to stay away from direct contact with others. This editor feels like our ancestors here in Manitoba would have rocked this with no trouble. I mean look at these views!!! An
Breaking news regarding the 101st convention
Early bird registration is until the end of the month.... have you registered already??? #Convention #101YearsOfConventions #NewIceland #WesternIcelanders
YES!!! Congratulations Hildur Guðnadóttir for your BIG WIN at the Oscars tonight! First female to win in the category of Best Original Score in 23 years! First Oscar for Iceland EVER!! #hildurguðnadóttir #iceland #oscars #firstw
Late post .... but .... The INLNA 2020 Calendar was created with the intention of providing members with a very basic introduction to the Icelandic language with conversation starters and basic vocabulary. The best way to achieve this is to also prov
Fast cars. Race track. Ice. What do these have in common? The answer is Gimli!! Mercedes sets up a race track on the lake every year for some on ice training... and for a cost you can ride with them. This year they built an ice garage, but don&rsqu
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The Arborg Hotel has some rich history. The current building is the 3rd Arborg Hotel to stand in its location. The first two were taken by fires. The first hotel, built sometime around 1911, went up in flames in 1917, and a second one was built tha
As the sun sets on the year now passing, may you discover all the Treasures you seek in the new one now unfolding! Happy New Year! Gleðilegt nýtt ár og takk fyrir það gamla! From all of us at the INLNA - the #icelandicnati
Gleðileg jól! Merry Christmas! Happy holidays! From all of us here at the Icelandic National League of North America to all of you! May you be filled with the Wonder of the Season and live in the joy it brings! . . #gleðilegjól
Most of these guys have already made their visits ... tonight comes the cat and Grýla. The cat eats people who don’t get clothes for Christmas.... and Grýla eats naughty children. #IcelandicYule #GleðilegJól
The Yule Lad that comes to town tonight is Þvörusleikir or Spoon licker. He was extremely thin and got his name from the fact that he would sneak into the kitchen and look for spoons that had not yet been cleaned to lick the leftovers off