Reykjavík is the northernmost home of one of the Ifrro members, Fjölís, which is also the smallest RRO of the community. Reykjavík has around 250.000 inhabitants in the greater capital area. That counts for approximately 64% of the whole population of Iceland. 16% of the inhabitants are foreign citizens and the most common in Reykjavik are Poles, Lithuanians and Latvians.

Climate: Because of the location the climate is pretty cold. The average temperature in October lies between 2.7°C and 7.5°C ( 36.9-45.5 F) It gets windy and it can even snow in October. Reykjavík only sees at around 93 sunshine hours in October and there is 31% chance of sunshine. The good news is that the average ultra violet index is just at around 1.  To cut the story short. October often brings bright, calm and crisp days but also dark, windy and rainy days. We recommend warm clothing, including warm sweaters, coats, hats, mittens and a scarf. You probably will need it.

If the participants of the General Assembly get lucky there is a chance that the northern lights will turn on for them. Unfortunately the northern lights are a wonder of the nature that can not be controlled. However the hosts will give you update on predictions of the weather before you arrive and predictions of the northern lights during the meeting.

Iceland is one of the smallest linguistic areas in the world with one of the smallest currencies as well, the Icelandic króna. Currency converter can be found here

The international airport is located in Keflavik on the Reykjanes peninsula. It takes 45 minutes to drive to Reykjavik by car. Transportation to and from the airport is by car only, that is either the Flybus that takes you to Reykjavik in 50-60 minutes and most of them take you straight to the hotel, or by a taxi that takes 40-45 minutes. Iceland has no trains. Yet.