A Visit to Blönduós by the President of Iceland

Halla Tómasdóttir and Björn Skúlason, with Guðmundur Jakobsson, Chair of Húnabyggð Municipal Council, and Elsa Arnardóttir, Director of the Textile Center, in the TextileLab.

Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, and her husband, Björn Skúlason, visited Blönduós on Saturday, 7 November 2026, to celebrate the town’s 150th anniversary and attend the unveiling of a memorial to Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir, a pioneer in the fight for women’s rights in Iceland.

During their visit, the presidential couple also stopped by the Women’s College (Kvennaskólinn) and the Icelandic Textile Center. There, they learned about our activities, met with artists at Ós Residency and visited TextileLab. The visit provided a welcome opportunity to discuss innovation, development and the many opportunities within the field of textiles.

We sincerely thank the presidential couple for their visit and for taking the time to meet with us!

The president and her husband &  Ós Artists in Residence