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The cookies used by this website are the following:

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Marketing

No cookies are set to serve personalized ads. Ferðamálastofa / The Icelandic Tourist Board does not collect any information for marketing purposes, neither to sell advertising nor use for profit.

If a user wishes to make comments about the use of cookies, comments should be sent to Ferðamálastofa / The Icelandic Tourist Board at info@touristboard.is