Surviving Iceland

Shopping hours are Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00, Sat from 10:00 to 13:00/14:00/15:00 or 16:00, varying from one shop to another. Some supermarkets are open to 23:00 seven days a week and a few in Reykjavik are open 24 hours a day. Many shops are closed on Saturdays during the summer - June, July and August and most are closed on Sundays all year round. Shops outside Reykjavík in service centres or filling stations are often open all day (09:00-22:00/23:00/23:30) every day of the week. Banking hours are Mon-Fri 09:15-16:00. Office hours are generally 09:00-17:00 but some offices change to 08:00-16:00 during the summer.