Icelandic Competition Authority
Source Passport
IS-R-00003-1
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- Legal name
- Samkeppniseftirlitið
- Country
- Iceland
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 2005
- Head
- Páll Gunnar Pálsson (forstjóri); Margrét Einarsdóttir (formaður stjórnar / board chair)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 23 February 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Samkeppniseftirlitið
- Icelandic Competition Authority
- Registration number Pending check
- (Established by Samkeppnislög nr. 44/2005)
- Registered address Pending check
- Borgartún 26, 105 Reykjavík (Pósthólf 5120)
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Ráðherra (the board derives its mandate from and is accountable to the minister responsible for competition matters) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Government of Iceland (ministry responsible for competition matters)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded Pending check
Source Share of revenue State budget Over 50% - Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Note Ríkissjóður (State Treasury of Iceland; A-hluta stofnun) Government or public body operations paid by the state treasury per the authority's governance page
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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