Assemblies

The Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, attended by up to 2500 participants from over 70 countries. The Assembly is held every October in Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center and the Reykjavik EDITION, Iceland.

The Arctic Circle Assembly took place on October 8–10, 2026, at Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. Approximately 2,300 participants from 70 countries attended around 200 sessions.

Speakers included H.E. Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland; The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada; H.E. Múte B. Egede, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Business and Raw Materials, Greenland; H.E. Jozef Síkela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships; H.E. Beinir Johannesen, Prime Minister, Faroe Islands; Mike Dunleavy, Governor of Alaska, USA; H.E. Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norway; H.E. Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, Iceland; H.E. Senator Musadik Masood Malik, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Pakistan; Madame Fu Ying, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China; Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of the NATO Military Committee; and more.

The official program of the Assembly runs from Thursday to Saturday. Pre-Events usually take place on Tuesday and Wednesday before the Assembly, while Sunday is dedicated to the Tours and departures.

The annual Assembly is attended by heads of state and governments, ministers, members of parliaments, Indigenous leadership and representatives, officials, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, environmentalists, students, activists and others from the growing international community of partners and participants interested in the Arctic.