List of tallest buildings in Iceland

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Iceland.

Norðurturninn, which resumed construction in 2015, will be 110 meters tall at its final stage of completion. There are more buildings which are proposed to be over 100 meters high. The tallest of them is intended to be 150 meters high, which will surpass the tallest building in Norway, Finland and Denmark. That will make the tower the fourth-tallest in North Europe, after the 155 meter high Kaknästornet in Sweden, the 168-meter-high Näsinneula in Tampere, Finland and the 190-meter-high Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden.

Current tallest buildings

Rank	Building	City	Height	Floors	Built
1	Smáratorg Tower	Kópavogur	78 m (256 ft)	20	2005–2008
2	Hallgrímskirkja	Reykjavík	74.5 m (244 ft)		1976
3	Höfðatorg Tower 1	Reykjavík	70 m (230 ft)	19	2008–2009
4	Grand Hótel Reykjavík	Reykjavík	65 m (213 ft)	14	2007
5	Vatnsstígur 16-18	Reykjavík	63 m (207 ft)	19	2006–2010
6	5–10 apartment buildings	Kópavogur	60–65 m (197–213 ft)	10–18
7	Norðurturninn (lit. north tower)	Kópavogur	60 m (200 ft)	15	200?–present
8	House of commerce	Reykjavík	54 m (177 ft)	14	1975–1981
9	Stillholt 19–21	Akranes	45 m (148 ft)		2006–2007
10	Harpa Concert Hall	Reykjavík	43 m (141 ft)		2007–2011
11	Tröllagil 29	Akureyri	26 m (85 ft)	9	????

Tallest structures

An incomplete list of the tallest structures in Iceland. This list contains all types of structures.

Structure	Year built	Structural type	Town	Pinnacle height (m)	Pinnacle height (ft)	Remarks
Longwave radio mast Hellissandur	1963	Guyed Mast	Hellissandur	412 m	1350 ft	was used until December 31, 1994 for LORAN-C, and is now used for longwave broadcasting on 189 kHz. Tallest structure in Western Europe. Insulated against ground
NRTF Grindavik, Mast 1	1993	Guyed Mast	Grindavik	304.8 m	1000 ft	used for military LF transmission
NRTF Grindavik, Mast 1 (old)	?	Guyed Mast	Grindavik	243.8 m	800 ft	used for military LF transmission, dismantled in 1993
Longwave radio mast Eiðar	1999	Guyed Mast	Eiðar	221 m	725 ft	Has been used since November 18, 1999 for longwave radio broadcasting on 207 kHz.
Kárahnjúkar Dam	2006	Dam	Kárahnjúkar	198 m	650 ft
NRTF Grindavik, Mast 2	1983	Guyed Mast	Grindavik	182.88 m	600 ft	used for military LF transmission
Old LORAN-C Mast Hellissandur (no longer standing)	1959	Guyed Mast	Hellissandur	190 m	625 ft	Used for LORAN-C transmission, until the 412m mast at Hellissandur was built in 1963. Dismantled in 1963. Insulated against ground.

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