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How to Talk Like an Icelander

By July 29, 2025Uncategorized

Even the Emerging Destinations team has trouble pronouncing the names of the ports of call along Ocean Diamond and Seaventure routes in Iceland, and we thought you might, too. Click on the audio files below to see how locals pronounce place names like Seydisfjördur and Akureyri. 

In case you’re wondering about the voice, it belongs to Iceland ProCruises marketing manager Margret Lindal Steinthórsdóttir, who agreed to show us how to say those tongue-twisting Icelandic names without sounding like a complete rookie.

Reykjavik       Stykkisholmur    Isafjordur    Siglufjordur   Grimsey

Akureyri     Husavik   Seydisfjordur    Djupivogur    Vestmannaeyjar

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