The President of Iceland receives gifts of various kinds. A selection of them is on display at Bessastaðir. Here you can see a few samples of these gifts as well as some treasures belonging to the Presidency.
Packard 180, model year 1942
Purchased as the Presidential car in 1945 after the previous car, a gift from the US President, went down with Goðafoss.
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Swedish flower vase
A gift from Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and her husband Daniel when they visited Iceland in 2014.
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Cadillac Brougham D’elegance 1990
The car was bought during the presidency of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and is still usable.
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Japanese vessel
A gift that the Japanese ambassador presented to the President when submitting his letter of credence in 2021.
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