Press release from ÁTVR

Recently, online stores have opened in Iceland that sell alcohol in retail directly to consumers. These activities are directed against the exclusive right of ÁTVR (The State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland) to the retail sale of alcohol, which has been one of the cornerstones of Icelandic alcohol policy.

Closed on Ascension Day

All stores will be closed on the Ascension Day on Thursday 13 May. On Wednesday, May 12th, most our Vínbúðin stores will open as on Fridays. All stores in the capital area will therefore be open from 11-19, but our stores at Dalvegur, Skeifa and Skútuvogur are open from 10-20...

Closed on May 1st

Vinbudin stores are closed on Saturday, May 1st, for a public holiday, Labor day. 

Here you will find more detailed information regarding our opening hours.

Summer seasonal products

On May 3rd , the summer season will begin in Vínbúðin. There has been a growing interest in seasonal products, with the seasons being Þorri, Easter, summer, October and Christmas.

Closed on the first day of summer

All our stores will be closed on the first day of summer, Thursday April 22nd. We will have longer opening hours on Wednesday April 21st, but then most stores will be open as on Fridays. Here you can find further information regarding opening hours.

Shop early for Easter

All Vínbúðin stores will be closed on Holy Thursday (April 1st), Good Friday (April 2nd), Easter Sunday (April 4th) and Easter Monday (April 5th).

Holiday opening hours

In the capital area normal opening hours apply on Monday December 28th and Tuesday December 29th. Wednesday December 30th the stores in the capital area are open from 10-20 and from 9-14 on New Year's Eve.

Number of customers in Vínbúðin stores

Alcohol is defined by law as food and therefore the recommendations for grocery stores apply to Vínbúðin stores. After the last change in regulations was made, the largest Vínbúðin stores have generally limited the number of customers to 35 and the smaller stores to even fewer at at time.

Vínbúðin Skútuvogur has been reopened

- This message has been updated-
Yesterday, a Covid-19 infection was confirmed within our group of employees in Vínbúðin Skútuvogur. Vínbúðin has be cleaned and disinfected today and has been reopened. Staff from other Vínbúðin stores and part of the staff from Skútuvogur will be on duty there for the next few days.We thank our customers for their understanding.

Protect yourself and others- wear masks

We encourage customers to wear masks when shopping at Vínbúðin and to respect the distance as much as possible. It‘s also wise to choose a quieter time to shop in Vínbúðin, sush as early in the day or the week. The number of possible transmission routes can be reduced by using non-contact payments instead of using cash and by not handling products unnecessarily.