This is a list of the tallest buildings in Iceland.

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Image	City	Year	Height	Floors
1	Smáratorg Tower		Kópavogur	2007	78 m (256 ft)	20[1]
2	Hallgrímskirkja		Reykjavík	1976	74.5 m (244 ft)	[2]
3	Höfðatorg Tower 1		Reykjavík	2009	74 m (243 ft)	19[3]
4	Vatnsstígur 16–18		Reykjavík	2006–2010	69.35 m (227.5 ft)	19[4]
5	5–10 apartment buildings		Kópavogur		60–65 m (197–213 ft)	10–18
6	Norðurturninn		Kópavogur	2016	60 m (200 ft)	15[5]
7	Grand Hótel Reykjavík		Reykjavík	2007	59 m (194 ft) (est)	14[6]
8	House of Commerce		Reykjavík	1975–1981	54 m (177 ft)	14
9	Stillholt 19–21		Akranes	2006–2007	45 m (148 ft)
10	Harpa Concert Hall		Reykjavík	2011	43 m (141 ft)	4[7]

Tallest structures

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

Rank	Name	Image	City	Year	Structure type	Height	Notes
1	Hellissandur longwave radio mast		Hellissandur	1963	Guyed mast	412 m (1350 ft)	Insulated against ground; used until December 31, 1994 for LORAN-C, and is now used for RÚV longwave broadcasting on 189 kHz; tallest structure in Western Europe[8]
2	NRTF Grindavík (mast 1)		Grindavík	1993	Guyed mast	304.8 m (1000 ft)	Used for military LF transmission[9]
3	Kárahnjúkar Dam		Kárahnjúkar	2006	Dam	198 m (650 ft)
4	NRTF Grindavík (mast 2)		Grindavík	1983	Guyed mast	182.88 m (600 ft)	Used for military LF transmission
5	Jórvík Fjarskiptastöð		Selfoss	1997	Lattice mast	52 m	Television (DVB), FM and cellular.[10]
6	Úlfarsfell TV, radio and telecom tower		Mosfellsbær	2020	Lattice mast	50 m	New main transmittter site for the Reykjavík area for television (DVB), FM radio and cellular. Replaced Vatnsendi site. Constructed jointly by RÚV and Vodafone. 345m above sea level.[11]
7	Telecom tower, Hvolsvöllur		Hvolsvöllur	1976	Lattice mast	45 m	Originally erected in 1967 at Hraunhóll, Vík. Moved to current location for Iceland Telecom's microwave transmission network in 1976.[12][13]
8	Telecom tower, Selfoss		Selfoss	1966	Monopole mast	40 m	Originally constructed for Iceland Telecom's microwave transmission network.[14]

Previous

Rank	Name	Image	City	Year constructed	Year demolished	Structure type	Height	Notes
1	NRTF Grindavík (former mast 1)		Grindavík		1993	Guyed mast	243.8 m (800 ft)	Used for military LF transmission; dismantled in 1993
2	Eiðar longwave transmitter (third)		Eiðar, East Iceland	1999	2023	Guyed mast	221 m (725 ft)	Used since November 18, 1999 for longwave radio broadcasting on 207 kHz, demolished in 2023.[15]
3	LORAN-C mast Hellissandur		Hellissandur	1959	1963	Guyed mast	190 m (625 ft)	Insulated against ground; used for LORAN-C transmission, until the 412 m mast at Hellissandur was built in 1963, being then dismantled.
4	Longwave radio transmitter, Vatnsendahæð		Vatnsendahæð, Vatnsendi, Kópavogur	1930	1991	Double-guyed masts	150 m	RÚV's first longwave radio facility. Two masts, forming a T-antenna. In 1991, the north mast collapsed in a storm. [16] Subsequently the south mast was demolished.[17]
5	Reykjavík Radio "TFA", Loftskeytastöðin á Melum		Vesturbær, Reykjavík	1918	1953	Double-guyed masts	77 m	First wireless telegraphy station in Iceland. Used for international telegraph services and ship-to-shore comms. Demolished in 1953 due to proximity to Reykjavík Airport.[18]
6	Eiðar longwave transmitter (second)		Eiðar, East Iceland	1951/1956	1998	Double-guyed masts	75 m	Built in 1951 for medium wave AM broadcasts, replacing earlier 25m masts. Second mast added in 1956 and converted to longwave transmissions.[19] Demolished 1998 and replaced by taller single mast (see above).[20]
7	(Temporary) Longwave transmitter, Vatnsendahæð		Vatnsendahæð, Vatnsendi, Kópavogur	1991	2021	Double-guyed masts	71 m	Requisitioned from Iceland Telecom as a temporary solution for longwave broadcasts.[21] Two masts forming a T-antenna. LW broadcasts ceased 1997,[22] and was demolished in 2021.[23]

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