The following lists events that happened in 2000 in Iceland. Quick Facts Decades:, See also: ... ← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in Iceland → 2001 2002 2003 Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2000 Timeline of Icelandic history Close Incumbents President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson Events May May 25 – 53rd Cannes Film Festival: Icelandic singer Björk wins the Best Actress Award for her performance in "Dancer in the Dark". June June 17 and 21 – 2000 Iceland earthquakes hit in southern Iceland, a few people were injured and some considerable damage to infrastructure. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.