The Christmas Creatures

14 Christmas Creatures can be found all over the city in the weeks before Christmas. The treasure hunt is online and accessible here.

All of the Christmas Creatures will be present at the Reykjavík Art Museum—Hafnarhús, at City Hall, and in various places around the city from early December through the Christmas holidays.

In 2010, the City of Reykjavík decided to honour Iceland’s storytelling tradition by using Christmas Creatures in its Christmas decorations.

This was done to encourage people to tell stories about those funny creatures from our past. Amongst those creatures featured are the thirteen Icelandic Yule Lads, who are both entertaining and boisterous troublemakers, their parents, Grýla and Leppalúði, who are bad-tempered mountain trolls, and the terrifying Yule Cat.

The Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík is a special project created for the City of Reykjavík. The idea is to promote Icelandic folklore and connect locals and visitors in Reykjavík through stories and conversations. The main goal of the project is to create an inspiring Christmas experience in the city, for visitors and inhabitants alike.