Our Commitment

Simplifying systems for freedom of choice.

We are going to simplify the city’s systems and services.
This is how we can best run the city.

We are going to strengthen direct democracy so that the voices of the city's residents have a real impact on their local environment.

People should be able to choose the mode of transport that suits them at any given time, whether that’s walking, cycling, taking the bus, or driving.
This creates real freedom of choice in transport.

A city designed for people

We want to design the city with the safety of its residents as our guiding principle.

Reykjavík should be a modern, high-quality city where the rights of everyone who lives here are guaranteed, where diversity is celebrated, and where the participation of everyone, regardless of disability, age, origin, or sexual orientation, is at the core of city life.

A fun, vibrant multicultural city

People's freedom is the key to a good city. We want to increase freedom of choice and to create a city that is a good place to live. The systems that we build should be easy for residents to navigate and the people of Reykjavík should feel that all doors are open to them. The purpose of systems should always be to make people’s lives better, not more complicated.

We want more spaces for culture and the arts, more places for young people, and a city that is vibrant – not just active.

Policies - Reykjavík 2026

The Pirate Party is and always has been a human rights party. Our emphasis is on ensuring human rights for all, with the individual's right to self-determination at the forefront. The Pirate Party believes that everyone should have a genuine opportunity to participate in decisions that affect them and the society they live in.

We place special emphasis on the rights of queer people, children and young people. We should all be free from discrimination, violence, bullying and hate speech, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation. Hate speech against queer people has increased and is becoming more mainstream; this has to change.

The Pirate Party wants to ensure the human rights of city residents regardless of their origin, skin colour, nationality, cultural background or any classification based on racism. Everyone has an equal right to participate in society, and that right must be ensured so that people can access information that concerns them and influence decision-making in the society they live in, regardless of their proficiency in Icelandic. All hate speech and prejudice must be countered with clear measures.

The Pirate Party is going to continue to put human rights first in all of the city’s decision making.

The Pirate Party's goal is clear: to make the city a safe, just and inclusive society for all.

We commit to:

Fund the queer youth community centre
Strengthen Flotinn
Ensure the city systematically combats hate speech
Ensure the involvement of stakeholder groups in decision-making
Ensure the implementation of the accessibility policy and universal design
Implement the multicultural policy
Examine the situation of queer senior citizens and ensure they can live safely in their later years.
Ensure the human rights policy covers all groups and the city's activities

Human Rights

Let's improve Reykjavík with a major increase in investment in culture and the arts. In times of unrest and instability, culture and the arts are the very best investment. Every króna invested in the creative industries yields a threefold return. Let's have the vision and courage to boost, improve and democratise culture and the arts. Let's provide more rehearsal spaces for musicians, both up-and-coming and seasoned, for the performing and dramatic arts, and for young people. Let's find ways to integrate artists into the city's work, such as art sculptures in playgrounds and more arts classes in kindergartens and primary schools. Let's transform the funding systems and take unconventional approaches to exploring opportunities to implement our own artist grant system. Let's give the city's diverse artists direct involvement in allocations through a transparent process.

Let’s fully fund the city’s Culture Policy!

We commit to:

Provide rehearsal spaces for the performing and dramatic arts
Ensure that up-and-coming musicians have more places to practise
Abolish property taxes for spaces used for cultural activities, whether rented or owned
Rethink the city's funding system and give artists direct access to the allocation process

Welfare

The Pirate Party was the driving force behind the newly adopted Urban Design Policy of Reykjavík. It took two terms to finalise with political will across party lines. We want a city that centers well-being, that is human-centric and focuses on quality, collaboration and more green spaces. We set the standard for how the city grows, with density, and we are eager to build it to a standard that makes walking and cycling viable options in more neighborhoods which also reduces pressure on roads. We want better roads that, combined with a functioning Borgalína, make the city’s network, well, work! We will do so by accelerating the development of the Borgarlína, by prioritising building affordable housing that lasts and design the city for humans first.

The Pirate Party prioritises ensuring that children in our kindergartens and primary schools have ample opportunities for self-development and that they learn the skills necessary to find their feet in today’s ever-changing world. This means learning how to use technology but also understanding how society works and building social skills. We are going to guarantee equal access to education regardless of economic status or place of residence.
We commit to:

Strengthen the kindergarten system and increase the number of qualified kindergarten teachers. We will pave the way for kindergarten teachers to pursue an education in teaching. We are going to subsidise their studies and provide space for them to study alongside their work.
Increase diversity and flexibility in the education system.
Support leisure activities and the participation of young people in community projects to boost their self-confidence and skills.
Strengthen school support services and increase the number of psychologists as well as speech and language therapists.
Strengthen arts and crafts subjects.

The city’s services for citizens should be based on the individual's needs. We have led reform and committed to serve people first. This means accessible information, digital solutions and a service that sees people not problems.

The city's social systems are an important and necessary link for supporting our most vulnerable people. The Pirate Party wants to ensure the safety of those children and families who need the protection and services of the city's social system, especially Reykjavík's child protection services. Our goal is that any child who needs the support of the city's social systems receives humane services where the child's needs are always the guiding principle. The Pirate Party wants to start from scratch and, above all, ensure that the chain of responsibility, supervision, and audits are conducted in a transparent and efficient manner.

The Pirate Party intends to completely overhaul the child protection system and secure the necessary changes for this area, both now and in the future.

Culture & Arts

Urban Planning

Education

Get to know the candidates

Kristinn Jón Ólafsson

PRIMARY CANDIDATE

Kiddi’s career has been devoted to the future. He brought the first self-driving car to Iceland, helped introduce electric scooters to the city streets, and created the first digital map of Reykjavík before most people even knew what that meant.
Today, he serves as a deputy city councillor while also being the chairman of the board of Visit Reykjavík. Kiddi aims to lead the Pirate Party in the city council with energetic and solution-oriented drive. He believes that innovation in the public sector can transform the everyday lives of city residents.
Kiddi is a family man, a runner, a football enthusiast, and a bit of a prankster.
Alexandra Briem

SECOND SEAT

Alexandra grew up in Breiðholt and has spent eight years building a deep understanding of how Reykjavík works.

She is a City council member for Píratar, a stand-in for the mayor and Chair of the City Executive Council. She has also chaired the Digital Council, the Environment and Planning Council, and the board of Strætó.

A proud sci-fi nerd and devoted Star Trek fan. Alexandra loves Reykjavík and knows exactly how to make it better.
Oktavía Hrund Guðrúnar Jóns

THIRD SEAT

Okta is the Chair of the Icelandic Pirates, a business owner, licensed doorman, and master's student in Culture and Art Management.
They bring rare range: from digital security and internet governance to queer community organising and the arts.

Culture is a driving force for Oktavía, whether it’s drafting policy, auditing digital security or organising. For sustainable change to happen, the way - and how - we do things matters.
Unnar Þór Sæmundsson

FOURTH SEAT

Unnar is a single father of four living in Úlfarsárdalur, a business owner, and a law student who knows from personal experience that the child protection system is broken.

He is a candidate for the Pirates because he believes this moment is too important to sit out. Endlessly sociable and allergic to pretension, he wants radical systemic change, genuine direct democracy, and a city that actually puts all children first. Not later. Now.
Olga Margrét Kristínardóttir Cilia

FIFTH SEAT

Olga is a lawyer and a firm believer, now more than ever, that human rights are not a side issue.

She believes the City Council exists to serve residents and that transparency and accountability are non-negotiable.

A long-standing advocate for harm reduction, trans rights and the queer community, in Olga's experience people just want to be allowed to exist. She wants a Reykjavík that makes that possible for everyone.
Hans Alexander Margrétarson Hansen

SIXTH SEAT

Hans is a department head at a preschool and has both professional and personal experience with how the preschool system operates.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, is currently completing a master’s degree in gender studies, and practices Viking martial arts in his free time.

Hans has long advocated for the rights of refugees and the LGBTQ+ community, and is active in the Pirate Party because it is the only party that will never sacrifice the rights of specific minority groups for votes.
Oddur Björn Jónsson

SEVENTH SEAT

Oddur works as a support worker at a residential care unit in Reykjavík, which means every day he sees what it looks like when the welfare system works and when it doesn't.

Active in left grassroots organising for years, he is now bringing that energy to Píratar because he believes papering over the cracks and making minor improvements is no longer enough.

In a time of rising hostility, especially toward the most vulnerable, Oddur wants a Reykjavík defined by solidarity, collective strength, and human rights for all.
Jökull Leuschner Veigarsson

EIGTH SEAT

Jökull grew up in rural Iceland before choosing Reykjavík as home, and he brings that wider perspective with him. A glacier guide and tourism entrepreneur, he now drives coaches, which gives him ground-level knowledge of how the city's transport actually works.

He wants to bring practical, solution-focused thinking into city politics, with a particular focus on making Reykjavík a leader in environmental protection and mobility. He runs two companies with his wife, where they work on making a real difference for family-owned tourism companies in Iceland.
Guðni Freyr Öfjörð

NINTH SEAT

Guðni knows Reykjavík from the saddle of his e-bike and that changes how the city reveals itself. A writer and urban planning enthusiast with deep knowledge of housing, transport, and community.
He believes politics should be about people’s real lives, not the interests of the few.His priorities are clear: safe housing, streets for people, and honest politics.
Guðni will do everything in his power to prevent the city’s infrastructure from being privatized and handed over to a few at the expense of the public.