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Akranes is town of 5,582 people (2003) on the west coast of Iceland. The town started to form in the 19th century as a fishing village and in 1942 it was formally chartered and in the following years experienced the biggest surge in population in its history. The fishing industry remains the town’s most important source of employment but commerce is also a significant employer as Akranes acts as a service center for a large rural region surrounding it. Industry is a big and growing employer as well, a cement plant has been operated in the town since the 1950s and a aluminum smelting plant has been in operation near the town since 1998.

The town is expected to grow further in the coming years because of growing industry and improvements of transportation to the Reykjavík area following the construction of the 5.57 km long Hvalfjörður Tunnel which was opened in 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting and is one of the world’s longest underwater road tunnelSwitzerland subway. canal tunnel. A tunnel is an underground passage. When designed for use by traffic, it may be called an underpass . It may be for pedestrians and/or cyclists, for general road traffic, for motor vehicles only, for rail traffic, or for.

Akranes' has a strong footballFootball is the most widely played and watched team sport in the world. The game is often known as soccer or occasionally association football to differentiate it from other codes of football. Football is a ball game played between two teams of 11 players tradition and the local team, ÍA AkranesA Akranes is an Icelandic football team, playing in the town of Akranes. External link IA Akranes., has for many years been among the best of the Icelandic football league.

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