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Stykkishólmur is a town and municipality situated in the western part of Iceland, to the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most of the people make their living from fishing and tourism. A ferry called Baldur goes over the Breidafjördur fjord to the Westfjords. It also is the gateway to Flatey.

The favourable position of the town was discovered rather early and in 1550 a trading post was founded at the site. Today, the most important employer of the town after the fishing industry is a convent of Franciscan Catholic nuns.

The town was named after a small island in front of the harbour with the name Stykkid (meaning the piece in Icelandic). The nearby mountain of Helgafell is the burial place of Gudrún Ósvífursdóttir, a heroine of the Icelandic sagas.

The town's former library has been restored as a public hall and contains an installation by the American artist Roni Horn.