No. 129 in Icelandic

sveitarfélagsins

"The municipality's" (possessive form).

In a sentence

Forseti sveitarfélagsins bauð íbúa velkomna á fundinn.
The mayor of the municipality welcomed the residents to the meeting.
Here, 'sveitarfélagsins' is used in the genitive singular to indicate possession, meaning 'of the municipality'.
Við ræddum stefnu sveitarfélagsins um umhverfismál.
We discussed the municipality’s policy on environmental issues.
In this case, 'sveitarfélagsins' again occurs in the genitive singular to show that the policy belongs to 'the municipality'.
Tónleikar sveitarfélagsins voru haldnir á fimmtudaginn.
The municipality's concert was held on Thursday.
This usage shows 'sveitarfélagsins' in the genitive singular form, describing ownership of the concert by 'the municipality'.

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