It is very encouraging that the results of the Institution of the Year 2025 survey show that employee satisfaction within HSN continues to increase, as the institution’s overall score has risen year‑on‑year.

An agreement has been signed between Land and Forest Iceland and the Agricultural University of Iceland regarding the continuation and formalisation of two long-term forestry experiments in Gunnarsholt.

All children welcome on Ash Wednesday.

Parents of chronically ill or seriously disabled children who received parental allowances in December have received December allowance.

The fifth volume of High Court records and proceedings is published. The series is published by the National Archives of Iceland and the Icelandic Historical Society in cooperation with the Althingi parliament. The High Court was the highest court in Iceland in the years 1563-1800 but the series will contain 10 volumes of documents from 1690-1800. The documents of the High Court provide a unique insight into Icelandic society in the 18th century.

The annual meeting of the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland will be held in Hof Akureyri and in a teleconference Tuesday May 13th at 2 pm.

Proposals for amendments to the Keyhole Regulation have been published on the Government consultation portal for public comment.

On April 30th, representatives from all five Oddfellow Lodges in Akureyri came together to present Akureyri Hospital (SAk) with a generous donation in support of the hospital's palliative care services.

Icelandic Customs participated in an international Europol operation targeting the trade and import of illegal medicines, with support from the Icelandic Medicines Agency.

In April, an awareness campaign will be launched regarding the registration of next of kin in patients’ medical records. The aim of the initiative is to raise patients’ awareness of next-of-kin registration and encourage them to update the information as needed.