The Icelandic Planning Agency confirmed, on 9 July 2024, the amendment to the Municipal Plan 2020-2036, which was approved by the town council on 14 December 2023.

Application form with a request for the exclusive right to name a ship.

It is possible to postpone receiving old-age pension from the Social Insurance Administration, as with pension funds, and receive an increase in payments due to the postponement. The postponement goes hand in hand with receiving a pension from pension funds. Once the receipt of a pension from pension funds has begun, there is no longer a right to an increase in old-age pension from the Social Insurance Administration. This applies to those born in 1958 or later.

Various misrepresentations have been made in the recent public discussion about dietary recommendations. For this reason, the Directorate of Health considers it important to emphasise that these recommendations consider the needs of healthy individuals and do not include absolute commands or prohibitions of any food item. On the contrary, the main theme of these recommendations is consuming a varied diet while being aware of the potential harmful effects of excessive consumption of red meat, ultra-processed foods, and products containing high amounts of saturated fat and/or added sugars.

Today, María Heimisdóttir, Medical Director of Health, and Hrafnhildur Arnkelsdóttir, Director General of Statistics Iceland, signed an agreement on cooperation in conducting the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) and a new National survey on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep in Iceland (HKS).

The Agreement marks a milestone for the safety of fishing vessels and seafarers.

On Tuesday, November 18th, the Chief Epidemiologist, in cooperation with the Hrafnista nursing homes, held a seminar in connection with the annual Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week.

The Annual Report for 2024 has been published and is available in electronic format on The Directory of Fisheries webpage.

Arndís Sveinbjörnsdóttir has been appointed as Managing Director of the District Court of Reykjanes.

The responsible party must be able to demonstrate that he/she complies with the principles of the data protection legislation.