Now we need think about solar protection. With spring, the strength of the UV radiation from the sun increases. A so-called UV-index indicates the strength UV the radiation. It is recommended to protect yourself from the sun when the UV coefficient is 3 or higher. In Iceland, the UV coefficient can be 3 or higher from May to September.

The annual International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Traffic Accidents will be held on Sunday 17 November. The focus of the day will be on the risk of falling asleep or getting behind the wheel due to driver fatigue. The investigations of the Investigative Commission for Transport Accidents have shown that sleep and fatigue are among the leading causes of fatal traffic accidents.

The Communication Centre’s policy for 2024-2026 states that it will try to increase the availability of published symbolic cultural material, including the publication of interviews with Icelandic sign language speakers on SignWiki.

The annual Icelandic Forestry Conference will be held in Hof, Akureyri, 20-21 March under the title Forest Resources - Infrastructure and Planning. About 140 people are registered to the event.

Preparation for electronic registration of real estate purchases has started .

On the 3rd of September, the General Court of the European Union (ECJ) ruled that the request for annulment of the adequacy decision on the transfer of personal data to the US was rejected.

On Friday, May 3, service center and telephone answering of Iceland Health will be closed.

Due to the volcanic eruption that began on Sunday, January 14, appraisals that have been done on properties in Grindavík recently will inevitably be delayed. It was planned to present the evaluations and the result of the damage assessment before the end of January on the properties that were inspected before Christmas and give the residents a chance to express their views. A total of more than 260 properties had been inspected, while 115 were awaiting damage inspection.

Ban on fishing with bottom trawl at Berufjarðarálshorni.

Confirmed cases of Influenza were fewer in week 12 compared to week 11, whereas the number of clinical diagnoses of Influenza-like illness were similar between weeks.