The annual meeting of Akureyri Hospital (SAk) took place today. Hildigunnur Svavarsdóttir, the hospital’s CEO, gave an address reviewing the hospital’s operational status, future outlook, opportunities, and main challenges. The theme of the meeting was “Communication – Safety – Quality.”

The Senior Division of the Icelandic Law Society visited the Supreme Court

All hunters of birds and mammals in the country must hold a valid hunting card. Foreign hunters must apply for a permit, with an Icelandic citizen as reference.

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, a newsletter on Health Information, has been published. The authors are Hildur Guðný Ásgeirsdóttir, Gígja Gunnarsdóttir, Andrea Gerður Dofradóttir and Agnes Gísladóttir.

Iceland Health and SÁÁ, in the presence of the Minister of Health, signed a landmark agreement

The role of the Infrastructure Fund is to support the development of research infrastructure in Iceland. The application deadline is 6 November 2025 at 15:00.

You are invited to participate in a survey exploring how rangeland grazing and other land uses can better coexist, and what role digital technologies and data can play in that context.

On Thursday, 9 April 2026, the National Association of Small Boat Owners, the Icelandic Transport Authority and the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE‑SAR) will jointly host a spring meeting for small boat fishermen focusing on maritime safety. This is the first time a meeting of this kind is being held.

The majority of the fertiliser used by Land and Forest Iceland in its projects will henceforth be domestically produced organic fertiliser. An important step towards this goal was taken on 9 April, when a new procurement agreement was signed with Orkugerðin in Flói.

The qualitative study of the service of the housing unit in Hólmasund 2 in Reykjavík showed that the change of managers and the changes in the staff had a big impact on the quality of the service to the residents. The integration of new employees, education to the staff and consultation with the personal spokespersons of the residents was also lacking in many ways.