Harvesting of Christmas trees in Iceland’s national forests is going well, and this year’s trees are considered exceptionally green and attractive. On Saturday, the traditional Hamburg Tree was lit at Miðbakki on Reykjavík Harbour — a fifteen-metre Sitka spruce sourced from Skorradalur.

The South Iceland Healthcare Institution (HSU) has now adopted the Milou software, a gift from the Icelandic Women’s Association to all birthing facilities in the country. Milou is an electronic, internet-connected fetal heart monitoring system that offers centralized recording and analysis of fetal heart tracings, marking a major technological step forward for maternity care in rural areas.

A new programme period of the EEA and Norway Grants is beginning, opening up diverse opportunities for collaboration between Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and several European countries, including Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

FSRE has received the FKA Balance Scale recognition for the 6th time. The Balance Scale awarded recognition to 90 companies, 22 public entities, and 16 municipalities.

Significantly increased satisfaction measured in public service survey

The Icelandic Research Fund calls for nominations to the Motivation Award for young researchers 2025. Deadline to send in nominations is December 2, 2025.

In connection with Cybersecurity October, the Financial Management Authority reminds all Orri users to update their password as soon as possible. This applies whether you log in with electronic ID or not.

The audit of ISAC’s quality management system was conducted in early September.

Efforts are underway to strengthen geriatric medicine at Akureyri Hospital (SAk) in line with the changing needs of society. It is clear that the number of older individuals is increasing rapidly, a development that has sometimes been referred to as the “silver storm”

Digital Iceland continues to develop and improve digital solutions with regular updates on both core services and individual digital services. With the latest update we introduce both new functionality and additions and fixes aimed at increasing security, improving user experience and simplifying service processes for both individuals and companies.