The Directorate of Fisheries is looking for an ambitious programmer for a full-time position in Akureyri.

At the Akureyri Hospital, increased specialized services in colorectal surgery have been developed in recent months. Two surgeons at the hospital, who have expertise in lower gastrointestinal surgery, have led this development alongside their general surgical practice.

Inga Sæland, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing, and Katrín Sigurjónsdóttir, Mayor of Norðurþing, formally signed an agreement on Friday, May 23, marking a major step toward the construction of a new nursing home in the municipality.

In the past week the Supreme Court was visited by the Nordic Embedsmandskomité for justitsspörgsmål.

Iceland’s national greenhouse gas inventory for 2024 has now been submitted. Continuous efforts are undertaken to improve the completeness and accuracy of the land use, land-use change and forestry part of the inventory. In addition, a range of research activities across Iceland contributes to strengthening the scientific basis of the estimates. The main improvements in the latest submission relate to wetlands, grazing land on mineral soils and cultivated land. The main improvements in the latest submission relate to the Wetlands, grazing land on mineral soils, and Cropland categories.

Yesterday, Althingi passed a bill for a one-off payment to individuals who have received a disability pension, partial disability pension, old-age pension, or medical- and rehabilitation allowance from TR in 2025.

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.

On December 16, 2024, the Nordic countries presented a common framework for patient safety knowledge and skills. The recording of the seminar is available online.

Air pollution from volcanic eruptions poses the greatest risk near the eruption site, but in recent years, gas pollution and significant volcanic smog have been observed in other regions of the country as well.

System to receive STR/SAR from reporting entities