The Directorate of Health has published statistics on suicide for the year 2024. At the same time, statistics on all causes of death were updated. There were a total of 48 suicides last year, or 12.4 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Act No. 81/2025, which amends the Health Records Act, No. 55/2009, has come into force. The purpose of these amendments is to improve efficiency in healthcare services, promote digital development, and enhance patient safety.

The annual influenza outbreak is still ongoing. The number of confirmed cases has been high this winter but has recently been decreasing and appears to have reached its peak.

Waiting times for psychological services at health centers have been reduced significantly in the last year, with 547 people on waiting lists at the end of 2025. Efforts are ongoing to further reduce waiting lists for both children and adults.

Hussam Mahmoud Sheta, cardiologist, has been appointed to a position at Akureyri Hospital.

The allocation committees of the Artists’ Salary Fund have completed their work for the 2026 artist salary allocations.

Just over 35,000 tree seedlings were planted in projects that received support from Vorviður in 2025. Applications for support for projects in the coming summer will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Nordic GovTech Alliance (NGA)—with Fjársýslan as a founding partner—has been named Ignite Heroes of the Year 2025 by Ignite Sweden. The recognition highlights expectations in the potential of public procurement of innovation as a catalyst for real, impact-driven and scalable improvements in the public sector.

According to the closing schedule, the General Ledger (GL) will be closed on 31 January 2026 for all periods of the year. This means that it will no longer be possible to post transactions to the financial system for the year 2025.

A new and improved website for Lögbirtingablað has been launched