The police in Suðurnes are investigating a criminal case involving the seizure of approximately 20,000 tablets that are made to look like Oxycontin 80 mg tablets by the Icelandic Customs at Keflavík Airport.

Two new nursing homes will add 187 nursing rooms in the capital area next year and 2027

Over one million digital applications have now been processed within the Ísland.is Application System.

The Directorate of Fisheries is looking to hire an office specialist for a position at the Directors General office in Akureyri.

The Teddy Bear Hospital will be open for injured or sick teddy bears on Saturday October 11th. Teddy bears and their owners are welcome at the HSN Akureyri Health Care Center Sunnuhlíð, where medical students receive them.

Newsletter of Digital Iceland in April 2025

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, a newsletter on Health Information, has been published. The authors are Sigrún Daníelsdóttir and Andrea G. Dofradóttir

High satisfaction is reported with services at health centers in the capital area in the latest survey by Sjúkratrygginar Íslands (Health Iceland). Satisfaction with both the services provided and staff attitudes is particularly high, with little difference between centers operated by Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisin (HH) and those run by private providers.

The annual influenza outbreak is continuing, and the number of confirmed cases has remained similar over the past weeks. The peak was in December 2025, and confirmed cases declined after the New Year and have remained stable since then.

Díana Óskarsdóttir, CEO of Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurlands, has appointed a new seven-member professional advisory council for the next three years.