The Icelandic Standards Council has released a draft of standard ÍST 95, which provides guidelines for sustainable forestry practices. This standard has been developed in alignment with the established procedures of the Icelandic Standards Council and international standards for standardisation. The deadline for submitting comments on the draft is August 25th at 13:00.

The annual influenza epidemic is underway. The number of diagnosed cases has been high this winter but has been decreasing recently.

The evaluation of the services of the Pre-Children’s House shows great satisfaction with the service and the holistic approach used in the work to improve the situation of the child and promote parents in their parenting role. The service is costly but investment in early intervention reduces the increased cost for the community later on.

How does punk and dissidence appear in Icelandic society, what is punk and when are actions defined as dissidence? Protests and punk is the topic of the National Archives of Iceland’s discussion at Safnanótt on 7th February.

A total of 28,715 individuals will receive a single payment this afternoon when the Social Insurance Administration distributes a single payment to elderly pensioners, incapacity and rehabilitation pensioners.

An annual influenza epidemic is underway and still on the rise. Many cases are being detected these days.

Feature // Kraftmiklir krakkar (“Strong Kids”), a new lifestyle clinic at the HSU primary care service for children with obesity, is a pioneering nationwide development project.

Carbfix, an Icelandic leader in carbon capture, has been awarded the Icelandic Innovation Award 2024 for its groundbreaking work in developing and commercializing a revolutionary technology that permanently binds carbon dioxide (CO₂) and hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) in rock formations.

The Financial Management Authority is currently working on developing a new solution in cooperation with Advania, Reiknistofa Bankanna (RB), and the Central Bank of Iceland. This solution enables payments made in online banking to be simultaneously recorded in both the government’s collection system and on Ísland.is. 

The Friends of Akureyri Hospital (SAk), together with the hospital staff, are hosting a celebration at Glerártorg on Saturday, 6 December, from 1–3 p.m