It is estimated that approximately 2,500 individuals were present at the Great Forest Day, which took place on Saturday, June 21st, within the Hallormsstaður National Forest. This attendance figure represents the highest turnout since the inaugural forest event, which was held in this format back in 2005. Furthermore, the National Icelandic Logging Competition this year was won by Sigfús Jörgen Oddsson, a forestry consultant affiliated with Land and Forest Iceland, marking his second time achieving this title.

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, the Directorate of Health’s newsletter on health statistics, has been published.

We are pleased to announce that Rannveig Jóhannsdóttir, has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Akureyri Hospital, effective September 1, 2025.

In accordance with regulation, the fee for evaluating an application for a license to practice or a specialist license changes as follows:

The Directorate of Health is seeking to appoint two specialists in Communicable Disease Control, with one focusing on infection control and prevention and the other on preparedness and response planning.

Today, May 5th, is International Day of Midwives and their work is celebrated around the world.

The Hospital Post, the second digital newsletter from Akureyri Hospital, is now out.

There are three calls, all of which have an application deadline of 15 September 2026.

In almost a few days, we sent out a survey to check our reputation. It is sent to all of our major stakeholders and we hope for a good participation. It is important for us to hear how we perform and what place we have in our stakeholders’ minds.

On Friday, December 13th, the Directorate of Fisheries and the Icelandic Coast Guard met for there annual meeting.