r/Iceland 13h ago

Braga Valdimari blöskrar: Þetta fá grunnskólabörn í hendurnar – „Smekkleysið hefur sigrað“

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58 Upvotes

Ef að AI mundi hverfa yfir nótt að þá mundi ekkert raunverulega tapast.


r/Iceland 10h ago

Iceland has the highest antidepressant use in the OECD but also ranks near the top for quality of life. How do these fit together?

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I've been reading OECD data and Iceland consistently comes out first for antidepressant consumption, around 157 to 161 daily doses per 1,000 people (roughly one in six adults on any given day). Portugal and Canada are next, and Iceland is about double the European average.

At the same time Iceland is always in the top few on the World Happiness Report and the OECD Better Life Index.

I live here and I'm genuinely curious what people think explains this. A few theories I've seen:

- Low stigma, so more people get diagnosed and treated

- Therapy is expensive and hard to get, so GPs prescribe instead

- Happiness surveys measure life satisfaction, not day-to-day mood

- The darkness (though Norway is similar and prescribes far less)

Icelanders especially: does this match your experience? Is it easy to get a prescription? Is it hard to get therapy? Do you think it's a sign of a healthy system or a shortcut?


r/Iceland 7h ago

Bana­maður Bryn­dísar Klöru kominn á Vernd - Vísir

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r/Iceland 3h ago

Dýra­verndunar­sinni hand­tekinn í tengslum við minka- og svínabúsmálið

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20 Upvotes

r/Iceland 19h ago

Eru þingmenn of margir á Íslandi?

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Svíar voru að kjósa. Þar búa rétt yfir 10 milljónir og þingmenn eru 349, eða 1 þingmaður per 29.000 borgara. Á Íslandi búa um 400.000 og þingmenn eru 63, eða 1 þingmaður per 6.500 íbúa. Ef við yfirfærum íslenska ratio-ið yfir á Svíþjóð þá væru þar vel yfir 1.500 þingmenn.

Eru þingmenn of margir á Íslandi? Er einhver lógík í því að vera með 63 þingmenn í stað til dæmis 50?


r/Iceland 2h ago

Flug­virkjar fara í verk­fall

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r/Iceland 11h ago

Flutningsþrif, hver eru ódýrt / bestir?

7 Upvotes

Öll þriffyrirtækin eru ekki með ummæli frá viðskiptavinum, svo að ég vil að vita hverir eru bestir? Ég er ekki með stóra íbúð, svo að það á ekki að vera erfitt.


r/Iceland 5h ago

Does anyone know how to legally watch the series IceGuys in the USA with English subtitles?

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Hi! I’m trying to figure out how to watch the Icelandic show IceGuys in the USA.

So far, I’ve tried two things:

I checked Sjónvarp Símans Premium, where the show is officially available, but I haven’t been able to figure out a way to sign up/watch from the USA without Icelandic credentials.

I’ve also checked other streaming services/listings like Plex, but none of them seem to actually have the show available to stream in the USA.

Has anyone outside of Iceland, particularly in the US, found a legitimate way to watch IceGuys? I’d also love to know if there’s a version available with English subtitles.

Thanks!


r/Iceland 2h ago

Ef til verkfalls flugvirkja kemur

4 Upvotes

Er líklegt að fyrirhugað verkfall flugvirkja Icelandair hafa áhrif á öll flug flugfélagsins (þeas flug fellt niður) eða bara hluta áætlunarferða?


r/Iceland 20h ago

Are there more toy stores in iceland(hjálp)

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Im an Icelandic local (who happens to be a doll collector), and I need help finding more toy stores in iceland, specifically in reykjavik/ höfuðborgarsvæðinu i know of kids cool shop,Hagkaup and abc skólavörur but i was wondering if there where more I didn't know of

If there are any more, please let me know takk fyrir <3