*Statistics of cremations
| |
Cremations |
Total Deaths |
% of Deaths |
| 2017 |
790 |
2,240 |
35.27 |
| 2018 |
802 |
2,352 |
34.10 |
- *adjusted figures
-
- Cremation Organisation:
- The Cremation Society of Iceland, founded in 1948, was dissolved in 1964,
but cremations continue at the crematorium in **Reykjavik.
- **Capital Area Cemeteries:
- Vesturhlio 8
- 105 Reykjavik
- President:
- Jóhannes Pálmason
- Secretary:
- Thórsteinn Ragnarsson
- Treasurer:
- Helga Halldórsdóttir
- Date of foundation:
- 1932
- Name of journal:
- Bautasteinn
- Date of foundation:
- 1996
- Published:
- once a year
- Circulation:
- 1,200
- Editor:
- Thórsteinn Ragnarsson
Vesturhlio 8,
105 Reykjavik
