The Directorate of Health
Use and number of tanning beds in Iceland 2024
23rd January 2025
The proportion of people who have used tanning beds in the last 12 months in Iceland is now 5%, which is one percentage point lower than in the previous survey conducted in 2022.
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These are the results of a recent survey on tanning bed usage in Iceland, conducted by Gallup for the Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority, the Directorate of Health, the Association of Dermatologists, and the Reykjavík Cancer Institute. Additionally, the number of tanning beds in Iceland is decreasing, according to the most recent count by the Radiation Safety Authority conducted in 2023. At that time, the number of tanning beds in Iceland was 86, compared to 97 in 2020. The Directorate of Health emphasises that using tanning beds increases the risk of skin cancer.
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Sveinbjörn Kristjánsson, verkefnastjóri
sveinbjorn.kristjansson@landlaeknir.is