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Only unpainted wood is loaded onto the bonfires according to the new rules that apply to what can be burned. New Year's Eve bonfires are always held in ten places in Reykjavík.
They are either managed by the city or an association. There is good control and monitoring of fires and they are extinguished in time in the evening.
New Year's bonfires will be lit on New Year's Eve.
*The bonfire that has been at Suðurfell in the past, will be cancelled because there is now a construction site due to the construction of Arnarnesvegur. Instead, there will be a small bonfire at Jafnasel at 20:30 and the burning time will be one hour.
The mayor of Reykjavík confirms the issuance of burning permits, and before noon on New Year's Day, the weather forecast is checked and a decision is made as to whether it can be lit that evening.
Website with information about New Year's Eve bonfires in Reykjavík.
Special map of New Year's bonfires