Discover the walking and cycling routes, a wide range of sporting activities or the town's swimming pools, where swimming is free for under-18s.
Children and young people have access to a good education, leisure time and a variety of hobbies and pastimes.
Practical information about buses, waste collection, street cleaning, traffic, keeping pets and more.
Hafnarfjörður municipality strives to ensure the financial and social security of all its residents. Find out what assistance is available.
Find your child's point of contact for success and a list of resources for schools and the City of Hafnarfjörður.
The customer service centre provides a wide range of services and information to residents, businesses and tourists in Hafnarfjörður.
In Hafnarfjörður, there is the cultural centre Bæjarbíó, various museums and regular events on the programme.
You can stay in hotels, hostels or a family-friendly campsite.
In Hafnarfjörður, there are many opportunities to lift your spirits with outdoor activities and exercise.
Check out what exciting events are coming up or register a new one.
Laugh with elves and vikings in the town's culture.
From concept to house. All information related to building a structure.
View drawings of houses, vacant plots, water and heating drainage, the locations of nearby bins, benches, playgrounds and much more.
Information about all plots of land available for allocation.
Find out what planning matters are coming up in the town.
The Environment and Planning Department of Hafnarfjörður supervises all excavation and construction work on the town's land.
Search for staff or a job with the council.
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council is composed of 11 councillors. Town council meetings are open to the public and broadcast live.
View the minutes of all the town's councils and committees.
Explore the town's open accounts, housing policy and web data in a simple and visual way.
Here you can find the council's fee schedules for the various services on offer.
Find out about the governance of Hafnarfjörður, its sectoral councils and committees, and their policies.
Stay up to date and follow news, announcements and advertisements about the town's activities.
Christmas Programme 24 November – 8 December at Hafnarfjörður Library
The knights with horses, the scouts with an outdoor kitchen, the birch trees put up a climbing wall, and the ice hockey club with a goal and a goalkeeper. The first Leisure Fair…
Birta Bjarkadóttir, an artist and poet, is working this year for the Creative Summer Jobs in Hafnarfjörður on the magazine Urður, which consists of…
Páll Óskar attended the Álfahátíðin festival in Hellisgerði, along with at least another two thousand guests. Yes, the garden was full of…
The Centre for Easy Reading and the National Election Authority have prepared easy-to-read information in a booklet about the upcoming national referendum. The information can be accessed here.
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is taking a major step this winter to enhance literacy teaching in the first and second years of its primary schools by using evidence-based teaching methods to strengthen the core elements…
The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður is inviting applications for grants for projects and events in the field of culture and the arts in Hafnarfjörður.
Polling day in Hafnarfjörður for the national referendum on 29 August 2026 begins at 09:00 and ends at 22:00. Polling stations in Hafnarfjörður are Lækjarskóli…
Numerous works of art adorn our brand-new library for the residents of Hafnarfjörður. The opening ceremony was held on Thursday. Hundreds of people came to visit. The library is surrounded by culture…
Smári Hannesson, a publisher and writer, is working this year for the Creative Summer Jobs scheme in Hafnarfjörður on a full-length novel and…
Þór Ástþórsson, a performing arts student, is working on an exciting project called The Time-Writer as part of this year's Creative Summer Jobs in Hafnarfjörður. In…