The year is 1952 – a celebration in honour of Hafnarfjörður's 70th anniversary.

A fun tradition in honour of 70-year-old residents of Hafnarfjörður

In recent years, a tradition has developed for the Mayor of Hafnarfjörður to host a banquet in Hásölum in honour of those residents who have turned seventy and will do so during the year. This year, the party was held on Thursday, 3 November, and was attended by around 100 smartly dressed and cheerful Hafnarfjörður residents born in 1952. This is the eighth such celebration since the decision was made to hold a joint party for all those turning seventy.

Around 100 smartly dressed and cheerful residents of Hafnarfjörður attended a party.

A diverse and proactive health promotion service

In recent years, the town's services have been purposefully developing towards a more preventative and diverse range of health-promoting services. These are aimed at promoting the well-being and health of older residents in Hafnarfjörður, enabling them to take an active part in society and live independently. for as long as possible. At the celebration, the city's diverse services were presented to the birthday group, who were also introduced to the stimulating and enjoyable social activities offered by the Association of Older Citizens in Hafnarfjörður. The Mayor, the Chair of the Town Council, town councillors and town staff celebrated the milestone with the group, many of whom are lifelong friends, companions from their youth and/or members of various social groups within the town. The group listened to beautiful music performed by the Hafnarfjörður Music School, as well as receiving an introduction to QiGong and hearing extracts from the events of the year of their birth, 1952.

The group listened to beautiful music under the direction of the Hafnarfjörður Music School.

This happened in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland and elsewhere in 1952.

• The fishing limit was extended to 4 nautical miles, but there had been heavy fishing pressure off the coast of Iceland. The pressure was so great that the haddock catch fell by 321 tonnes and the cod catch by 471 tonnes.
• The weather was appalling on 5 January 1952, and the Hafnarfjörður trawler Faxi disappeared from its moorings. Several other boats also broke free, but they were able to be towed back to shore.
• Sveinn Björnsson, the first president of the republic, died. He served in office from 1944 to 1952, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson took over the presidency and served until 1968.
• Steingrímur Steinþórsson was Prime Minister.
• Regulations on the sale of alcohol for medicinal purposes: alcohol registers were to be kept in pharmacies, meticulously recording all handling of alcohol. At the end of each year, pharmacies were required to send the alcohol registers to inspectors for inspection and safekeeping.
• Gerpla by Halldór Laxness was published this year.
• The New Year's film at Bæjarbíó was The Dancing Girl. A very entertaining, colourful and lively musical with songs and dancing in natural colours.
• A significant moss fire broke out in Heiðmörk and could have caused irreparable damage to young tree saplings and other vegetation, but it was extinguished with swift action and damage was averted.
• Prices: Head-on cod was kr. 1.05 per kilo. Head-on haddock was kr. 1.15 per kilo.
• 919 NFL members residing in Hafnarfjörður
• In total, there were 65 shops in Hafnarfjörður this year: 1 wholesale and agency shop, 14 grocery and convenience stores, 11 textile shops, 1 shoe shop, 3 book and stationery shops, 4 ironmongers and builders' merchants, 2 electrical and car parts shops, 4 fishmongers, 8 bakeries and dairy shops, 10 specialist shops, 7 general stores and miscellaneous
• 2,990 electors on the electoral roll, 2,699 votes cast in the 1952 presidential election
• Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool destroyed by a storm in 1952
• From the book section of Morgunblaðið: Hafnarfjörður is an independent city, although it does not have as many inhabitants as some of Reykjavík's suburbs.
• Power rationing common and announced in the papers
• Cheap florist in Hellisgerði, open every day
• Elizabeth II became Queen of Britain, aged 27.
• The musical „Singin“ in the Rain' premiered in the United States. Gene Kelly plays the lead role.
• Popular songs from 1952 are: – You Belong to Me – Jo Stafford, Here in My Heart – Al Martino, Heart and Soul – The Four Aces, A Guy is a Guy – Doris Day, Delicado – Percy Faith,
• Mother Teresa opens a hospice in Calcutta
• Ann Davisson sails solo across the Atlantic Ocean
• The first passenger flight over the North Pole is from Los Angeles to Copenhagen.
• Miss Universe is held for the first time and Miss Finland wins. No competition was held in Iceland in 1952.
• American scientists propose a theory about the Big Bang on 1 April 1952