Category: News

Swimming pool maintenance works summer 2022

Maintenance works at Hafnarfjörður's swimming pools, summer 2022. On Monday, 27 June, maintenance works will begin at the Suðurbæjarlaug and Ásvallalaug, which will affect the pools' opening hours. Due to this, opening hours at the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool will be increased and it will be open at weekends while the work is underway. Suðurbæjarlaug – the pool will close completely due to extensive maintenance and new construction work. The plan is to open the pool in phases […]

New agreement on waste collection

Implementation of the new arrangement will begin in spring 2023 – a response to a call from residents. The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður and Terra ehf have entered into an agreement on waste collection from households in Hafnarfjörður from spring 2023 until 2031, and from the municipality's institutions until 2026. The council's waste collection was recently put out to tender, and Terra ehf was the successful bidder. The terms of the waste collection tender have […]

Children and strange fish at Flensburg Harbour

Nearly 400 children and young people took part this year. The dorgveiðikeppni summer course competition in Hafnarfjörður at Flensborg Harbour has, over the years, become a competition that no one aged 6-12 wants to miss. Nearly 400 children and young people took part in this year's dorgveiðikeppnin, and it's safe to say that the level of excitement was high, anticipation was great and […]

Sóltún Health Centre – innovations in elderly care

Sóltún Health Centre opens on 1 September – a new development in elderly care services. The National Health Insurance Fund of Iceland (NHI) and Sóltún Elderly Care Services Ltd. have entered into an agreement providing for a new type of specialised service for the elderly. The service will be provided in the refurbished premises of the former Sólvang in Hafnarfjörður. There will be space for 39 individuals who are expected to stay there […]

Beauty Pageant 2022 – point out the one you think is the best

The City of Hafnarfjörður is seeking nominations from residents and interested parties for awards for beautiful and well-maintained gardens, beautiful trees, streets and open spaces, or institutional grounds in Hafnarfjörður. The selection for the awards is based in part on submissions, and residents, visitors, staff of businesses and institutions in Hafnarfjörður, and other interested parties are encouraged to nominate the person who […]

Come and go fishing! A fishing competition for 6-12 year olds.

The annual fishing competition at Flensburg Harbour will be held next Wednesday from 13:30 to 15:00. The competition is open to all children aged six to twelve. Oddest fish, biggest fish and most fish. On Wednesday 22 June, the annual bait fishing competition is scheduled to be held at Flensburg Pier for Hafnarfjörður children aged six to twelve, born in 2010–2015. The competition starts at […]

Speech of the Mountain Maiden 2022

Guðrún Edda Min Harðardóttir, a gymnast, is the mountain nymph of Hafnarfjörður for 2022. The author of the national day poem is Króli – Kristinn Óli Haraldsson. National Day Poem 2022 What was there before the giant poles washed ashore? What was there before anyone had touched the sand on the foreshore? Were we first? Or next to be first? And if so, does it matter? Are all the stories we learned true […]

Singing Festival at Hafnarborg

The Hafnarborg Song Festival will be held for the sixth time from 18 June to 10 July 2022. The festival is dedicated to classical music, poetry, opera and choral singing. The festival aims to honour classical vocal music and to increase public awareness of the art of the voice through concerts and courses. This year's Hafnarborg Song Festival will feature eight concerts with outstanding […]

Come and celebrate the national day with us in Hafnarfjörður in 2022.

A varied programme will be on offer across Hafnarfjörður on 17th June. The National Day begins with a flag-hoisting ceremony at the Hamar and elsewhere around the town at the first cock's crow at 8 a.m., and concludes with a musical celebration in Thorsplan. The evening programme in the heart of Hafnarfjörður on the National Day itself returns to the festivities this year. Young musicians will perform alongside more established ones. […]

Reception of earth at Hamranes has ceased

Reception of earth at the Hamranes landfill site will cease on 30 June. Please note that earth can be taken to the following locations: Bolaöldur at Vífilfell; Vatnsskarð quarries at Krísuvík Road; Tunguhella 1-5. Further information on the reception of earth.