AÞ-Þrif ehf. to handle cleaning for institutions for 2022-2026. Four valid tenders were received when the City of Hafnarfjörður invited tenders for cleaning for the city's institutions and for council-owned flats in the spring. The City Council approved at its meeting on 8 June that a contract would be entered into with AÞ-Þrif ehf, which had the lowest bid. AÞ-Þrif ehf […]
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Have an impact on the future
Come and work with us in a creative and fun working environment. Nursery school places in Hafnarfjörður are increasing by 100 this school year. We are currently recruiting teachers, unit managers and staff with good experience of working with children, who are interested in working with a friendly and professional team. From autumn 2022, […]
Start of term, autumn 2022
The start of term for the primary schools in the City of Hafnarfjörður will be on Tuesday, 23 August. Formal school activities for pupils in the City of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools will begin on Tuesday, 23 August with the start of term. Teaching according to the timetable will begin on Wednesday, 24 August. Further information on the start times for each class can be found on the relevant school's website. Just over 4,000 children will be starting school in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools […]
Walk to school – let's embrace an active way of travelling
The project runs from 7 September to 5 October. The 'Let's Walk to School' project (www.iwalktoschool.org) begins on Wednesday, 7 September for the fifteenth time and formally concludes with the international 'Let's Walk to School' Day on Wednesday, 5 October. The aim of the project is to encourage children to adopt an active mode of travel to and from school and to increase their skills […]
Music course for children aged 6–18 months and 2–4 years
The Hafnarfjörður Music School offers courses for children aged 6 to 18 months and 2 to 4 years. The course teaches fun songs, rhymes and movements for children that stimulate their sensory development. Instruments, scarves, ribbons and much, much more are used. The course is taught by music teacher María Gunnarsdóttir, and classes take place at the Hafnarfjörður Music School, Strandgata 51. Classes are taught […]
South Bay Pool reopens
The South Bay Pool will reopen on Tuesday, 16th August after extensive maintenance work. Initially, there will be some restrictions on the outdoor area due to new construction at the pool. The indoor and outdoor pools, along with three hot tubs, will be open, but the outdoor changing rooms, water slides and paddling pool (i.e. mushroom) will be closed. The swimming pool's opening hours are the same as before, from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, from […]
Creative Summer Jobs – Sindri
ART – “INSECTA HAFNARFJÖRÐUR” / SINDRI KRISTINSSON This summer, the artist and painter Sindri Kristinsson is painting insects of various sizes and kinds on different surfaces, namely canvas, stone slabs and paper. Sindri will exhibit the works at a formal opening ceremony at Hafnarborg on the 18th of August. Sindri meticulously researches his subject matter, reading up on it […]
Hellisgerði will be filled with elves this weekend.
A unique experience of elves and humans in the heavenly Hellisgerði. The Hellisgerði ornamental garden in Hafnarfjörður will be filled with elves for an elven festival taking place this weekend. Hellisgerði has, over the years, been particularly associated with elves, and for the festival this weekend, elves will arrive in addition to those who live in the garden all year round. The Elf Festival has been held in recent years and […]
Goodbye, camping gear – a new school year is starting
Please remove your caravans by Sunday, 14th August at the latest. A number of residents have taken advantage of the opportunity to park their caravans in the car parks of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools and Flensborg School. School activities will resume in full again immediately after the weekend, on Monday, 15 August. Owners of recreational vehicles who have made use of this facility are kindly requested to remove […]
Strandgate Film Festival tonight at Bæjarbíó
The brightest stars of the solar system will gather at the Bæjarbíó in Hafnarfjörður tonight at 8 p.m. to compete for one of the world's most prestigious film awards at a film festival that is a reality in a virtual reality. Birta Sólveig Söring, Berglind Alda Ástþórsdóttir, Katla Þ. Njálsdóttir and Kolbeinn Sveinsson are among the team behind the festival, My Pictures That No One Has Seen, starring the stars […]