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 […]
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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.
Leisure Grant Summer 2022 – changed rules
Changes to the rules for leisure activity grants for children and young people aged 6-18 over the summer. A change has been made to the use of leisure activity grants for children and young people aged 6-18 during the summer months of June, July and August. Children and young people who do not use their leisure allowance during these months can now use the monthly allowance of kr. 4,500 to pay for a summer course lasting a total of 8 days […]
The theme of this year's Hafnarfjörður Orienteering Event is national roads, streets and paths.
27 geocaches can be found across the town's landscape, which participants have all summer to find. The Hafnarfjörður Geocache is enjoying ever-growing popularity, as it is a fantastic game that draws people from far and wide across the town's landscape, and even further afield, where various gems can be found, signs of human habitation from bygone ages and natural curiosities. This year, they are old folk paths, […]
Seafarers' Day celebrated with an entertainment programme
Celebrate Seamen's Day with a trip to the harbour in Hafnarfjörður. Seamen's Day in Hafnarfjörður will be celebrated with an entertainment programme at Flensborg Harbour from 1 pm to 5 pm on Sunday, 12th June. Four teams are registered for a rowing competition starting at 13:00, artists' studios by the harbour will be open to visitors, and the rescue equipment of the Hafnarfjörður Rescue Squad will be on display. At the sailing club Þyt, it will be possible to […]
Wall art by Juan unveiled in Hafnarfjörður
Cultural consumption can have positive physical and mental effects. A mural by the artist Juan now adorns the gable at 4 Strandgata, and the work is a collage of selected public artworks in the town. This is therefore not just a new, temporary piece of street art in a public space, which has a positive effect on and beautifies its surroundings, but it also draws attention to other […]
Energy transition in the Port of Hafnarfjörður
High-capacity shore power connections have been put into operation at the Port of Hafnarfjörður. The Port of Hafnarfjörður is the first port in Iceland to offer its clients access to powerful shore power connections, where ships can receive power of up to 1.2 MW. With these new shore power connections, vessels can receive electricity that is compatible with their onboard electrical system, i.e. 400, 440 or 690 Volts at 50 or […]
First allocation of sports grants 2022 and gender equality award
First allocation of sports grants 2022 from Rio Tinto and the City of Hafnarfjörður The presentation of sports grants for athletes under the age of 18 from the member clubs of the Hafnarfjörður Sports Association (ÍBH) took place today, 9th. June 2022 with a ceremony at the Aluminium Smelter in Straumsvík. 20 million a year to support children's and young people's sports in Hafnarfjörður An agreement is in effect for the years 2022-2024 between […]