Björn Thoroddsen, not only one of the country's most famous guitarists but also adored worldwide, one of the country's most famous and beloved guitarists, is the Artist in Residence of Hafnarfjörður for 2022. He has, in his sincere and beautiful way, stamped himself into the minds and hearts of guitar enthusiasts around the world and enriched the cultural life of his hometown of Hafnarfjörður with his events. Björn, or Bjössi Thor […]
HEIMA is being held for the seventh time in Hafnarfjörður this evening, but the festival was first held on the last day of winter in 2014. No festival was held in 2020 and 2021, but now it's time for HEIMA 2022 – on the last day of winter, 20th April. The artists are thirteen, and they all perform twice in each of the HEIMA houses in the town centre. Thirteen families are opening their homes in […]
Hafnarfjörður residents are welcoming summer with the first and longest town festival of the year, the Culture and Participation Festival Bjartir Dagar, which begins in Hafnarfjörður tomorrow, the last day of winter. The festival begins with third-grade pupils singing in the summer at Thorsplan, the City Artist of Hafnarfjörður will be appointed at 5 p.m. in Hafnarborg, and grants for events and cultural activities will be awarded simultaneously. Warmly […]
2022 Local Elections: Eight electoral lists in Hafnarfjörður. Attached is a notice from the Returning Officer of Hafnarfjörður regarding the electoral lists that will be standing in the local elections in Hafnarfjörður on 14 May 2022. The Returning Officer for Hafnarfjörður has accepted eight candidates for the municipal elections in Hafnarfjörður, which will take place on Saturday, 14 May. All the candidates have been declared valid, and they are: Framsókn, Viðreisn, Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn, […]
The Annual and Spring Meeting of SAMGUS – the Association of Garden and Environmental Managers – was held in Hafnarfjörður from 6th to 8th April 2022. The conference in Hafnarfjörður began with a 70th-anniversary conference for around 80 people on the first day, and about 40 people continued to attend for all three days. Many took the opportunity to settle in at Hafnarfjörður hotels during this time and enjoyed […]
…and help keep them in good condition. The air has been put into all four bouncy castles that have been set up in Hafnarfjörður. Work to get them up and running after their winter break began yesterday, and now children and young people of all ages can jump their way into the Easter holidays. The bags are generally open during children's and young people's leisure time, […]
Hafnarfjörður Municipality enters into a service agreement with the Hafnarfjörður School of Choreography. The sports clubs in Hafnarfjörður and the municipality have entered into agreements regarding the clubs' services and operations, to ensure residents have access to a wide range of sports and to manage the sportsmen'sactivities. Now, an agreement has been signed with the Hafnarfjörður School of Choreography which will further support the diversity available in leisure and […]
Cultural Days add a fun dimension to school life and the entire community at Áslandsskóli. Cultural Days at Áslandsskóli have been an annual event since the school's inception, with the exception of the last two years, which were marked by the historic global pandemic. It is a fun tradition, and there is great anticipation among both pupils and staff for all the preparation and work involved. Culture Days have set […]
New premises will revolutionise the operations of the two organisations. The Foundation and Relief Fund of the Order of Oddfellows in Iceland handed over a 530-square-metre property to the Alzheimer's Association and the Parkinson's Association for their use during a formal ceremony last Friday. Both organisations have made themselves at home on the 3rd floor of the St. Jó Life Quality Centre in Hafnarfjörður and are already beginning to welcome […]
The annual accounts for the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður for the year 2021 were presented to the town council today. The operating result for Sections A and B was a negative 709 million króna in 2021. The forecasts had anticipated a negative result for the period, and the outcome is 258 million krónur better than forecast. This result is mainly explained by a 2.3 billion króna increase in the pension liability […]
