Are you looking for a summer job and keen to work in a rewarding and vibrant environment? The City of Hafnarfjörður is advertising a variety of roles for enthusiastic individuals for the summer of 2022. Please note that the application deadline for most of the positions listed is at the end of March/beginning of April. Jump at the opportunities and possibilities on offer at the municipality this summer! Overview […]
Grand finale for new reading competition builds on a solid foundation. Around 250 guests, artists and 18 participants took part in the grand finale of a new reading competition in Hafnarfjörður, entitled the 7th Grade Reading Competition in Hafnarfjörður's Primary Schools. The event was held last Tuesday at Víðistaðakirkja and replaces the Stóru upplestrarkeppnin, which has been very popular for years. Two pupils from each primary school […]
Reception of nomination lists from 10 am to 12 pm on Friday, 8 April 2022. The deadline for nominations for the local council elections in Hafnarfjörður, to be held on Saturday, 14 May 2022, expires on Friday, 8 April. 12 noon. On that day, the Returning Officer will be based in the Bæjarráð Hafnarfjarðar meeting room, Strandgata 6, 2nd floor, from 10 am to 12 noon, and will receive nomination lists. Each nomination list […]
Nordic Day – a day of Nordic cooperation and friendship – is today, 23rd March, and 2022 also marks the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Nordic Society in Iceland. To mark the occasion, a website has been set up which covers the anniversary year and keeps track of all the Nordic events that will be on the programme during the anniversary year. Also […]
After a long wait, the Junior High School Festival could finally be held. For many years, the youth centre in Hafnarfjörður has organised the festival, which has been hugely popular with the town's young people. The festival is usually held on the first Wednesday in February, but for the past two years, it has been cancelled and its date moved due to the pandemic. As soon as it is green-lit […]
Landmark legislation promoting tailored and integrated services without barriers. At the turn of the year, the law on the integration of services for the well-being of children came into force. This is landmark legislation, but the main aim of the Act is to create a framework that promotes access to integrated services for children and parents who need them […]
Applications are now open for the Hafnarfjörður Summer Job Scheme for those aged 18 and over. The Summer Job Scheme is looking for hard-working and energetic individuals to work this summer. Positions for Group Leaders aged 21 and over (born 2001 or earlier) Group Leaders for general groups Group Leaders for the morning group, Hellisgerði, art group and peer education. Group leaders for clubs. Summer jobs for 18 years and over (born 2004 or […]
Friends Jón Már Richardsson and Sigurður Harðarson undertook the major voluntary project of cataloguing a large radio collection from Þór Gunnarsson, former Savings Bank Manager, and other radios preserved at the Beggubúð at the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum. Jón Már and Sigurður came in a few days a week in January and February and have catalogued over 200 […]
Last Monday, the final of „Do You Know the Answer“ was held at the town cinema. 'Do You Know the Answer' is a quiz competition for the primary schools in Hafnarfjörður, and the competition is a knockout tournament. The schools that took part were: Nú framsýn menntun, Lækjaskóli, Víðistaðaskóli, Hraunvallaskóli, Setbergsskóli, Hvaleyraskóli, Áslandsskóli and Öldutúnsskóli. The semi-finals saw Hraunvallaskóli play Setbergsskóli and Hvaleyraskóli play Áslandsskóli, and in the final on Monday, Setbergsskóli […]
„What We Think“ – Youth Resilience Actions. The Samfés National Conference and Youth Parliament took place in Hvolsvöllur from 4-6 March, where around 370 young people aged 13-16 from youth clubs from all over the country came together. The programme included, among other things, elections to the Samfés Youth Council, which is composed of representatives from all regions of the country, and a variety of empowering activities.
