Swimming, bingo, a treasure hunt, cinema, art workshops and more fun activities! The Hafnarfjörður primary schools have a winter break at the end of the week: on Thursday 14 October and Friday 15 October. On that occasion, children and adults can swim free of charge on those two days at Ásvallalaug, Suðurbæjarlaug and Sundhöll Hafnarfjarðar. The Healthy City of Hafnarfjörður invites children and their families to take part in a fun bingo at […]
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Book and Film Festival concludes with a film party and special effects workshop.
The final day of the Book and Film Festival in Hafnarfjörður is Wednesday the 13th. October. To round off a fantastic and successful 2021 Hafnarfjörður Book and Film Festival, a unique and content-rich cinema party is being hosted at Bæjarbíó on the festival's final day. There are three events on offer, all of which are free and open to all, subject to capacity. The hilarious […]
Autumn Hop at Hraunvallaskolinn
Autumn bounce on a new bouncy castle at Hraunvallar School. A new bouncy castle, the fourth in Hafnarfjörður, has now been erected on the grounds of Hraunvallar School, and pupils from the school, as well as happy children in Vogar and hopefully further afield, can enjoy jumping on it as long as the weather allows. It was happy children who were enjoying themselves and showing off some cool moves […]
The first articulated lorry has arrived in Hafnarfjörður.
The car-sharing vehicle is located in the centre of Hafnarfjörður. The first Zipcar has arrived in Hafnarfjörður and is already available to interested residents and business staff in the town. The car is parked in a designated space on the corner of Fjarðargata and Linnetsstígur in the town centre, and the service works by residents booking the car, collecting it and returning it to the same place in the same […]
Bookcase installed in Hellisgerði
A 24/7 book exchange. Grab a book and give one in return. At the start of the summer, the Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður approached the organisation behind Men in Sheds about building a book tower that would serve as a book exchange all year round. The Men in the Shed spent the summer of 2021 designing, building and […]
Prevention Day is today – the mental wellbeing of young people
This year, the focus is particularly on the mental well-being of young people. Today, Wednesday, 6 October 2021, Prevention Day is held in most primary and secondary schools across the country, and it is held every autumn with a special focus on young people in Year 9 of primary school and in their first year of secondary school. All after-school clubs in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools will be […]
COVID-19: Domestic restrictions extended until 20 October
The Minister of Health has agreed to the Chief Medical Officer's recommendation to extend the current domestic public health measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The relevant regulation from the Minister of Health has been sent to the Official Gazette for publication and will be in force until 20 October. See the announcement on the website of the Cabinet Office. In a memorandum from the Director of Public Health to the Minister of Health, the development of the epidemic is traced since all public health measures here […]
Turnout in Hafnarfjörður
The number of registered voters in Hafnarfjörður for the parliamentary election held on Saturday 25 September was 20,451. A total of 16,107 voted, of whom 12,413 voted at polling stations and 3,694 by postal ballot. Turnout was 78.76%.
Hafnarfjörður Cross-Country Run 2021 – thank you for coming!
Thank you so much for taking part! The Hafnarfjörður Cross-Country Run took place in the town centre on Sunday, 3rd October, and with this fantastic run, the healthy town of Hafnarfjörður kicked off Europe Active Week 2021. Many promising runners were taking their first steps in the race, with around a hundred competitors in total, the largest numbers being in the youngest age groups. An introduction to shot put and long jump by the Athletics Department […]
Town Council Grants – Second Allocation 2021
Each year, the Town Council awards grants to organisations, businesses or individuals for activities and services that align with the role of the local authority or are otherwise in accordance with its strategic objectives, priorities and priorities. Grant awards are made twice a year, and this is now the second award of the year. The deadline for applications is 1 November 2021. Applicants […]