In collaboration with Tónagull, weekly music workshops will be offered at Hafnarborg for Polish-speaking children and parents this winter, starting on Sunday, 19th September. Let our Polish friends know! Tónagull is a music course for families, founded in 2004 by Helga Rut Guðmundsdóttir, a music educator. The aim of the courses is to meet the needs of infants, 0-3 years old, as well as […]
Preparations for Christmas in Hafnarfjörður begin with the opening of applications for the Christmas Village. Applications are now open for the Christmas Village at Thorsplan in Hafnarfjörður 2021. As before, the Christmas Village is looking to partner with individuals, organisations and businesses that have quality products at a good price and a diverse range of merchandise, with a promise of life and Christmas cheer in their stall. […]
Is your name Maria? Do you live in Hafnarfjörður? Would you be interested in taking part in a work of art? Hafnarborg is currently working on the installation of the retrospective exhibition, 'Lengi skal manninn reyna', which will feature works by the artist Þorvaldur Þorsteinsson (1960-2013). The exhibition will recreate one of the artist's works, 'The Portrait of Maria', which Þorvaldur first exhibited at an exhibition in the Art Museum […]
COVID-19: Easing of public health measures from 15 September. The Minister of Health announced new easing of public health measures at a cabinet meeting this morning, which are in line with the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer. A regulation to this effect will come into force on 15 September and will be in effect until 6 October. General crowd size limits will be increased to 500 people, and at rapid testing events it will be possible to have up to […]
A new sport introduced with visits to all of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools in autumn 2021. The amateur team Einherji has been playing American football in the adult division since 2013. In the spring of 2021, the team decided to launch a project to hold the first-ever American football tournament in Iceland for the 13-17 age group. With a grant from the City of Hafnarfjörður and the Healthy City […]
At the end of May 2021, the Hafnarfjörður Municipal Council approved a plan for monitoring and ongoing measures regarding Covid-19 for the summer of 2021. This decision and these measures included, amongst other things, investment in renovation, refurbishment, maintenance and finishing following construction work in both the older and newer areas of the municipality. A total of 340 million króna in addition to the year's budget for maintenance and […]
A plot for a holiday home (marked B7) is available for allocation in Sléttuhlíð, a holiday development in the municipality of Hafnarfjörður. The plot price is 6,497,500 kr., based on the construction cost index of September 2021. The plot price is based on 100 square metres, which is the maximum number of permitted built square metres in accordance with the current detailed plan for Sléttuhlíð. Allotment Terms. Key information about the plot: The plot size is 3,815 m². The maximum building volume on the plot is […]
In September, the second COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to children aged 12-15. A guardian must accompany the child to the vaccination or send a representative aged 18 or over with a letter of authority. Year 7 pupils who will turn 12 after 1 September will be offered a vaccination later this autumn. In the capital region, vaccinations will be given at […]
Are you looking for a job? Come and work with us! Overview of all vacancies at the municipality. On the City of Hafnarfjörður's recruitment website, you can find an overview of all the varied jobs currently on offer at the municipality. These are permanent positions in some cases, full-time or part-time roles which are ideal for those in education. Also, even jobs […]
This summer, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður advertised the plot of land at Hjallabraut 49 for sale, for a new development of detached houses in the northern part of Hafnarfjörður. A total of seven bids were received for the plot, which was advertised with a minimum price of kr. 98,000,670. The lowest bid for the plot was 103.4 million króna and the highest 203 million króna. At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council yesterday, it was decided to enter into negotiations with the highest bidders […]
