For many years, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum has been recording archaeological sites on the town's land, as one of its duties is to register all monuments in the municipality. Archaeological recording is essential for planning purposes and, in accordance with the Cultural Heritage Act, an archaeological survey must be submitted before a detailed plan is approved. In 2020, it was decided to undertake a re-recording of […]
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Christmas moves across Hafnarfjörður – a happy winter!
Preparations for the Christmas town have begun, and an ice rink has been set up in the town centre. The town of Hafnarfjörður is celebrating winter with preparations for Christmas. Everything is shaping up for the Advent season to be not only bright and beautiful but also extremely lively and fun, and likely free of restrictions. The Christmas Town of Hafnarfjörður has firmly stamped itself into the minds and hearts of Hafnarfjörður residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður across the country […]
Strategic planning for Hafnarfjörður to 2035
The City of Hafnarfjörður is now taking the first steps in a comprehensive strategic planning process, in accordance with a resolution passed by the Hafnarfjörður Town Council on 12 August 2021. The project is about shaping a vision for Hafnarfjörður up to the year 2035 and, on that basis, building core objectives that support the formulation of short-term priorities. This is done through strategic plans which set out […]
Congratulations on 60 years, Öldutúnsskóli!
A very happy birthday to the school community at Öldutúnsskóli! Öldutúnsskóli celebrated its 60th anniversary yesterday, as it was on 20th October 1961 that teaching began in the school's two classrooms. By the end of that year, the school had just over 200 pupils. Pupils and staff celebrated the big anniversary with singing and general merriment. The musician and […]
Ásvallabraut opens to traffic
The new Ásvallabraut in Hafnarfjörður opened to traffic today, with construction on the road having begun in the spring of 2020. The opening of Ásvallabraut from Skarðshlíð to Ásland 3 connects the residential areas on either side of Ásfjall, thereby better connecting Skarðshlíð and the upper Vellir neighbourhoods to Kaldárselsvegur and the Reykjanesbraut. The Ásvallabraut will also serve Hamranes, a new neighbourhood opposite […]
Primary school councils meet, learn and organise.
An annual joint student training is held for all student councils in primary schools in Hafnarfjörður that have a secondary department. Such a training session was held at the start of this week, where the groups came together and learned about positive communication, the role of student councils, how to implement the ideas that arise, and the power of young people, as well as taking part in games and planning their own events […]
Significant reliefs immediately and in full on 18 November
COVID-19: Substantial easing of domestic restrictions from 20 October, with a full lifting from 18 November. General crowd size limits will be increased to 2,000 people, the requirement to wear face masks will be lifted, opening hours for restaurants will be extended by an hour, and the registration requirement for guests will be lifted. The rule on proximity will remain at 1 metre. This is the main content of changes to the regulation on gathering restrictions, which will come into effect on 20 October, according to a decision by the Minister of Health. A full lifting is planned […]
Pink Day at the City of Hafnarfjörður's premises
Hafnarfjörður bathed in pink light. Pink clothing, pink catering, pink decorations and pink accessories were a feature at the workplaces of the City of Hafnarfjörður; in the city's nurseries and institutions. Pupils and staff at the primary schools got a head start on the pink festivities earlier in the week, given that the winter holidays are currently underway in the primary schools. With this annual and lovely initiative, the municipal staff […]
Director Gunnar Björn visits the Year 9 pupils
Filmmaker and director Gunnar Björn Guðmundsson will, over the next few days, visit all Year 8 pupils in the primary schools of Hafnarfjörður. He will talk about filmmaking, discuss with the pupils, and cover the working process of making films. During his visit, Gunnar will talk about his work and teach the children about how a film is made, from the first script […]
Collaboration on the assessment of the quality of nursery education
Hafnarfjörður, Mosfellsbær and Garðabær have joined forces to work on a development project with the Faculty of Education, University of Iceland, on the evaluation of internal work in nurseries. Emphasis placed on strengthening the internal evaluation of preschools and increasing knowledge in the field of internal evaluation. Hafnarfjörður, Mosfellsbær and Garðabær have joined forces to work on a development project with the Faculty of Education at the University of Iceland […]