As gathering restrictions are still in place, the celebrations at Flensborg Harbour on Seamen's Day, 6th June, will once again be held in an unconventional manner. Despite this, we encourage residents of Hafnarfjörður and their guests to make their way down to the harbour and enjoy what the harbour, for which the town is named, has to offer. The Fisheries Research Institute's fish exhibition will be […]
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Plans for a new development in the heart of Hafnarfjörður
New ideas for an ambitious development in the centre of Hafnarfjörður were presented at a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður town council this morning. Previous plans for a 100-room hotel at 26-30 Strandgata in Hafnarfjörður have evolved into exciting ideas and plans for a supermarket and services on the ground floor, a new, modern library and multimedia centre, and a public park on the 2nd. floor and hotel suites in small houses […]
Cultural and health walks in Hafnarfjörður 2021
This summer, guided town tours are offered every Wednesday. Most walks take about an hour, participation is free and all are welcome. The walks are a collaboration between the Hafnarfjörður Library, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum, Hafnarborg and Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður. 2nd June at 20:00 – The Sculpture Park at 30 years old. Art historian and guide Eiríkur Hallgrímsson will lead a walk through the sculpture park in Víðistaðatún. This year marks 30 years […]
Service Agreement with Hafnarfjörður Tennis Club
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Tennis Club of Hafnarfjörður signed a one-year service agreement in fine weather at the tennis court in Víðistaðatún in May. The agreement covers all the services provided by the Hafnarfjörður Tennis Club to residents of Hafnarfjörður and how the City of Hafnarfjörður will pay the club for these services. The city's fixed contribution under the agreement is 400,000 kr. As early as this autumn, a meeting will be held to discuss […]
Electric vehicle charging station opens at Fjørður on 4 June
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved on 8 April 2021, and the Town Assembly on 14 April 2021, a proposal from the Environment and Operations Committee of 12 February 2020 to impose a charge for the use of the electric charging station at Fjörður. At the opening of the station in October 2017, it was announced that charging would initially be free of charge, with a possible fee being introduced at a later date […]
The Youth Town Council – young people making an impact!
The Youth Town Council works with ideas from the students themselves. In the spring of 2021, all Year 10 students in the Hafnarfjörður municipality were offered the opportunity to take part in a role-play in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg. There, students had the opportunity to step into the role of a councillor for a day while also familiarising themselves with an ongoing art exhibition. The project […]
Seeds to the day-care centres – home-growing seems to be going well
Recently, packets of mixed herbs were distributed to all homes in Hafnarfjörður. This was a summer gift from the healthy city of Hafnarfjörður, intended to encourage growth, well-being and, perhaps not least, a shared interest and enjoyable moments together for the whole family. This week, all the after-school clubs in Hafnarfjörður also received seed packs as a gift, with an encouragement to […]
Accessibility – experiences and ideas
A section has been created on the 'Better Hafnarfjörður' consultation website for stories and ideas about accessibility in the municipality. The initiative to create the area comes from a working group that was recently established with the task of defining a comprehensive accessibility policy in Hafnarfjörður. Formulation of a comprehensive accessibility policy. Accessibility issues concern all areas of society and cover a broad spectrum, from […]
Primary school car park open for caravans this summer
As in previous years, permission will be granted to park all types of recreational vehicles in use over the summer period in the car parks of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools. The permit applies to caravan trailers, caravan annexes, caravans, motorhomes and other such recreational vehicles used during the summer, which are difficult to accommodate within the grounds without them being […]
Friends you haven't met – a visual narrative about young people
The exhibition „Friends you haven't met,“ a visual narrative about young people from the twin towns of Frederiksberg in Denmark and Hafnarfjörður in Iceland, was officially opened yesterday in the foyer of Ásvallalaugin swimming pool and the SH banquet hall by Kristinn Andersen, Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, Guðbjörgu Oddnýju Jónasdóttur, Chair of the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður, and Eva Egesborg Hansen, Danish Ambassador to Iceland. A reception was held […]