Healthy City Hafnarfjörður – congratulations to Haukar on your big anniversary! The Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður has for a long time placed a strong emphasis on diverse preventative measures through active collaboration, leisure grants and health-related projects that enrich and enhance the quality of life and health of the people of Hafnarfjörður. The town has long been a great sporting town and for years has produced champions in almost all areas of sport. There […]
Registration is now open for the after-school club for the 2021-2022 school year. The after-school clubs in Hafnarfjörður are available for children in Years 1-4 and operate at all of the municipality's primary schools. Their role is to offer a wide range of leisure activities after the regular school day has finished, including group activities, workshops, outdoor pursuits and electives. The aim of the after-school clubs is for every child to have fun […]
Sweeping of streets, pavements and footpaths in Hafnarfjörður began some time ago, but a targeted and regular sweep of the town has now commenced. The centre of Hafnarfjörður has been swept and will be swept particularly thoroughly over the weekend, and immediately after the weekend, a targeted and organised sweep of the residential areas will begin. Last year, the sweeping began at around the same time […]
At the beginning of March, the City of Hafnarfjörður and the Alzheimer's Association signed a declaration of cooperation on implementing a community that is friendly, supportive, and aware of the needs of people with dementia and their families. Thus, the City of Hafnarfjörður, with professional assistance and the strong support of the Alzheimer's Association, will systematically pave the way for those with dementia by promoting the awareness and knowledge of staff and […]
The annual accounts for the City of Hafnarfjörður for 2020 were presented to the town council today. The operating surplus for parts A and B of Hafnarfjörður was 2.3 billion króna in 2020. For Section A, the result was a surplus of 1.6 billion krónur. Despite the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tax revenues and expenditure, the core operations of the municipal fund were robust last year. There […]
We are all familiar with the natural splendour of the land around Hafnarfjörður. In this area, which is largely covered by lava, ancient monuments lie hidden, some more obvious than others, but all remarkable and connected to the town's history. The Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum has for many years been recording and mapping ancient monuments in the town, defined as being 100 years old or older. […]
Preparations are well advanced for the installation of an outdoor education centre below the scout hall at Víðistaðatún, for nature-related projects in collaboration with the primary schools in Hafnarfjörður. The centre's facilities already contain various tools and equipment that will be available for use in both play and teaching. The local newspaper, Hafnfirðingur, met one of the project's coordinators, Guðrún Snorradóttir, a special needs teacher at Hraunvallaskóli. […]
School operations in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools after the Easter holidays until 15 April. A new regulation on primary school operations was issued just before the Easter holidays, which will be in effect until 15 April. Primary school activities will resume on the Tuesday after the Easter holidays, as in a normal school year. However, teaching will not begin until the third lesson, or at 10 a.m. on that day. School activities are […]
On-site learning may resume at all school levels after the Easter holidays with certain restrictions, in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer. The accompanying regulation by the Minister of Health on the restriction of school activities was drawn up in consultation with the Minister for Education- and the Ministry of Culture, and essentially follows the orange colour in the colour-coded alert system for schools, which was introduced following extensive consultation with the school community […]
The health town of Hafnarfjörður wishes residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður a happy Easter! On the Hafnarfjörður town website, you can find a whole alphabet of ideas for something exciting and fun for the whole family to do at home or in the local area over the coming weeks. There are numerous ideas for family-friendly activities to keep everyone busy […]
