Diversity in Personnel and Projects. Hafnarfjörður is the third largest municipality in the country with around 30,000 residents and over 2,000 employees working on a wide range of projects and services at around 70 locations throughout the town. Staff working in the fields of education and public health, family and child welfare, environmental and planning matters, services and development, finance and business […]
Time is running out to apply for a cultural grant in the first round of such grants for 2021. The deadline for applications is Monday, 15 February. Applications are submitted online. The Cultural and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður is inviting applications for grants for projects, events and partnership agreements in the field of culture and the arts in Hafnarfjörður. […]
Construction to begin on another two thousand homes in the district. At the start of the week, the building control officer for Hafnarfjörður issued the first building permit for works in Hamranes, the city's newest residential district. In December 2020, the Building Society of Gylfi and Gunnar Ltd. (BYGG) applied for a permit for a four-storey block of flats on the plot at Hringhamar 1, with plans to erect a building with 24 flats […]
Children's safety and welfare at the heart of 112 Day. 112 Day is today, 11 February. This time, the focus is particularly on child protection, and the safety and welfare of children and young people. The topic is discussed from the perspective of children and young people, 112, public authorities, emergency responders and those who provide assistance in relation to child protection. On the Neyðarlínan website […]
Ívar Bragason hefur verið ráðinn bæjarlögmaður Hafnarfjarðarbæjar. Ívar hefur yfirgripsmikla þekkingu á verkefnum sveitarfélaga og hefur starfað sem lögmaður innan stjórnsýslu Hafnarfjarðarbæjar frá upphafi árs 2017. Sigríður Kristinsdóttir, fyrrum sviðsstjóri stjórnsýslusviðs og bæjarlögmaður, tók í janúar 2021 við stöðu sýslumanns á höfuðborgarsvæðinu. Ívar lauk mag. jur. prófi frá Háskóla Íslands árið 2008 og öðlaðist réttindi […]
Ideas for Ash Wednesday during the pandemic. Civil Protection, in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and Home and School, has compiled guidelines regarding Ash Wednesday, which all relevant parties are kindly asked to adopt and actively participate in the task of holding a good, joyful, yet different event. Ash Wednesday during the pandemic. Let's brighten up our local area. Let's hold […]
On 6 February, National Day of the Nursery School was celebrated for the 14th time, as on that day in 1950, pioneering nursery school teachers founded their first association. In recent years, the country's nurseries have celebrated Nursery School Day in a variety of ways, thereby contributing to a positive discussion about the work of nurseries. The nursery school stage receives the Reputation 2021. To mark the occasion, the Reputation was awarded in […]
Hafnarfjörður will be the first municipality in Iceland to develop a six-week preventative programme for 13- to 14-year-olds, many of whom experience suicidal thoughts or self-harm. This group will be provided with tools to tackle various challenges in life, build perseverance, resilience, and boost self-confidence and emotional skills. The course is of Irish origin and has been […]
6th February is Nursery Day, as on this day in 1950, pioneers of nursery education founded their first association. The day is celebrated nationwide to draw special attention to the preschool stage, its importance and value for the country's families and for Icelandic business life. A tradition has developed of celebrating the day with a variety of […]
Health Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir has approved the recommendations of the Director of Public Health, which include cautious relaxations of the gathering restrictions from 8 February. The general limit on gatherings will remain 20 people, but with broader exceptions than hitherto. The rules on a 2-metre social distancing and the requirement to wear a face covering will remain unchanged. See the announcement on the website of the Prime Minister's Office. Valid until 3 March. It will be permitted to […]
