Applications are now open for a special sports and leisure grant for children living in lower-income households. The project aims to level the playing field for lower-income families to participate in organised sports and leisure activities. Please note that the application deadline is 1st […]
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Restrictions on gatherings to be eased from 13 January
COVID-19: Gathering restrictions to be eased from 13th. January. See the announcement on the Stjórnarráðið website from 8 January 2021. Gathering limits will be 20 people, health and fitness centres will be allowed to reopen but under strict conditions, as will ski areas. Children's and adults' sports activities will be permitted subject to conditions, as will sports competitions without spectators. Crowd limits in […]
Post of Head of the Administrative Department Vacant for Application
The Minister of Justice has appointed Sigríður Kristinsdóttir to the position of County Governor for the Capital Region, effective from 1 January 2021. Sigríður has worked as the legal counsel for the City of Hafnarfjörður since 2015 and as Director of the Administration Department since 2016, in addition to serving as deputy mayor. Sigríður has left her position with the City of Hafnarfjörður, and the position of Director of the Administration Department at the City of Hafnarfjörður is now open for applications. Application deadline […]
Increasing resources for people with dementia
The City of Hafnarfjörður and Sóltún Ageing Services Ltd. today signed an agreement for the operation of a specialised day care facility at Sólvangur. The agreement covers the operation of twelve specialised day care places at Sólvangur and aims to provide older people with dementia with specific services and to support their carers through the operation of a specialised day care service. Alzheimer's Society professional backer City of Hafnarfjörður provides a fully-equipped and recently […]
Hafnarfjörður's Artist in Residence 2021
On the last day of winter, Wednesday 21 April, the City of Hafnarfjörður will appoint the City Artist of Hafnarfjörður for 2021. Applications or substantiated recommendations are invited, which the Cultural and Tourism Committee will take into consideration when selecting the City Artist. Only artists with a permanent residence in Hafnarfjörður are eligible for the award, based on their registered address for the last 12 months. Applications and […]
The Christmas town of Hafnarfjörður says thank you!
Now, on the Thirteenth – the thirteenth and final day of Christmas – the staff of the City of Hafnarfjörður would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere thanks for the warm and pleasant company during Advent and over the Christmas period. Hafnarfjörður has seldom been so festive and beautiful, and that is thanks to the concerted efforts of everyone: residents, businesses and staff. The Lights of Hellisgerði will live on for a while longer. The Lights of […]
Primary school operations will resume as normal.
A central decision has been made for the primary schools in Hafnarfjörður that primary school operations will resume in their usual format. Full teaching according to the timetable will begin for most year groups on Thursday, 7 January, or by Monday, 11 January at the latest for individual schools. This also includes optional subjects and school sports lessons in sports halls and swimming pools for all pupils. Each […]
Christmas tree not collected after the Christmas festivities
Notice regarding Christmas trees. For your information, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður would like to draw special attention to the fact that it does not collect Christmas trees from residents after the Christmas period. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Environment and Operations Committee on 21 September 2016, and Christmas trees have not been collected from residents' homes since then. It is noted that sports clubs and voluntary organisations are currently […]
Collaboration on the clean-up after the New Year
Happy New Year, dear residents of Hafnarfjörður! There are quite a lot of empty firework boxes, sparklers and sticks lying scattered around town at the start of the year, and we appeal to residents and businesses in the area to consider their local surroundings and tidy up after the New Year's celebrations. Let's join hands and clean up after the New Year. It is […]
New Year's bonfires in the capital region cancelled
At a joint meeting of all the municipalities in the capital region on Friday, 11th December, a decision was made to cancel the New Year's bonfires that had been planned in the capital region. The decision was taken in light of the fact that social gathering restrictions due to public health measures are set at 10 people, and it is important that the municipalities do not encourage the formation of crowds. It is clear that Christmas and New Year's Eve will be […]