Looking to the future with plans for a modern library. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved the proposals at its meeting on Wednesday to move the Hafnarfjörður Library from its current premises at Strandgata 1 to new premises at Strandgata 26.-30. A binding agreement will be signed between 220 Fjarðar and the City of Hafnarfjörður, based on the “220 Fjarðar' proposals to build up to […]
The Christmas Supplement for the Harbour City of Hafnarfjörður, the cosiest hometown in the capital region, is currently being delivered through the letterboxes of residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður in Garðabær and Kópavogur. The purpose of the Christmas magazine is to present the Christmas town of Hafnarfjörður to residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður as a cosy town that has everything to offer when it comes to experiences, shopping and services. In recent years, a number of new service providers […]
December is approaching and in Hafnarfjörður, the opening of the Christmas village marks the start of Advent, with the opening day being Saturday, 28th November. The townspeople have certainly taken up the challenge to decorate their homes and brighten the short days, and now Christmas is fast approaching. On St. Lucia's Day, prizes will be awarded for the best-decorated houses and the best-decorated street in Hafnarfjörður. Hellisgata […]
Hafnarfjörður's Budget for 2021 and 2022-2024. The proposal for the 2021 budget will be presented to the Hafnarfjörður Town Council today, Wednesday, 25 November. The projected operating deficit for the municipality's A and B sections amounts to 1,221 million króna in 2021. Operating cash flow is projected to be 5.51% of total revenues, or 1.7 billion króna. Like other municipalities, the City of Hafnarfjörður […]
Guidelines regarding disruption to school activities due to the weather have been updated and are now implemented in accordance with the warning system of the Icelandic Meteorological Institute. The guidelines, which have been published in Icelandic, English and Polish, include recommendations on the response and roles of parents/guardians of children in schools and after-school activities when weather warnings are issued. The guidelines apply to „younger […]
See the press release on the Road Administration's website Four lanes through Hafnarfjörður Traffic was opened onto the dual carriageway on the Reykjanesbraut in Hafnarfjörður yesterday, thereby largely completing the works that the Road Administration tendered for last year and which began in May 2019. The Road Administration's tender was for the dualling of the Reykjanesbraut (41) in Hafnarfjörður, specifically 3.2 sections between Kaldárselsvegur and Krýsuvíkurvegur. […]
The Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, accompanied by a distinguished entourage, arrived at the Hafnarfjörður Forest in the early morning to fell and collect the Christmas tree that will mark the centre of the Christmas Village during the festive season. It has been a tradition for the Christmas tree in Thorsplan to come from Hafnarfjörður's twin towns. For a long time, it came from Frederiksberg in Denmark, but in recent years from Cuxhaven, Hafnarfjörður's twin town in Germany. That […]
Modest changes to primary school operations will be in place from Monday 23 November until 1 December. The new changes are designed to proceed with caution, undertaking only those measures or adjustments that align with the public health authorities' infection control regulations. The implementation is coordinated for the primary schools of the City of Hafnarfjörður. After a review by school principals and education authorities in […]
Parents are very positive about the nursery schools in Hafnarfjörður. Evaluation of the school's work is an active part of the nursery schools' operations and is highly valued. A report from Skólavogur is now available, based on the results of a survey of parents of children in Hafnarfjörður's nurseries, conducted in March 2020. The results provide clear indications of what is working well […]
Professional and good primary education requires strong collaboration from all parties involved. The evaluation of school work is an active part of the work of the primary schools and an important contribution to the development of the school's activities and the identification of improvement projects within each school. A report from Skólavogur is now available, based on the results of attitude surveys conducted among pupils and staff of all primary schools in the City of Hafnarfjörður during the 2019-2020 academic year. The pupil survey was […]
