Towards the end of 2020, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður invited tenders for both legal and contractual insurance, and other insurance for the municipality and its affiliated parties. Tenders were opened on Friday, 4 December 2020, and Vátryggingarfélag Íslands hf. (VÍS) was found to have the lowest bid. Three parties submitted a tender. All loss adjustment services for staff, institutions and customers. At the end of 2020, specifically […]
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Tell us a story about your experience with our service.
Tell us a story about your experience with our service. The City of Hafnarfjörður is constantly working to improve its service, the response to general enquiries, and to facilitate access to the municipality's services through digital solutions. We all have our own stories about the council's services, both good and bad, and now we want to collect them with the aim of identifying strengths […]
Nomination for the MsH Encouragement Award
The Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður's Encouragement Award was first presented in 2016. It is awarded to a company, association or individual who has uplifted the spirit of Hafnarfjörður through their activities and deeds. The award is seen as a token of appreciation for selfless work in making Hafnarfjörður a better community. Nomination for 2020 and award ceremony It is now time for the marketing office's member companies […]
Residents of Hafnarfjörður are happy with their town.
Residents' satisfaction with Hafnarfjörður is still relatively high by historical standards, according to the annual Gallup service survey, which was presented to the town council this morning, despite the score falling slightly between 2020 and 2019, satisfaction had increased significantly and substantially in most areas between the 2019 and 2018 measurements. View the results from the 2020 Gallup service survey. Hafnarfjörður ranks in […]
Pupils at Setberg School contributed their voices
Students lent their voices to the cause. Students at Setbergsskóli, like those at 136 other schools, took part in the Samróm Primary School Reading Competition and emerged victorious in their category for the number of sentences read aloud in Samróm on the 18th. – 25 January. Data from the Samróm word bank shows that during the competition […]
Agreement on premises for a modern library
Major investment in the development of Hafnarfjörður's town centre. An agreement between 220 Fjarðar and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður was signed recently, under which the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður will be offered 1,200-1,500 m2 premises for a new library in a new town centre core, which will be built at Strandgata 26-30 and connected to the existing shopping centre at Fjarðargata 13-15. The investment company 220 Fjörður intends to begin […]
Lovely and interesting people come here.
Lækur, a refuge for individuals with mental health issues, recently moved to Staðarberg 6. The premises are a magnificent, convenient and spacious single-storey building, making it more accessible, including for wheelchair users, with ample parking available out front. The local paper, Hafnfirðingur, paid a visit shortly before the daily guests were due and spoke with Brynja Rut Vilhjálmsdóttir, the manager […]
Skarðshlíðar neighbourhood in Hafnarfjörður is selling out
In 2020, 24 plots in the Skarðshlíðar neighbourhood were allocated for 38 flats, and in Phase 1 of Hamranes, 8 multi-unit housing plots for a total of 296 flats. All the detached house plots in Skarðshlíðar are sold out, and it is a race against time to secure a plot for a detached house in the area. At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council yesterday, applications for 14 plots were approved. […]
Prevention education against self-harm and suicide
Prevention of self-harm and suicide for students in primary schools. The Pieta Association, in partnership with the City of Hafnarfjörður and partners in Lithuania and Ireland, recently received a 25 million króna grant through the Erasmus+ EU education programme to transfer and further develop a curriculum and pilot courses for 13-14-year-olds. The project officially began last November. Tools […]
Primary school admissions for autumn 2021
Pupil Enrolment for Autumn 2021 Primary School Information in English (more languages available) Enrolment is now open for children starting Year 1 at primary school in Hafnarfjörður in autumn 2021, and the first priority deadline for applications is 1 February. Hafnarfjörður's primary schools are open to all children, regardless of where they live in the town, and parents are encouraged to find out more.