The Development Fund for Tourist Destinations recently allocated 16 million krónur to the continued development of Seltún in Krýsuvík. The grant is awarded to improve facilities, services and walking trails, as well as to enhance outdoor recreation in the area as a whole. This is a very active area of volcanic craters and boreholes, and this alone means that the walking trails need to be constantly maintained.
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Aldís is the new director of Hafnarborg.
Aldís Arnardóttir has been appointed director of Hafnarborg. Aldís is well-versed in museum work as an independent art historian and curator, and has extensive experience and knowledge of art history and visual art. Aldís holds an MA in Art History from the University of Iceland and a BA in Art History and Cultural Studies from the same institution. Aldís will start at Hafnarborg on 1 May […]
Impact of tightened measures on the services of Hafnarfjörður Municipality
Stricter lockdowns and restrictions due to Covid-19 Impact on the services of the City of Hafnarfjörður Due to outbreaks that have occurred this week, the Ministry of Health has issued a regulation with stricter measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The regulation came into effect at midnight. Important information can be found here: Covid.is Current public health regulations Current restrictions on gatherings from 25. […]
Emphasis on responding by phone, chat and email
Use electronic channels for communication with the municipality at this time and minimise all data handovers. In light of the public health emergency level currently in effect due to the Covid-19 virus, residents and other customers who have business at the City of Hafnarfjörður's service centre at Strandgata 6 and the Hafnarfjörður service centre at Norðurhellu 2 are encouraged to use digital service channels. It is possible […]
Áslandsskóli wins the Financial Literacy Games 2021
The Year 10 class of Áslandsskóli emerged victorious in this year's Fjármálaleikir financial games, receiving 150,000 króna in prize money and a travelling trophy. To mark the occasion, Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, the Minister of Education, visited the students, gave a short speech and presented the class with their prize. The students decided to donate half of the prize money to charity and, following a vote, it was decided to support Alzheimer […]
Models in Icelandic Language Advancement
The Great Reading Competition celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The competition has grown and strengthened considerably over the years and is now held nationwide. The final event of the Great Reading Competition in Hafnarfjörður was held in Víðistaðakirkja yesterday, attended by representatives from the town's primary schools, family and guests. This remarkable […]
Covid-19: Strict new measures come into effect at midnight
See the announcement on the website of the Cabinet Office. Stricter nationwide public health measures will come into effect at midnight tonight. A ten-person limit will be the general rule, with only children born in 2015 or later being exempt. Primary, secondary, music and higher education institutions will be closed until the Easter holidays begin. Various activities that do not fall within the 10-person limit […]
Public health alert level lowered from danger to emergency due to Covid-19
Notice from the Civil Contingencies Department of the National Police Commissioner and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer: Civil Contingencies Level lowered from Danger to Emergency due to COVID-19. The Chief Constable of Police, in consultation with the Director of Public Health, has decided to lower the Civil Contingencies Level from Danger to Emergency due to COVID-19. The downgrade from emergency to alert level was declared on 12 February, as the spread of COVID-19 in the community was being successfully brought under control. This […]
Notice regarding a working day at nurseries in the capital region
Urgent notice – opening until 12 noon on Thursday 25 March. All nurseries in the capital region will open at 12 noon tomorrow due to stricter public health measures coming into effect at midnight. To implement the revised arrangements, the municipalities of the capital region have decided that the working day at nurseries will be until midday tomorrow, Thursday. The aim of this measure is to ensure that operations […]
Nordic Day is on 23rd March today.
Nordic Day is celebrated on 23 March every year. This year marks 70 years since Hafnarfjörður became a member of the Nordic sister city chain, joining with Frederiksberg in Denmark, Uppsala in Sweden, Bærum in Norway and Hämeenlinna in Finland. Hafnarfjörður also has the twin towns of Tvöroyri in the Faroe Islands and Illulissat in Greenland. Cooperation between the towns began after the Second World War when […]