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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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.
Three municipalities are offering all schools in the country a new assessment tool free of charge. Since the autumn of 2016, the municipalities of Árborg, Hafnarfjörður and Reykjanesbær have been in professional collaboration on the translation and adaptation of an assessment tool that schools use to evaluate the academic competence, knowledge and experience of students of foreign origin in their own language. At the end of 2018, […]
Hafnarfjörður Municipality and the Icelandair Group sign a letter of intent on future development in Hafnarfjörður. The Hafnarfjörður Municipality and the Icelandair Group today signed a letter of intent on the future development of Icelandair's headquarters at Flugvellir 1 in Hafnarfjörður. The company already has part of its operations at Flugvellir and plans to relocate and thereby consolidate its sites in the capital region by the end of 2023 at the latest. […]
The Culture 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. Applications must be submitted electronically by 15 February 2021. Twice a year, the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður invites applications for grants for cultural activities and the promotion of cultural life in Hafnarfjörður. The aim is […]
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 […]
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 […]
