Category: News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The customer service centre, cultural institutions, primary schools, nurseries and swimming pools of the City of Hafnarfjörður will be open over the New Year period as follows: Service Desk and Service Centre Service Desk Service Centre 30 December 8 am–4 pm 7:30 am–4:50 pm 31 December Closed Closed 1 January Closed Closed 2. January Closed Closed 3 January Closed Closed 4 January 8-16 7:30-16:50 Cultural Institutions Hafnarborg Museum of Local History Library 30 December 12-17 Closed Closed 31 […]