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The City of Hafnarfjörður and the coach company Teitur Jónasson ehf. have entered into an agreement for a scheduled service between Bláfjöll and Hafnarfjörður, subject to weather conditions and the ski resort being open. The proposal for a Bláfjall bus service from Hafnarfjörður is one of the proposals from the Hafnarfjörður Youth Council, which were presented at a town council meeting in spring 2020 and approved by the transport committee for 2021. The stop is the Hafnarfjörður Snowboard Club […]

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' 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 […]

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 […]

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. […]