Category: News

The Christmas town of Hafnarfjörður says thank you!

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 […]

Primary school operations will resume as normal.

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 […]

Christmas tree not collected after the Christmas festivities

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 […]

Collaboration on the clean-up after the New Year

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 […]

New Year's bonfires in the capital region cancelled

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 […]

Opening hours over the New Year period

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 […]

Sports and Awards Gala. Sportspeople of the Year 2020

The Hafnarfjörður Town Council and the Sports and Leisure Committee are holding an awards ceremony for sportspeople competing with teams from Hafnarfjörður, National champions, cup winners, Nordic champions, world champions and special achievements, along with the selection of Hafnarfjörður's Sportswoman, Sportsman and Sports Team of the Year 2020. Nearly 400 individuals won Icelandic and/or cup championship titles with a Hafnarfjörður team in 2020, and they are especially […]

Athletes of Hafnarfjörður 2020

The Hafnarfjörður Town Council and the Sports and Leisure Committee today held an awards ceremony for athletes competing with teams from Hafnarfjörður, for Icelandic champions, cup winners, Nordic champions, world champions and special achievements, along with the selection of the Sportswoman, Sportsman and Sports Team of Hafnarfjörður for 2020. During the year, over 300 individuals have won Icelandic and/or Icelandic Cup championships with a Hafnarfjörður team, and they are especially […]

Bright hopes are awakened – the mayor's Christmas reflection 2020

Christmas Reflection from the Mayor 2020 We await the Christmas festivities in unusual circumstances, bringing to a close a year no one could have imagined. During Advent, we prepare for a festival of light and peace, hopeful that brighter days lie ahead. This year has been a complete learning process. We have faced adversity together, and have learned new ways in our work and social lives. […]