Today is World Toilet Day, so it is a fitting occasion to introduce a new collaborative project which aims to reduce rubbish in the sewer system and thereby reduce the strain on the environment. The „Just Pee, Poop and Toilet Paper in the Toilet“ project is a collaboration between the Environmental Agency and Samorka, in partnership with the Association of Icelandic Local Authorities and the country's health boards. With a positive, concise […]
Applications are now open for a special sports and leisure grant due to the effects of Covid-19. See the announcement on the website of the Icelandic Prime Minister's Office. Applications are now open for a special sports and leisure grant....and leisure grants for children living in lower-income households, where the aim is to equalise their opportunities to participate in organised sports and leisure activities. The grants are in addition to the usual […]
The museums in Hafnarfjörður will reopen from Wednesday, 18 November, when cautious relaxations to the current gathering restrictions come into effect. Face masks are mandatory in the museums, the two-metre rule applies, and the maximum number of visitors is limited to 10. Hafnarfjörður Library Hafnarfjörður Library will, for the time being, be open from 13:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and from 11:00 to 15:00 on Saturdays. The 2nd floor will […]
Icelandic Language Day, 16 November - Leifur S. Garðarsson, head teacher at Áslandsskóli, writes: That which is most natural to the tongue is dearest to the heart. On the 25th anniversary of the Grand Reading Competition, and on the Day of the Icelandic Language, we hold the annual Grand Reading Competition at Áslandsskóli. Each year, the competition is entered by the school's Year 7 pupils. The aim of the competition is to increase the use of spoken […]
However, changes to the regulations concerning the operation of primary schools have been announced due to new public health rules. The situation is, however, unclear as schools have not received confirmed information about what the changes entail. Therefore, the decision has been made that school activities in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools tomorrow, Wednesday 18 November, and until the weekend, will be […]
Happy Day! 16th November is the Day of the Icelandic Language and is also the birthday of the poet Jónas Hallgrímsson. The day has for many years been a very festive and eventful occasion, especially in the kindergartens and primary schools of Hafnarfjörður. On this day, the cultivation phase of the Little and Big Reading Competition begins, and many other fun projects are also launched […]
The Tourist Board has installed a continuous counter in Seltún to monitor the number of visitors to this popular tourist destination. The figures are published on the tourism dashboard, a website where statistical information about the industry is presented in a graphical format. The number of tourists can be viewed by time of day, day, month and year, depending on […]
See the announcement on the website of the Cabinet Office. The Minister of Health has agreed to the recommendations of the Director of Public Health, which include cautious relaxations of the current gathering restrictions. The changes will take effect on 18 November. The main changes are that sports, youth and leisure activities for children in nurseries and primary schools will be permitted again. In secondary schools, the limit on group sizes will be increased to 25. Various service activities will be able to resume […]
Are you a creative young person? To mark the International Day of the Child, which is on 20 November, UNICEF Iceland is calling for drawings from children and young people under the age of 24 on the theme of imagining the world that children and young people would build for children after COVID-19, if they had the chance to decide. The theme of the drawings […]
Since the beginning of Covid-19, the City of Hafnarfjörður has made every effort to ensure that there is no disruption to socially essential services and services that must remain uninterrupted at all levels of civil defence. Guðrún Þorsteinsdóttir, Human Resources Manager for the City of Hafnarfjörður, says this has largely been achieved through the resourcefulness and ingenuity of managers and staff at each individual workplace […]
