The Hafnarfjörður Work School received recognition for the third time as a Green School and was presented with the Green Flag at a ceremony for its outstanding achievements in environmental matters. Three Icelandic work schools are on the green track. In 2019, the Hafnarfjörður Work School set itself the goal of completely stopping the use of single-use packaging and sorting waste more effectively. Students at the Work School and staff […]
Where do you vote? Polling stations in Hafnarfjörður for the presidential election on 27 June 2020 open at 9 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Polling stations in Hafnarfjörður are Lækjarskóli, Sólvangsvegur 4, and Víðistaðaskóli, 7 Hrauntunga. Access to Víðistaðaskóli is also from Hraunbrún. Click here to find your polling division. Voters must present a form of identification at the polling station. Voters are also advised that […]
This week, the completion of the work and reconstruction of the Krýsuvík Church was celebrated at a ceremony at the Technical College at Flatahrauni in Hafnarfjörður. In addition to the college, the Friends of Krýsuvík Church and the National Museum have been involved in the project. The church burnt down in 2010 and was then owned by the National Museum, which received the church along with the churchyard, other structures belonging to the site, and a plot of land surrounding the church as a gift from the town council […]
The developers of the future have now completed this year's grant allocations, awarding 29 primary schools grants totalling 9 million krónur. 1.5 million was allocated for in-school courses, while 7.5 million was for the purchase of smaller devices for programming and technology teaching, along with the distribution of used computer equipment. Skarðshlíðarskóli in Hafnarfjörður is one of the schools that received a grant and […]
On the national day itself, Wednesday 17th June, a new bouncy castle was opened in Óla Run Tún. The castle is the second of its kind in Hafnarfjörður, the first, a bouncy castle in Víðistaðatún, having been formally opened in June 2019. The new bouncy castle has been very well received, and many jumps and countless peals of laughter have been captured on the castle since its installation and […]
The annual angling competition for children from Hafnarfjörður, aged 6-12 (born 2007-2012), is scheduled to take place on Monday, 29th June at Flensborg Pier. The competition starts at 13:30 and the children will fish until around 14:30. All children aged 6-12 are very welcome. There will be competition in three categories – most fish, biggest fish and the 2020 odd fish. The competition will be moved to […]
Together, we will continue to ensure a good outcome – we are all civil defence. In light of everything starting up again after Covid18, it is worth reminding everyone of the community pact. A pact that was in effect this spring and will continue throughout the summer, and which applies to all of us. We encourage staff, residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður to […]
School leavers' ceremonies have taken place in all of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools, which are also graduating a total of 406 pupils from the 10th grade this year. The school leavers' ceremonies were celebratory, as the students bade farewell to their school, classmates and teachers, full of anticipation for what the future holds. We wish this splendid group of young people every success in […]
Hafnarfjörður encourages residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður to take an active part in the „Til fyrirmyndar“ (To be a role model) incentive campaign, which runs from 17th to 30th June. The campaign is dedicated to Mrs Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and the Icelandic nation, to mark the occasion of the 29th of June, when it will be 40 years since Mrs Vigdís was elected President of Iceland. This lovely group of graduates from the nursery school […]
The City of Hafnarfjörður, Rio Tinto and the Sports Association of Hafnarfjörður (ÍBH) run a support fund intended to support the children's work of the sports clubs in Hafnarfjörður. The allocation from the fund took place recently, with the amount of the grant for each club determined by the number of participants and the coaches' qualifications. Special thanks for their commendable performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grants are awarded twice a year […]
