The board of Strætó bs. and the City of Hafnarfjörður approved changes to the route network within the municipality last year, which will come into effect on 14 June. This is the first phase of the major City Line project, in which route 1 plays a major part, starting and ending at Völlunum. The local paper, Hafnfirðingur, spoke with Jóhannes Rúnarsson, Managing Director of Strætó bs. „This is the first Bus Lane change […]
The Rabbrýmið is the open podcast studio of Hafnarfjörður Library, where books and magazines meet over hanging microphones and everyone is up for a chat. The space is open to all library card holders, and recording slots can be booked on the library's website. Everyone is very welcome to the Rabbrýmið! The Rabbrýmið has all the equipment needed for recording and […]
This summer, guided town walks are offered every Thursday at 8 p.m. Most walks last for about an hour, participation is free and everyone is welcome. The walks are a collaboration between the Hafnarfjörður Library, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum, Hafnarborg and the Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður. 4th June - An Artist's Perspective on Hafnarfjörður Ágústa Kristófersdóttir, director of Hafnarborg, will lead a walk in search of artists' perspectives on the old town. […]
Hafnarfjörður celebrates its 112th anniversary today, as the municipality was granted borough status on 1 June 1908. A year later, on 1 June 1909, the town had a population of 1,469, with 109 children enrolled in its primary school. Today, around 30,000 residents live in Hafnarfjörður, and the number of pupils in the municipality's nursery and primary schools has risen to almost 6,000 in […]
The swimming pools in Hafnarfjörður will be open as follows over the Whit Monday weekend. Sat 30 May Sun 31 May Mon 1 June Ásvallalaug 08:00-18:00 08:00-17:00 08:00-17:00 Suðurbæjarlaug 08:00-18:00 Closed 08:00-17:00 Swimming Pool 08:00-18:00 Closed 08:00-17:00 Due to capacity restrictions and extensive maintenance work at the Suðurbæjarlaug, 30 people are allowed in the Suðurbæjarlaug at one time, 32 in the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool and 200 […]
Summer at the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum begins with a Puffin and Occupation exhibition. Summer opening begins at the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum on the town's 112th anniversary, 1 June, with the opening of two new exhibitions. A themed exhibition about codmen opens in the Packhouse and a new occupation exhibition has been set up on Strandstíg. Admission to all the museums of the Folk Museum is free and all five of the museum's buildings are open […]
The Hafnarfjörður Education Council Award is presented annually for projects in school life that promote school development, professional collaboration and cooperation. This year, it was decided to award all schools in Hafnarfjörður—nursery schools, primary schools and the music school—an award for the great task of maintaining a vibrant and creative school environment during uncertain times, for standing on the front line and carrying out their work […]
Residents in Hafnarfjörður made good use of the service to take their garden waste to special containers at the primary schools last weekend. It is estimated that nearly 14 tonnes of waste were collected in the containers. From now on, residents will need to take all garden waste directly to the Sorpu recycling centres. Residents who have put bags out […]
The Youth Council of Hafnarfjörður put forward thirteen proposals to the town council at yesterday's meeting, covering matters that concern our young people in one way or another: school activities, leisure activities, and the planning of the immediate environment. The City Council welcomed all the Youth Council's proposals and unanimously agreed to refer them to the relevant committees for discussion and action. Proposals […]
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Blindrafélagið have entered into a service agreement which involves the Blindrafélagið taking on the operation of a travel service for residents of Hafnarfjörður who have been diagnosed as legally blind by the Service and Knowledge Centre for the Blind, visually impaired and deafblind individuals who are unable to use public transport due to their disability. With this agreement, the City of Hafnarfjörður takes a major step forward in its services […]
