The City of Hafnarfjörður, in collaboration with the company Heilsulausnir, will in the coming weeks offer students in Year 9. and 10th grades in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools the 'Veldu' Drug Education programme, with the aim of informing our young people about the harm of drugs and addiction, whilst also strengthening their self-esteem. Educators from Heilsulausnir, who are qualified nurses, base their educational material […]
Mótorhúsið was founded in 1996 and is located at Dalshrauni 10, which is best known as the old liquorice factory. Mótorhúsið is a youth centre for 13-20 year-olds with facilities for the repair and maintenance of various vehicles. In the same building is also the music workshop Músikheimar, where a studio has been set up for rehearsals and recording for young people.
The Board of the Friðrik Bjarnason and Guðlaug Pétursdóttir Fund is inviting applications for grants. The purpose of the fund is to promote the musical life of Hafnarfjörður and to support students from Hafnarfjörður for postgraduate study in music, and music scholars. The application deadline is 1 November 2020. Applications are submitted via My Pages on hafnarfjordur.is. The applicant must provide a detailed description of their studies or proposed […]
Since 2015, staff in the town's nurseries have received study grants from the City of Hafnarfjörður to study early childhood education. The scheme and initiative has the important objective of increasing the proportion of professionally qualified staff in the municipality's nurseries, and thereby among nursery teachers. The municipality therefore places great emphasis on supporting recruitment and training […].
A great deal of energy and enthusiasm for work characterised the group of students who came to work for the town this summer through the summer employment initiative of Hafnarfjörður Municipality and the Employment Authority. An emphasis was placed, amongst other things, on utilising their skills for small and large projects that make a significant difference in the grand scheme of things and are designed to improve and facilitate the council's services and information provision. […]
As in previous years, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is offering to remove fir trees from residents' gardens free of charge. A search is underway for fir trees that have finished their purpose in gardeners' gardens and could be placed beautifully in open spaces during Advent. Do you have a fir tree in your garden that could become a source of joy during Advent? Fir trees can […]
Preliminary work on the North Quay development to begin. At a harbour board meeting on 12 August. it was approved to put the „North Shore – Rock Armour“ project out to tender, and the work is a precursor to further development and final works on Strandstígur and the recreational areas at the North Shore and by the North Pier. The architectural practice Landslag and the engineering services company Strendingur have worked on the preparation and design of the project in collaboration […]
We all care about our environment and that the appearance of Hafnarfjörður is good. This September, we are particularly calling on the management and staff of businesses in Hafnarfjörður to get stuck into cleaning up their premises, and we are offering containers for wood and metal in three locations around the town. Let's make use of the service – containers for wood […]
A formal graduation ceremony for the project 'Comprehensive Health Promotion for 65+ in Hafnarfjörður – a Path to a Successful Later Life', run by Janus Health Promotion, took place at Hafnarborg this week. A radiant group of participants who have completed this two-year project attended the graduation ceremony, received their graduation certificates and celebrated with the group that has trained together under the guidance of Janus Guðlaugsson and his […]
The theme for Mobility Week 2020 is Let's Choose the Green Path. European Mobility Week begins today, on the Day of Icelandic Nature, and this year it is under the slogan „Let's Choose the Green Path“. The Mobility Week, which has the important aim of encouraging environmentally friendly transport, runs from 16 to 22 September. This year, attention is particularly focused on the positive […]
