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 […]
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The journey of maintenance and renewal continues
Renovations to an open play area in Mosahlíð were completed this week, where a new fall-protection layer and artificial grass, a new spring unit, and bark chippings were laid around the area. In the coming days, improvements will begin on the open play area in Blikaás, and it is planned that the work there will be completed by the end of next week at the latest. The council's journey with maintenance and […]
A fine group of young people walked Fimmvörðuháls
On the first weekend in September, a hardy group of pupils from Öldutúnsskóli walked over the Fimmvörðuháls. In total, there were 32 pupils from the 8th to the 10th grades, along with five chaperones. This is the fifth time the school has offered the so-called „Fimmvörðuháls option“, and this was by far the largest group to date. Good weather and good spirits characterised the trip. The trip went brilliantly well in every […]
A new training system for the council's staff
Hafnarfjörður Municipality has launched a new learning management system – Eloomi – for all of the council's staff. A great deal of preparatory work has taken place over the past few days, weeks and months with the involvement of professionals from a wide range of fields, and it is the hope of all those involved, who have taken part in the shaping, development and implementation of the system, that it marks a new beginning in educational matters within the municipality. It […]
South Bay Pool reopens
Regulars at the South Bay Pool can now rejoice, as the pool will reopen after a few weeks' closure for maintenance work. The swimming pool will reopen on Saturday, 12th September at 8 a.m. and will have the same opening hours as before, on weekdays and weekends. As was the case over the summer, the outdoor area and its changing rooms will only be open […]
Hafnarborg's Autumn Exhibition – Proposals invited
As in previous years, curators have the opportunity to submit proposals for an exhibition at Hafnarborg in autumn 2021. The exhibition 'Villiblómið', currently on display at the museum, was selected from the noteworthy proposals submitted last year. The deadline for submitting proposals is midnight on Sunday, 25 October 2020. The aim of this […]
Pulling together in Skarðshlíð
Creative and diverse collaboration between a nursery, a primary school and a music school in a new residential area. This autumn marks two years since the first phase of Skarðshlíðar School was handed over to the City of Hafnarfjörður and teaching could begin at the primary school. In August last year, the Skarðshlíðar Nursery School opened in the same building, and this winter a branch of the Hafnarfjörður Music School and a magnificent sports hall will be added. Already, a good deal of experience has been gained […]
Traffic to the town's website has increased significantly.
An analysis has been carried out on the traffic for hafnarfjordur.is during the first half of 2020. In short, traffic to the website has increased significantly and there has been an explosion in news readership. This has been an unusual year in many respects, and the impact of Covid-19 is evident on the website, as elsewhere. A new feedback portal is receiving good […]
Dale Carnegie for young people in Hafnarfjörður
The City of Hafnarfjörður has entered into an agreement with Dale Carnegie for training young people. The course will be held at the Menntasetrið við Lækinn and is for young people aged 13 to 15 (8th to 10th grade) who are residents of Hafnarfjörður. Free taster sessions are available both in-person and live online. Register at dale.is/ungtfolk. A challenging and fun course […]
More residents are moving into six detached housing developments at Arnarhrauni
More residents move into Arnarhrauni Two more residents have now moved into a new residential complex at Arnarhrauni, while the first two moved in on a beautiful summer's day in mid-August. When complete, Arnarhraunið will house six people, with the final two moving in around the New Year. All of these residents are moving home to […]