The hot water will be turned off in parts of the capital region from 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 18 August, until 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 19 August. The shutdown, which will last for approximately 30 hours, will affect Hafnarfjörður, parts of Garðabær, the upper areas of Kópavogur and Norðlingaholt in Reykjavík. A complete lack of hot water should be expected in the aforementioned areas while the shutdown is in effect. The reason for the shutdown is that […]
Tests on the new processing lines at the reception centre are now in full swing and will be fully operational in the coming days. Therefore, residents of those municipalities that return plastic in bags with household waste can once again make use of this option. This includes, for example, residents of Hafnarfjörður. The new processing lines at the reception and sorting centre will in total […]
A new initiative by the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður The member companies of the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður come from all districts of the town; they are large and small and engage in a highly diverse range of activities. The Marketing Office wants to get to know the companies better and allow others to do the same. Therefore, one company will be drawn each week for a feature. Weekly, the Marketing Office plans to draw one company, visit […]
This summer, three new calculators have been launched, all of which aim to make the City of Hafnarfjörður's fee schedule more accessible and understandable for residents. Calculators for nursery fees, after-school clubs and property taxes have already been launched. The project is part of an effort to improve and develop the municipality's services with the aim of resolving as many issues as possible […]
From midday today, 31st July, stricter Covid-19 measures will come into effect, lasting for two weeks until 13th August. These measures will result in changes to various municipal services, including at swimming pools. The main measures from the authorities include: A limit on the number of people who can gather of 100 individuals. Children […]
Following the authorities' decision on stricter public health measures, which come into effect from midday on 31 July 2020, the City of Hafnarfjörður has reviewed its services in accordance with its contingency plans. The council's services will remain largely unchanged, but working practices will be adapted to the new gathering restrictions. Staff are encouraged to take due care of their personal hygiene and […]
This summer, various works have been carried out at Víðistaðatún, as the field is the most popular outdoor recreational area for residents of Hafnarfjörður within the built-up area. Attendance there has grown significantly in recent years with increased recreational facilities such as a refurbished play area, outdoor barbecue area, bouncy castle, climbing frame, and improvements to the tennis court and disc golf course. The latest addition to Víðistaðatún is the installation of a beach volleyball net on the sand court and the renewal of the sand, thus […]
The Summer Festival of the Hafnarfjörður Work Club took place on Thursday, 23rd July in fine weather, where nearly four hundred young people gathered in Víðistaðatún. This year, around 600 young people in the 8th to 10th grades worked in general groups, their role being to carry out litter and weed clearance, as well as general gardening. Work was organised from eight […]
On Friday 17 July, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, the mayor, and Pálmar Sigurðsson of Hópbílar hf. signed a new contract for school and leisure transport, following a tender in which Hópbílar were the lowest bidder. The contract includes school transport for the municipality of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools, transport for primary school children in special units, and transport for the municipality's after-school clubs. Special attention is paid to the safety of passengers and drivers through the use of […]
Once again, the results of a review of the City of Hafnarfjörður's equal pay system show continued positive progress towards pay equality within the municipality. The unexplained pay gap has now disappeared and the deviation is further reduced between audits, now 0.1%, for women today. Hafnarfjörður is the first municipality in Iceland to be re-certified for its equal pay system, but in 2017 the town […]
