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 […]
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Summer jobs for students – applications open
The application deadline is Monday, 1 June. Applications are now open for new summer jobs for students aged 18 and over who are between courses. The summer jobs are varied and fun, including in the areas of environment and operations, information technology, education, family affairs, culture, and health promotion. This is a summer employment initiative by the City of Hafnarfjörður in response to the current economic situation, in collaboration with […]
All schools in Hafnarfjörður receive recognition from the education council.
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 […]
14 tonnes of garden waste were collected in skips at the primary schools.
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 […]
Underwater view of pupils at Öldutúnsskóli
Students in the visual arts elective at Öldutúnsskóli finished the course with a final project in the underpass by the Suðurbæjarlaug. They based the project on ideas about nature and art. What is art, for whom is the art created, and what is being conveyed through the artwork? Pupils in Years 9 and 10 at Öldutúnsskóli decided, based on these reflections […]
The Great Reading Competition 2020 – the first festival following Covid-19
It was deemed appropriate that the first festival in Hafnarfjörður following Covid-19 should be the final festival of the Great Reading Competition, which is usually held at Hafnarborg in March each year. „This is a culmination event that is eagerly awaited and crystallises the importance of the Icelandic language, tireless practice, achievement and anticipation,“ as the Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, so aptly put it […]
It all began in Hafnarfjörður. The Great Reading Competition!
Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir is the founder of the Stóru upplestrarkeppninnar and has followed this remarkable initiative from the very beginning, with the competition's history spanning a total of 24 years. This time, Ingibjörg is a guest on Framsætið, the City of Hafnarfjörður's podcast. In the interview, we hear about the background of Ingibjörg, who has always lived in Reykjavík but has had strong professional ties to Hafnarfjörður. From seven […]
The children drew and expressed how they felt.
The lockdown that came into effect here on 16 March had far-reaching effects on the City of Hafnarfjörður as a workplace, and in a very short space of time it was necessary to mobilise the city's institutions towards a new way of thinking and to organise the work of each workplace in line with the recommendations of the civil defence authorities. There are 18 nurseries in Hafnarfjörður. Guðbjörg Hjaltadóttir, headteacher of Hraunvallar nursery, says the situation ultimately brought people together […]
Children's culture flourishes – 42 projects receive funding
Children's culture flourishes – two projects connected to Hafnarfjörður receive a grant. The allocation from the Children's Culture Fund of Iceland took place yesterday, and 42 projects received a grant from the fund this year. This was the second allocation from the fund, which was established to mark the centenary of full sovereignty. The fund's purpose is to support a diverse range of activities in the field of children's culture, with an emphasis on creativity, the arts and […]
Work at St. Jó continues
– new project manager appointed The next steps in the development of St. Jó's Wellbeing Centre were outlined at a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council last Wednesday, when it was approved to complete external works this summer, as well as improve accessibility and repair the handrail in the internal stairwell. This coming 5th September will mark one year since the St. Jó Wellbeing Centre was […]