About four years ago, a tradition was started at the nursery school Álfasteinn on Holt that upon graduation, pupils receive a rose and a pebble engraved with each child's strengths. This lovely idea was also extended to the staff, as instead of traditional staff appraisals, strength conversations take place between the staff and the headteacher, Inga Líndal Finnbogadóttir. […]
The Ministry of Social Affairs recently awarded grants to 20 projects from the Immigration Development Fund. The development fund has been in operation since 2007 and its annual budget has typically been 10 million króna. This year, a special emphasis was placed on awarding grants to projects for the benefit of children and young people. A total of 72 applications were received this year, amounting to approximately 169 […]
Hafnarfjörður Municipality gives its staff special recognition when they reach a certain length of service. For the fifth year running, an awards ceremony has been held at Hafnarborg, where six employees in the fields of education and public health were recognised for 25 years of professional contribution and service to the town. On the occasion of a 15-year service anniversary, a department, school or institution shall hold a coffee reception for the individual […]
The Hafnarfjörður Scavenger Hunt, an adventure game for everyone, young and old, has now started for the 23rd time and will run until September. The first orienteering maps were presented to the President of Iceland, Mr Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, and the Mayor, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, last Friday as a symbol that the game had begun. The aim of the game is to encourage outdoor activities and nature observation […]
Work is currently underway to map and analyse the City of Hafnarfjörður's My Pages service, with the aim of further enhancing and strengthening the service portal. My Pages is an online service and a personal portal for residents of the municipality, providing access to and an overview of pending matters, a summary of fees and grants, and applications for various […]
We welcome the staff and visitors of the Institute of Marine Research to Hafnarfjörður! The Institute of Marine Research (Hafró) has relocated to Hafnarfjörður. An agreement for new premises was signed in February 2018, and the first sod was cut in March of the same year. This past weekend, the premises at Fornubúðir 5 was formally opened with a symbolic ceremony, attended by the President of Iceland, the Minister of Fisheries, the Director-General, the Director, staff of the institute and […]
Stable plots at Sörli's activity area available for allocation. Sörli's riding trail area is among the best and most beautiful in the capital region. The City of Hafnarfjörður is advertising stable plots at the activity area of the Riding Club Sörli, at Fluguskeið and Kaplaskeið, available for allocation.allocation. The plots vary in size, the smallest being 452.2 m² and the largest 1,909.3 m², with space for 8-48 horses. A revised detailed plan which was approved […]
A new feedback portal for the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður was launched in March 2020 and is already receiving close to 150 suggestions each month from interested residents who care about their environment and the town as a whole. All suggestions go through a specific process in the relevant department, depending on their subject matter and nature. Some suggestions are […]
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 […]
