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 […]
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 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 – 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 […]
– 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 […]
For five years, the City of Hafnarfjörður has offered grants to unqualified staff in its nurseries to study for a qualification in early years education. Jenný Dagbjört Gunnarsdóttir, a nursery development officer for the City of Hafnarfjörður, was a nursery teacher for 21 years and says it is extremely varied, fun and rewarding work. She says various routes are available for those interested in becoming nursery teachers, such as […]
Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, headteacher of Lækjarskóli, lived in Sweden for seven years and when the COVID-19 lockdown came into effect in March, she consulted not only her Icelandic colleagues but also her Swedish ones, and made a list of what she considered needed to be borne in mind. For communication with pupils and parents, teachers used the phone, email, groups […]
Garden waste to be collected from neighbourhood containers. A change to this year's collection days is that containers for garden waste will be placed at all of the council's primary schools. The containers will be at the schools from the morning of Thursday, 21st May until 5 p.m. on Sunday, 24th May. Residents of Hafnarfjörður are encouraged to make use of the service or to bring their bags directly to Sorpa. It is suggested […]
Ásvallalaug and the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool will be open tomorrow, Ascension Day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Due to capacity restrictions and extensive maintenance work at the Suðurbæjarlaug, the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool will be open at weekends until 14 June. Swimming pool visitors are advised that they can check the real-time number of people in each pool on the town's website. 32 people are allowed to be in the water […]
The new podcast from Hafnarfjörður Library essentially has the good purpose of presenting all material that the library staff find interesting and which is likely to spark discussion and coverage of interesting topics and issues that, for example,a. relate to the library's collection, events organised by the library, or other goings-on […]
