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 […]
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Hafró formally moved to Hafnarfjörður
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 […]
The 2020 Hafnarfjörður Scavenger Hunt has started!
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 […]
34 new stable plots available for allocation
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 […]
Have your say!
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 […]
A step towards high-quality transport
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 – a podcast studio in the library
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 […]
Cultural and Health Walks 2020
This summer, guided town walks are offered every Thursday at 8 p.m. Most walks last for about an hour, participation is free and everyone is welcome. The walks are a collaboration between the Hafnarfjörður Library, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum, Hafnarborg and the Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður. 4th June - An Artist's Perspective on Hafnarfjörður Ágústa Kristófersdóttir, director of Hafnarborg, will lead a walk in search of artists' perspectives on the old town. […]
Happy birthday!
Hafnarfjörður celebrates its 112th anniversary today, as the municipality was granted borough status on 1 June 1908. A year later, on 1 June 1909, the town had a population of 1,469, with 109 children enrolled in its primary school. Today, around 30,000 residents live in Hafnarfjörður, and the number of pupils in the municipality's nursery and primary schools has risen to almost 6,000 in […]
Two new exhibitions opened on the town's birthday
Summer at the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum begins with a Puffin and Occupation exhibition. Summer opening begins at the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum on the town's 112th anniversary, 1 June, with the opening of two new exhibitions. A themed exhibition about codmen opens in the Packhouse and a new occupation exhibition has been set up on Strandstíg. Admission to all the museums of the Folk Museum is free and all five of the museum's buildings are open […]