The developers of the future have now completed this year's grant allocations, awarding 29 primary schools grants totalling 9 million krónur. 1.5 million was allocated for in-school courses, while 7.5 million was for the purchase of smaller devices for programming and technology teaching, along with the distribution of used computer equipment. Skarðshlíðarskóli in Hafnarfjörður is one of the schools that received a grant and […]
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Jumping joy at Ola Run meadow
On the national day itself, Wednesday 17th June, a new bouncy castle was opened in Óla Run Tún. The castle is the second of its kind in Hafnarfjörður, the first, a bouncy castle in Víðistaðatún, having been formally opened in June 2019. The new bouncy castle has been very well received, and many jumps and countless peals of laughter have been captured on the castle since its installation and […]
Children aged 6-12 encouraged to take part in a pike fishing competition
The annual angling competition for children from Hafnarfjörður, aged 6-12 (born 2007-2012), is scheduled to take place on Monday, 29th June at Flensborg Pier. The competition starts at 13:30 and the children will fish until around 14:30. All children aged 6-12 are very welcome. There will be competition in three categories – most fish, biggest fish and the 2020 odd fish. The competition will be moved to […]
Covid-19 Community Pledge
Together, we will continue to ensure a good outcome – we are all civil defence. In light of everything starting up again after Covid18, it is worth reminding everyone of the community pact. A pact that was in effect this spring and will continue throughout the summer, and which applies to all of us. We encourage staff, residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður to […]
School Leavers' Ceremony 2019-2020 and School Start 2020-2021
School leavers' ceremonies have taken place in all of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools, which are also graduating a total of 406 pupils from the 10th grade this year. The school leavers' ceremonies were celebratory, as the students bade farewell to their school, classmates and teachers, full of anticipation for what the future holds. We wish this splendid group of young people every success in […]
TAKK wall in the centre of Hafnarfjörður – take part
Hafnarfjörður encourages residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður to take an active part in the „Til fyrirmyndar“ (To be a role model) incentive campaign, which runs from 17th to 30th June. The campaign is dedicated to Mrs Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and the Icelandic nation, to mark the occasion of the 29th of June, when it will be 40 years since Mrs Vigdís was elected President of Iceland. This lovely group of graduates from the nursery school […]
Electoral register in Hafnarfjörður 2020
The electoral register for the presidential election in Hafnarfjörður on 27 June 2020 is now on display for inspection at Hafnarfjörður Town Hall, Service Desk, Strandgata 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be available for inspection every weekday from 16 June 2020. Voters are also referred to the website www.kosning.is, where they can find where they are on the electoral register. Voters are encouraged to […]
Beauty Pageant 2020 – Nominations
Nominate the one you think is the best! The City of Hafnarfjörður is appealing to residents and other interested parties for nominations for awards for beautiful and well-kept gardens, streets, open spaces or institutional grounds in Hafnarfjörður. The selection for the awards is based solely on submitted nominations, and residents, employees and other interested parties are therefore encouraged to take an active part. Who is […]
Blue Light Ride on 17th June, hosted by the Fire Brigade
As has been announced, the 17th of June programme will have an unconventional format this year due to COVID-19. To mark the occasion, the Capital Region Fire and Rescue Service will be driving through several streets in the municipality with blue lights and the Icelandic flag between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Unfortunately, it is not possible to schedule their visits precisely, as they are on duty […]
Grant for the youth and children's work of the sports clubs
The City of Hafnarfjörður, Rio Tinto and the Sports Association of Hafnarfjörður (ÍBH) run a support fund intended to support the children's work of the sports clubs in Hafnarfjörður. The allocation from the fund took place recently, with the amount of the grant for each club determined by the number of participants and the coaches' qualifications. Special thanks for their commendable performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grants are awarded twice a year […]