The Healthy City of Hafnarfjörður and Hönnunarhúsið ehf. have joined forces during the lockdown and released a Little Scavenger Hunt for the first time. The Little Hafnarfjörður Scavenger Hunt is intended as an encouragement to spend time outdoors in and around the town of Hafnarfjörður. It is different from the big Hafnarfjörður Scavenger Hunt in that there are no scavenger hunt markers on site or a scavenger hunt map, but it can be done at any […]
Margrét Halldórsdóttir has been appointed as head teacher of Engidalsskóli in Hafnarfjörður. She will take over the management of the school from 1 August, but this spring will be involved in planning the school's activities for the next academic year. Margrét holds a Master's degree in Leadership and Management from the University of Bifröst, a Diploma in Public Administration and a B.Ed from the University of Iceland. In […]
Services for older people in Hafnarfjörður are generally diverse, both at home and in the community. After the first lockdown was introduced in early March, a decision was made to temporarily cancel social activities for older people and close communal dining rooms to ensure the utmost caution and safety. Home help; housekeeping, social support and assistance with […]
„Not everyone is in a position to have a large family around them to meet their need for social interaction and to „meet“ someone,“ says Sjöfn Guðmundsdóttir, Head of the Support and Assistance Department for Families....and Children's Services Department of the City of Hafnarfjörður. The City of Hafnarfjörður decided to give a group of senior citizens tablet computers to […]
Eygló Hauksdóttir has worked for the City of Hafnarfjörður since 1977, under 12 mayors. She will turn seventy in April and admits that the thought of retiring during a lockdown is a strange one, but she looks back with great gratitude on her career and has no worries about restlessness when she finishes work this month. The local paper, Hafnfirðingur, met with Eygló recently. […]
Nurture the reader and set the first world record for reading. On 1 April, the Ministry of Education and Culture launched a nationwide reading project, encouraging children and adults to use the time available under the current circumstances for reading. We encourage residents of Hafnarfjörður and friends of Hafnarfjörður to take an active part. Reading is particularly important for children, as […]
,“The reception of the plot allocations is extremely positive news for the Hafnarfjörður community," says the mayor. In the autumn of 2019, the City of Hafnarfjörður invited interested developers to participate in the development of an area on four plots in the first phase of Hamranes in Hafnarfjörður. A total of 11 applications were received. The Hafnarfjörður City Council, at its meeting last Wednesday, approved the city board's recommendation to allocate the plots to four groups which are composed […]
Now almost three weeks have passed since the lockdown due to COVID-19 began, and at Hafnarfjörður municipality, staff are finding ways to share health-promoting ideas and events that were planned for home, via social media. According to Andri Ómarsson, the events manager, residents have been particularly keen to get moving and enjoy the outdoors in recent days and weeks. The local paper, Hafnfirðingur […]
Health Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir has decided to extend until 4 May the restrictions on gatherings and school activities that were due to expire on 13 April. The decision is in line with the recommendation of the Director of Public Health. Although the spread of infection has been successfully kept in check, a cause for concern is the number of seriously ill individuals requiring intensive care […]
Staff at Hafnarfjörður Municipality have, in recent days and weeks, pulled together on the important task of maintaining the municipality's services, which must remain uninterrupted at all civil defence alert levels. In this way, the workforce has navigated an uncharted path of new challenges which have required a review and restructuring of the services provided and the flexibility in the work of staff who have responded […]
