Helena Unnarsdóttir, Head of Child Protection for Hafnarfjörður, is in the Vitan's hot seat this week. Helena has lived in Hafnarfjörður since the age of twelve and is incredibly fond of her town and its community. Helena and her colleagues at child protection oversee an important service for the municipality, which is focused on strengthening families in their parenting role and […]
Category: News
International Partnership Projects at Ásland School
Áslandsskóli is currently working with international partners on four collaborative projects. Projects such as these always increase horizons and provide excellent professional development for staff. This leads to reflection on one's work and practices, which in turn leads to better teaching and an improved learning environment for students. The projects that Áslandsskóli is working on are as follows: Continuing a Culture of Learning – […]
Residents' satisfaction in Hafnarfjörður increases significantly year-on-year
Satisfaction with services for families with children, nursery services and services for disabled people has not been higher since measurements began. Other areas also reach their highest values. Hafnarfjörður improves in all areas year-on-year in the annual Gallup service survey, with significant improvements in 12 of 13 areas. Satisfaction with services for people with disabilities and for families with children, and with services […]
The Lifelapse starts on 5 February – everyone in the national fitness competition
Registration for the Life Run 2020 is in full swing! We encourage all workplaces, residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður to take an active part. Let's create a fun and healthy atmosphere together in February! The Life Run is a health and motivational project of the Icelandic Sports and Olympic Association that appeals to all Icelanders. Its aim is to encourage the nation to follow […]
Dangerous practice and high repair costs
A number of acts of vandalism have taken place in various parts of the town around the New Year and in January. The local paper, Hafnfirðingur, compiled this, according to information from the City of Hafnarfjörður, in the hope that parents will warn their children of various ages that such activity can be extremely dangerous and that the cost of repairs can be high. Björn Bögeskov Hilmarsson, director of the City of Hafnarfjörður's Service Centre, says […]
A diverse and modern library
The Hafnarfjörður Library is 98 years old and is among the oldest in the country. The people of Hafnarfjörður have strong ties to the library, and there is a great deal of footfall, loans and various other activities. A Hafnarfjörður resident recently met Sigrún Guðnadóttir, who took up the post of director in November. She says there is much in the pipeline, such as more events and a podcasting facility for the public. „I felt […]
Celebrating 30 years of service this year
Björn Bögeskov Hilmarsson celebrates 30 years of service with the City of Hafnarfjörður in April. Böddi, as he is commonly known, is clearly in the right job as director of the service centre. He is dedicated to service to the core, is trained in horticulture and has made good use of his education in his work. Böddi is a lifelong resident of Kópavogur and is […]
MsH Encouragement Award
The Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður is seeking nominations for the MsH 2020 Incentive Awards. Member companies of the Marketing Agency can nominate a company, association or individual that they believe has raised the profile of Hafnarfjörður during 2019 through its activities and actions, and in doing so made Hafnarfjörður a better community. MsH encourages member organisations to submit a nomination by 1 February here: https://forms.gle/a3TiHMEwaoA2Vgbt7 Presentation […]
Yellow warning until 3pm today – message for parents
A yellow weather warning is in effect for the capital region until 15:00 today, Thursday. It is recommended that parents and guardians of children under the age of 12 collect their children at the end of the school day while the warning is in effect. Children are safe at school and in after-school activities until they are collected. ENGLISH yellow weather […]
Statement by the Minister of Transport and Local Government regarding the Reykjanesbraut
A new preliminary report by Vegagerðin and Mannvit concludes that the most cost-effective option is to widen the Reykjanesbraut, from the junction with Krýsuvík to Hvassahraun, within the existing road alignment. This route simplifies previous proposals but would also require a change to the master plan. Previous proposals had, among other things, envisaged moving the route of the Reykjanesbraut due to planning matters and ideas about a possible […]