Category: News

Thanks from us, SHS and LHR. The weather is now easing in the capital region. Hafnarfjörður joins SHS and LHR in their thanks and thanks residents and staff for following the warnings from the Met Office, the Police, the Fire Service and other emergency responders in the area. Coordinated response from all parties involved is crucial when a state of emergency has been declared. […]

Each year, the Town Council awards grants to organisations, businesses or individuals for activities and services that align with the role of the local authority or are otherwise in accordance with its strategic objectives, priorities and priorities. Grant awards are made twice a year, and the first award of the year takes place in March. The deadline for applications is 20 March 2020. Applicants […]

Are you harbouring an idea for a summer walk? Every Thursday this summer, cultural and health walks will be held around Hafnarfjörður, where residents and visitors can hear interesting facts about the town and enjoy a health boost. Nearly a thousand people took part in the walks last summer. The summer programme is now being prepared and we are looking to […]

Review of the detailed plan for Hellnahraun Phase 3 in Hafnarfjörður: Borgahella, Dofrahella, Búðahella, Straumhella 1-8 The City Council of Hafnarfjörður approved on 8 January 2020 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the third phase of Hellnahraun in accordance with section 1 of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. This concerns the eastern part of the area, i.e. the part of the detailed plan that includes all plots at Borgahella, Dofrahella […]

The role of child protection is to ensure that children living in unacceptable conditions, or children who are endangering their health and development, receive the necessary assistance. Child protection seeks to strengthen families in their parenting role and to apply resources to protect individual children where appropriate. The local newspaper, Hafnfirðingur, met with Helena Unnarsdóttir, Head of Child Protection at the City of Hafnarfjörður, […]

Offers are invited from legal entities for the plot of land at Hrauntunga 5. The plot permits the construction of three two-storey residential houses: two semi-detached houses and one detached house, providing a total of five flats. Two houses stand on the plot which must be removed, and the successful bidder shall be responsible for their removal. The detailed plan for the plot came into effect on 16 October 2019. The […]

Work on the widening of the Reykjanes Highway, from Kaldárselsvegur west to the Krýsuvíkur junction, which has been ongoing since autumn 2019, is continuing, and this phase is scheduled for completion on 1 November 2020.  We point to the information page on the widening of the Reykjanesbraut in Hafnarfjörður, as the dualling of the road is a joint project between the Road Administration and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður. Blasting in the coming weeks. Rock blasting, which began on the Reykjanesbraut last […]