Come and try cross-country skiing in your local area! The weather is great for winter sports at the moment, and now Keilir Golf Club, in collaboration with the City of Hafnarfjörður, has laid out two cross-country ski trails at Hvaleyrarvöllur. Two loops have been groomed: a short track on the front nine (the lava field) and a longer one on Hvaleyrarvöllur. It is not possible to lay out longer tracks at present due to […]
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Closure of Strandgata south of Reykjanesbraut
From 25th to 28th February, between 10 am and 4 pm, the contractor will close Strandgata south of Reykjanesbraut for roadworks. Diversions are via the Krýsuvíkurgatnamót and Kaldárselsveg.
Hljóðön – The Icelandic Music Awards 2020
Hljóðön – a music exhibition, which ran at Hafnarborg 26 January–3 March. March last year, has been nominated for Music Event of the Year (Single Concert) in the Classical and Contemporary Music category at the 2020 Icelandic Music Awards. In the jury's reasoning for the show, it says: „An exciting and original production with an impressive opening concert. The production worked with the interplay between music and space and Jennifer's performance […]
Cleaning of workplace signs on the Reykjanesbraut
Today, Friday 21st February at 10 a.m., the Reykjanesbraut will be closed between the Strandgata bridge and the Krýsuvíkurgata junction for the cleaning of work site signs. A diversion via Ásbraut is advised. The closure is expected to last for one hour. Thank you in advance for your patience!
Save the Children helpline for children
Collaboration on increased online safety. A new reporting page for the Tip Line was recently launched at the web address barnaheill.is/abendingalina. All those who work with and for children are asked to introduce the Tip Line to the children in their surroundings. Furthermore, Barnahjálp hopes that the entire community will use the Tip Line to report violence, grooming, harassment or anything else that is […]
Jón Jónsson discusses a healthy lifestyle for the 10th year in a row
These days, the Hafnarfjörður musician and former footballer Jón Jónsson is visiting all Year 8 pupils in the town's primary schools – for the tenth year in a row – to talk to them about a healthy lifestyle. The prevention project is a collaboration between the Cancer Society of the Capital Area and the City of Hafnarfjörður, which have for the past few years worked on preventing tobacco use among children and young people. Measurable success from this collaboration Research […]
Children's pools at Ásvallalaug closed until after the weekend.
Please note that the 16m teaching pool, wading pool and slide at Ásvallalaug will be closed from Tuesday, 18th February until and including Monday, 24th February for maintenance and repairs. Thank you for your understanding!
A visionary from Hafnarfjörður in an advisory role
Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir is an artist-chef and practises her meditation through baking and cooking, which friends and family enjoy. She is undertaking a master's degree in multiculturalism, global connections and migration, and works as a teaching advisor for the City of Hafnarfjörður, where she fulfils an advisory role in multiculturalism in close cooperation with the municipality's nursery and primary schools and others […]
The deadline for bids for the plot at Hrauntunga 5 is 24 February.
On 10 February, the plot at Hrauntunga 5 was put out to tender for legal entities. Please note that the deadline for tenders is Monday, 24 February at 10 a.m. ______________________________________ Offers are invited from legal entities for the plot at Hrauntunga 5. The plot permits the construction of three two-storey residential houses, comprising two semi-detached houses and one detached house, […]
Presentation of the MsH 2020 Incentive Awards
The Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður's Encouragement Awards were held at Hafnarborg on 18 February 2020. VON Mathús received the MsH Encouragement Award, and Fjarðarkaup, St. Jó's Well-being Centre and Þorgeir Haraldsson received MsH's acknowledgements. Actor and speaker Bjartur Guðmundsson warmed up the room with his positivity before the award itself was presented, and it's safe to say he was a roaring success. Here […]