The number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus outside of China has increased in recent days. This includes in Europe, where the number of cases in Northern Italy is approaching three hundred. A suspected case has arisen in Tenerife, Spain, but this has not yet been definitively confirmed. The Chief Medical Officer is warning against unnecessary travel to four regions in Northern Italy but […]
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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 […]
This is the best day of my life!
The Hafnarfjörður Primary School Festival was recently held, where around 800 young people attended, danced and had fun without any problems and were a great credit to themselves. Sara Pálmadóttir and Sigmar Ingi Sigurgeirsson, the festival's project managers, are also the heads of two of the nine (including NU) leisure centres for the primary schools in Hafnarfjörður. The local newspaper, Hafnfirðingur, met with them recently to chat about the festival. […]
Culture and the arts promote health.
The Healthy Community project has been running in Hafnarfjörður for five years with various focuses. It is often said that culture matters, and Ágústa Kristófersdóttir, director of Hafnarborg, the cultural and art centre of Hafnarfjörður, looked into projects related to health-promoting culture. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had published a report detailing the health benefits of culture […]
Cross-country ski trails at Hvaleyrarvöllur
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]