Category: News

Happy New Year, dear residents of Hafnarfjörður! There are quite a lot of empty firework boxes, sparklers and sticks lying scattered around town at the start of the year, and we appeal to residents and businesses in the area to consider their local surroundings and tidy up after the New Year's celebrations. Let's join hands and clean up after the New Year. It is […]

Notice regarding Christmas trees. For your information, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður would like to draw special attention to the fact that it does not collect Christmas trees from residents after the Christmas period. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Environment and Operations Committee on 21 September 2016, and Christmas trees have not been collected from residents' homes since then. It is noted that sports clubs and voluntary organisations are currently […]

The 2019 Sportspeople of the Year in Hafnarfjörður were chosen today at the annual Sports and Recognition Gala. Þórdís Eva Steinsdóttir, an athletics athlete from Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, is the 2019 female athlete of Hafnarfjörður, and Anton Sveinn McKee, a swimmer from Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar, is the 2019 male athlete of Hafnarfjörður. The 2019 Hafnarfjörður Achievement Team is the men's and women's senior team of the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Club, who during the year became both men's and women's cup champions […]

On St. Lucia's Day, prizes were awarded for the best-decorated houses and the best-decorated street in Hafnarfjörður. At the beginning of December, residents of Hafnarfjörður and other interested parties were encouraged to put on their big Christmas glasses and send in a tip about the house in Hafnarfjörður that they think stands out in this year's Christmas decorations. Furuvellir 13-25 is the best-decorated street for the second […]

Sigurjón Ólafsson took up a new post as Director of Services and Development for the City of Hafnarfjörður at the beginning of the autumn. Sigurjón has been involved in the digital journey of many organisations and companies, managing large projects, assisting with transforming their digital presence and introducing new ways of working and mindsets. His team has been busy these first few months, […]

The City of Hafnarfjörður's customer service, cultural institutions, primary schools, nurseries and swimming pools will be open over the festive period as follows: Customer Service and Service Centre Customer Service Service Centre 24th December Closed Closed 25th December Closed Closed December Closed Closed 26 December Closed Closed 27 December 08:00 – 16:00 07:30 – 15:20 28 December Closed Closed 29 December Closed Closed 30 December 08:00 – […]

In the run-up to Christmas, the City of Hafnarfjörður and the Hafnarfjörður Volleyball Club signed a service agreement covering all the services the club provides to residents of Hafnarfjörður and the contribution from the City for these services. Today, the adult section of the club is very active, and there is also a growing emphasis on its youth work. 15-20 children and young people, aged 18 and under, train regularly with the club in […]

The Hafnarfjörður Town Council and the Sports and Leisure Committee are holding an awards ceremony for athletes competing with teams from Hafnarfjörður, Awards for Icelandic champions, cup winners, Nordic champions, world champions and special achievements, along with the selection of Hafnarfjörður's Sportswoman, Sportsman and Sports Team of the Year 2019. Awards and selection of the 2019 Sportspeople of the Year. Over 300 individuals who have won Icelandic championship titles with Hafnarfjörður […]