At the Family Council meeting on 14 October, it was decided to amend the City of Hafnarfjörður's regulations on special housing support, which came into effect on 17 October 2017. The provision that excluded the payment of special support in the municipality's social rental housing was repealed, and tenants are now permitted to apply for special support. Tenants of social housing in Hafnarfjörður can now apply […]
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The little nursery trees at Thorsplan
It is a tradition for nurseries in Hafnarfjörður to decorate the small Christmas trees that adorn the Christmas village at Thorsplani. Groups of nursery school children have made their way to the Christmas village this week with beautiful and environmentally friendly Christmas decorations that they have made themselves. The decorations are most welcome and have added a delightful touch to the Christmas village from the very beginning. The nursery school Víðivellir saw […]
A dog woman with unwavering faith in unconventional communication
The spark is seeing that people can do more today than they did yesterday. Halla Harpa Stefánsdóttir is the Head Occupational Therapist at the Hæfingarstöðin at Bæjarhraun in Hafnarfjörður. A great dog lover who has made it her life's work to train, empower and develop methods and approaches that promote the use of non-traditional communication. Halla Harpa decided when she was 10 years old that […]
An international FLY project that promotes film literacy
Students in 7th AMT at Lækjarskóli were in luck when they were invited to take part in a workshop on short film-making, and thereby join the international FLY project, which aims to engage with and use film literacy in the teaching of children and young people. The acronym FLY stands for Fly Literacy Years and the project is supported by the Children's Culture Fund and The Animation Workshop/VIA […]
New municipal web portal launched by the City of Hafnarfjörður
Electronic information sharing for all stakeholders. The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður places great emphasis on digital services and communication for the town's residents and other stakeholders. As part of this process, the municipal web viewer and geographic information system, Granni, has been implemented. The engineering firm EFLA operates Granni and has spent the last few months working on a new and significantly improved municipal web viewer, which has now been launched […]
The service desk will be closed until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 3rd December.
The City of Hafnarfjörður's service centre at Strandgata 6 will be closed from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, 3rd December, due to a staff meeting for the Service and Development Department. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Mindfulness is an interesting technique in the toolbox of life.
Hjördís Jónsdóttir is a great visionary with her heart in the right place. For her, people are the priority, and at a young age she decided that caring for and raising children was her calling in life. Today, Hjördís works as the Head of Year for Years 1–5 at Áslandsskóli and has thrived in her work with the primary schools of Hafnarfjörður, where […]
Welcome HOME to Hafnarfjörður – where warmth reigns supreme.
These days, a Christmas magazine featuring the Christmas town of Hafnarfjörður is being delivered through letterboxes to all homes in Hafnarfjörður and to friends of the town across the greater capital area, the South West and the South Coast. The purpose of the Christmas magazine is to introduce the Christmas town of Hafnarfjörður to its residents and friends. The magazine contains information about unique places, its distinctive character […]
Christmas begins in Hafnarfjörður this weekend
The Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður will be opened with a festive programme on Thorsplani when the lights are switched on the Christmas tree on Friday, 29 November. The Christmas tree is a gift from Cuxhaven, Hafnarfjörður's twin town in Germany. The Hafnarfjörður Brass Band and the Threstir Male Choir will perform several Christmas songs, and Björgvin Halldórsson and Auður will sing. During the first opening weekend, the Yule Lads from the Dimmuborgir will sneak in for a visit and join in the fun with […]
All the Arts – a reading at Hafnarfjörður Library
The Christmas book flood is now upon us and the Christmas programme at Hafnarfjörður Library is fully booked. The first two reading sessions, an evening of readings with a café atmosphere and a reading session for younger children, were well attended and packed out. Today at 5 p.m., there is a reading for older children at the library, where Benný Sif Ísleifsdóttir will be reading from her book Álfarannsóknin and […]