On Flensborgarskóli's birthday, 1st October, Bergið Headspace was presented with a grant of 400,000 króna. All proceeds from this year's Flensborg Run, which took place on 17th September, went to Bergið, and the grant will be used to provide advice and support to young people up to the age of 25. The Healthy City of Hafnarfjörður sponsored the Flensborg Run and, in doing so, Bergið […]
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Student Council Training for the Primary School Student Councils
In mid-September, a student council training session was held for the student councils of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools. The training took place at Sjónarhóll in Kaplakriki and was attended by 81 pupils from all the town's primary schools. The training, which covered topics including the planning and implementation of an idea, the role of councils, active participation in social activities and the importance of each individual, was a great success in every respect. The students were very […]
TÍST day at Lækjarskóli
The school community in Hafnarfjörður is bustling with life and activity every day, and the autumn has got off to an exceptionally good start. Projects at both school stages are varied, and no two days are the same. On Thursday, 10th October, a group of staff from Lækjarskóli in Hafnarfjörður will allow interested Twitter users to get a behind-the-scenes look at primary school life, tweet from a typical school day and do […]
Multidisciplinary Games at Lækjarskóli
At the start of the week, a two-day Multiple Intelligences Games were held at Lækjarskóli. The Multiple Intelligences Games are being held for the eighth time and, as before, are based on Gardner's (1983) theory of multiple intelligences. All the school's pupils take part in the games, and the older pupils support their younger classmates. The games are intended as a good and enjoyable change of pace from the normal school routine, a kind of autumn festival for everyone at the school. […]
Book and Film Festival for the fourth time
The children's book and film festival in Hafnarfjörður is now being held for the fourth time, but at a new time in October. This year, most of the events revolve around the bestselling books by author Gunnar Helgason, which have been adapted for the big screen and the stage, but on 19 October, there will be a stage adaptation by Bjarkar Jakobsdóttir, Hafnarfjörður's 2019 Artist in Residence, of the play Mamma Clicks! will have its premiere at the Gaflar Theatre. […]
Do you have a fir tree that could become a source of joy?
Hafnarfjörður is requesting spruce trees from gardens that may have outgrown their welcome with their owners. We're getting into the Christmas spirit. Do you have a tree in your garden that could be a source of joy during Advent? Spruce trees can become very tall and wide, and often take up quite a lot of space in domestic gardens. Residents often have problems with these trees and […]
Autumn sweeping in Hafnarfjörður
Summer and autumn have truly been beautiful here in Hafnarfjörður, and the colours in nature have been particularly lovely. Now the leaves are starting to fall from the trees and the autumn sweeping is about to begin in the town. During the autumn sweeping, all the town's streets are checked, swept and an attempt is made to collect the largest possible amount of the leaf mass that […]
The VITINN podcast – a new episode is now live!
A new episode of The Lighthouse is now available. In this episode, Sigurjón Ólafsson, Director of the Service and Development Department, speaks with Ægir Örn Sigurgeirsson, Head of the Support Department for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Hafnarfjörður. Ægir gives listeners an insight into his own story and background and discusses the projects that he and his colleagues work on every day and […]
New Head of the Development and IT Department
Eymundur Björnsson has been appointed as Head of the Development and IT Department for the City of Hafnarfjörður. Eymundur has many years' experience in managing IT projects, including from Kaupþing, Íslandsbanki, Össur and, most recently, at Advania, where he was Technical Director. During his time at Advania, Eymundur was, among other things, the person responsible for and the point of contact with the City of Hafnarfjörður, and is therefore very familiar with the local authority's working environment. Eymundur holds a BA […]
Wetland restoration in Hafnarfjörður
Practical work on the restoration of wetlands in Krýsuvík and Bleiksmýri began at the start of the week, covering an area of around sixty hectares. The work in Bleiksmýri was completed yesterday, and work in Krýsuvíkursmýri begins today. The Wetland Fund has estimated, based on its calculations, that the works in question will sequester around 1,100 tonnes of carbon in the soil, equivalent to the emissions from 120 cars being driven […]