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 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
One could say that the master of horticulture, Björn Bögeskov Hilmarsson, wears his surname well, as it is the Danish version of the word for beech forest. Björn, or Böddi as he is known, who has worked for the City of Hafnarfjörður for almost 30 years, is the manager of the Hafnarfjörður Service Centre at Norðurhellu. Nineteen people work there on average and the list of projects is long and […]
At the Skills Centre at Bæjarhraun 2, the emphasis is on structured services and training in the use of non-verbal communication and sensory stimulation, leading to an improved quality of life. 23 users attend, either from 8 am to 12 pm or 12 pm to 4 pm, where the service is individualised and guided by a plan and daily schedule. A Hafnfirðingur visitor paid a visit and spoke […]
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 27th November. The formal meeting will begin at 14:00 in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here.
Due to work on the dualling of the Reykjanesbraut (41) through Hafnarfjörður, the south-west slip road at the Krýsuvíkurveg junction will need to be closed. This is the slip road from the westbound Reykjanesbraut to Krýsuvíkurveg. The slip road is expected to be closed from tomorrow, 26 November, after the morning rush hour. Traffic will be diverted via Strandgata and Ásbraut. It is planned that […]
