National land – revised municipal boundaries, amendment to the 2013–2025 Master Plan of Hafnarfjörður. New detailed plan for Leiðarendi. At the meeting of the Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður on 18 June 2019, the following resolution was adopted: A proposal for a planning statement for the amendment to the Master Plan of Hafnarfjörður – National Land, revised municipal boundaries, and also for a new detailed plan for Leiðarendi was presented. Instead of […]
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Playground open from 10th July – 7th August at Staðarhvammur
This summer, a play scheme or 'roló' will be run, located at the Hvamm nursery school at Staðarhvammur 23, from 10th July – 7th August for children aged 2 – 6 (born 2013-2017). Opening hours are from 9 am – 12 pm and from 1 pm – 4 pm (closed at midday). Two types of punch cards are available for the Playground: 5-visit […]
Five received awards for the most and most unusual fish
Over 400 fishing enthusiasts from Hafnarfjörður, aged 6-12, gathered at Flensborg pier in Hafnarfjörður yesterday, armed themselves with their fishing gear and competed to catch the most and the most unusual fish. Five young people received awards for their performance with their fishing tackle. Most Fish, Biggest Fish and Strangest Fish 2019. The competition was held in three categories: Most Fish, Biggest Fish and Strangest Fish 2019. […]
A water outage is expected on Holt on Wednesday evening.
Due to repairs by the water company, a water outage can be expected in Holt from 10 p.m. on Wednesday evening, 26th June. The repair work is expected to take approximately three hours, and residents are advised not to run their dishwashers or washing machines during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Town Council Meeting, 26th June
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday 26 June. The formal meeting will begin at 2:00 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. You can access the meeting agenda here. You can watch the meeting live here.
Maintenance work at the Hafnarfjörður sewerage system
Due to maintenance work on the sewer pipe, it is necessary to divert part of the sewage to the overflow at Fjarðartorg. The maintenance work will take place in the early hours of Monday morning. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Good attendance at theme parks
The Family Gardens of Hafnarfjörður are open to all residents, and it is a great opportunity for individuals and families to grow their own vegetables. It was decided to let demand determine the supply of gardens, and applications were opened for 64 gardens at Víðistaðir to begin with. The demand is so great that there are now 56 family gardens at […]
8,900 trees planted for the 2018 financial year
The City of Hafnarfjörður is carbon-offsetting its municipal operations, the first of the Icelandic municipalities to do so. The City of Hafnarfjörður today signed an agreement with Kolvið for the carbon offsetting of its operations, and the project covers all of the municipality's institutions, around 70 in total. At the beginning of the year, the City of Hafnarfjörður entered into an agreement with the company Klappir Grænar lausnir hf. for the implementation of an environmental management software that collects important information from its operations for its carbon accounting […]
Beauty Pageant 2019 – Nominations
The City of Hafnarfjörður is seeking nominations from residents and other interested parties for awards for beautiful and well-maintained gardens, streets, open spaces or institutional grounds in Hafnarfjörður. The selection for the awards is based solely on submitted nominations, and residents, employees and other interested parties are therefore encouraged to take an active part. The awards are intended to set a certain standard in this […]
Address of the Valkyrie 2019
Katla Sif Snorradóttir is the 2019 Mountain Queen of Hafnarfjörður. Katla Sif is an equestrian from the Sörli Riding Club and was recognised at the club's last annual general meeting for the best achievement in the children's and junior categories last year. This year, Katla was selected for the Icelandic national team to compete at the World Championships of the Icelandic Horse, which will be held in Berlin this summer. It was considered […]