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For your information, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður would like to draw special attention to the fact that it will not be collecting Christmas trees from residents after the Christmas period.  A decision to that 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 since then. Sorpa welcomes all trees after the festive season – Sorpa's opening hours […]

On St. Lucia's Day, prizes were awarded for the best-decorated houses, the best-decorated street and the best-decorated block of flats 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. The residents of Hnoðravellir 7 won first […]

The customer service centre, cultural institutions, primary schools, nurseries and swimming pools of the City of Hafnarfjörður will be open over the festive period as follows: Customer Service and Service Centre Customer Service Service Centre 23 December Closed Closed 24 December Closed Closed 25 December Closed Closed 26 December December Closed Closed 27 December 08:00 – 16:00 07:30 – 17:00 28 December 08:00 – 16:00 07:30 – 15:30 29 December Closed […]

The swimming pools of Hafnarfjörður are three in number, and each has its own distinctive features. Information about all the swimming pools and their locations can be found HERE. The opening hours of the swimming pools over the Christmas period 2018 are as follows: Ásvallalaug, Suðurbæjarlaug, Sundhöll Hafnarfjarðar 23. December 08:00 – 17:00 08:00 – 17:00 Closed 24 December 06:30 – 13:00 06:30 – 13:00 06:30 – […]

Now the Christmas season is upon us, the sweet festival of light and peace. For most of us, Christmas is full of anticipation, hope and love. Christmas brings families and friends together, and with it comes the anticipation of enjoying peaceful days with those we hold dear. Although many are rushing about in the run-up to the festive season, it is Christmas itself that brings us the one […]

The Hafnarfjörður Town Council, on behalf of the Town Assembly, approved amendments to the detailed plan for Suðurgata-Hamarbraut on 12 July 2018. The proposal was advertised in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 41 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. Comments were received and a response from the local authority has been sent to those who submitted them. The detailed plan is approved with the amendment that the new plot at Suðurgata 46 is removed. In its place, parking spaces will be provided […]

Article by Hulda Björk Finnsdóttir, social worker and project manager of BRÚIN. In recent semesters, the authorities and professionals within the education and welfare services have placed a greater emphasis on responding quickly when children and adolescents show the first signs of academic, emotional or mental health difficulties. A working group in the City of Hafnarfjörður has spent the last two years developing procedures to provide […]

Hafnarfjörður is presenting a draft noise action plan for the years 2018 to 2023 to its residents. The preparation of a noise action plan is part of the European Union's Directive on Environmental Noise (2002/49/EC), which was implemented in Iceland by the Regulation on Noise Mapping and Action Plans no. 1000/2005 and aims to reduce noise and its adverse effects. The action plan is based […]

Hafnarfjörður was the first municipality in Iceland to receive equal pay certification and the certified equal pay mark from the Ministry of Welfare in August 2017. A maintenance audit carried out by BSI in Iceland this December reveals a reduction in the pay gap by 1.41% since the equal pay certificate was awarded. In August 2017, the pay gap was 4.81% in favour of men, but it now stands at […]