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Notice has been given of a town council meeting on Wednesday 20 June. The meeting will begin at 5 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. You can view the meeting agenda here. You can watch the meeting live here.

8:00 Flag-raising and flag salute at the Rock. The Hraunbúar Scout Association flies flags around the town. 11:00 National costume gathering at Flensborg. Annríki – National Costumes and Jewellery will provide assistance with putting on national costumes and encourages Hafnarfjörður residents to bring out their national costumes from all countries.  13:00 Parade from FlensborgarskóliMarching down Hringbraut, along Lækjargata and up Strandgata to Thorsplani. Hafnarfjörður Brass Band and […]

This summer, cultural and health walks will be offered every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Most walks take about an hour and start at 8 p.m., unless stated otherwise. Participation is free and all are welcome. 7th June StraumsvíkJónatan Garðarsson leads a walk through the settlement that was at Straumsvík. Walking from Straumur 14th June – Old HafnarfjörðurBjörn Pétursson, the town's heritage officer […]

Dear friends and colleagues. This weekend my contract with the City of Hafnarfjörður for the position of mayor expires. It has been a great honour to serve in this varied and rewarding role for the past four years, and I am grateful for the opportunity. I believe we have done rather well in this […]

Results of the municipal elections in Hafnarfjörður on 26 May 2018. There were 20,770 on the electoral roll, of whom 12,058 voted, with 443 blank ballots and 52 invalid. Turnout was 58.11%.   B list: Progress and Independents, 928 votes, 8.01%,     number of elected representatives 1 C list Viðreisn, 1,098 votes, 9.5%, number of elected representatives 1 D list Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn, 3,903 votes, 33.8%, number of elected […]

On Thursday, 31 May, the allocation of sports grants for under-18 members of ÍBH's member clubs took place, in accordance with an agreement between ÍBH, Rio Tinto and the City of Hafnarfjörður. The distribution takes place at the headquarters of Rio Tinto in Iceland in Straumsvík. An agreement has been in force since 2001 between the Sports Federation of Hafnarfjörður, Rio Tinto and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður. Agreements have been made […]

The town of Hafnarfjörður is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year, and it will be celebrated with various events in Hafnarfjörður over the Sea Men's Day weekend. The anniversary is on 1 June, but on that day 110 years ago, Hafnarfjörður was granted borough status; the first election was also held in the Good Templars' Hall. On 1 June 1909, 1,469 people lived in the town and 109 […]

The Mayor, on behalf of Skarðshlíð Housing Association Ltd., and the Managing Director of Modulus Holding Company recently signed a construction contract for the building of social rental flats in Skarðshlíð. It is planned to build 12 flats on the plots at Hádegisskarð 12 and 16 in Skarðshlíð in accordance with the tender specifications, and they are to be delivered fully finished. This involves 6 two-room, 50 m² flats, 4 three […]

Polling stations in Hafnarfjörður for the local elections on 26 May 2018 opened at 9 a.m. and will close at 10 p.m. There are 20,770 voters on the electoral register in Hafnarfjörður. At 21:00, 10,092 voters had voted in person. Turnout 48.59%. At 20:00, 9,614 voters had voted in person. Turnout 46.29%. At 19:00, 8,978 voters had voted at the polling station. Turnout 43.23%. At 18:00 […]

Move Week will be held from 28th May to 3rd June across Europe. Hafnarfjörður is taking part in Move Week this year, as in previous years, as the aim of the campaign is to promote the benefits of active movement and general participation in sports for the benefit of one's health. Further information about the Active Week events in Hafnarfjörður is available at http://iceland.moveweek.eu/ On the occasion of Active Week, the plan is […]