The Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður is open on Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 5 pm, and is bustling with life and activity on both days. The beautifully decorated little Christmas houses have become a nationally renowned marketplace for a variety of giftware, handicrafts and design, ideal for putting in a Christmas stocking, along with delicious food to eat on-site and treats to take home […]
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Budget for 2019 approved
The 2019 budget for the City of Hafnarfjörður and the 4-year plan for 2019-2022 were approved by the City Council today, Wednesday, 12 December. The City of Hafnarfjörður's operations have gone well in recent years. Property tax rate reduced and support for families with children. The property tax rate for commercial premises is reduced from 1.57% to 1.40% and the property tax for residential properties from 0.28% to 0.26%. The council tax rate will remain at 14.48% […]
Ambitious goals and a will to take environmental issues firmly in hand
The Environmental and Natural Resource Policy of the City of Hafnarfjörður was approved by the City Council on 25 April. Since then, the City of Hafnarfjörður's Environmental and Planning Service has been working on an analysis of the projects in the policy's action plan. The Environment and Operations Council proposed at its November meeting that a public meeting be called at the beginning of the new year where the Environmental and Resource Strategy of Hafnarfjörður will be […]
Who has the best-decorated house in Hafnarfjörður?
Who has the best-decorated house in Hafnarfjörður? You? Your neighbour? Your friend in the West End? We encourage Hafnarfjörður residents and anyone else interested to put on their big Christmas glasses and send us a tip about the house in Hafnarfjörður that stands out in this year's Christmas decorations. Prizes will be awarded for the best-decorated house and the awards ceremony will take place […]
Young people and road safety – a joint resolution
Birta Guðný Árnadóttir and Lilja Ársól Bjarkadóttir attended a seminar on behalf of the Hafnarfjörður Youth Council, hosted by the Grindavík Youth Council, which received a grant from Erasmus+ to organise a seminar on young people and road safety. Around seventeen youth councils took part in the symposium. Also in attendance were the Minister of Transport and Local Government, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, and Þórólfur Árnason, Director General […]
Town Council Meeting, 12 December
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday 12 December. The formal meeting will begin at 2:00 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. Here you can view the meeting agenda. Here you can watch the meeting live.
Extra bags for general rubbish
Major holidays usually generate a bit more rubbish than in other months of the year. In December and into January (14th Jan), the City of Hafnarfjörður plans to offer extra bags for general waste for sale. These bags can be placed next to the rubbish bin and will be collected during the regular waste collection in the city during this period. The bags are made of biodegradable […]
The Wasps get the Breaker of Walls 2018
The Wasps, a job and activity scheme in Hafnarfjörður, and Ruth Jörgensdóttir Rauterberg and Þorpið, a leisure centre in Akranes, receive the Múrbrjótinn 2018 award. The International Day of People with Disabilities is on 3 December each year. To mark the occasion, and in connection with a gathering held by Ás Support Association and Átak, the Association of People with Intellectual Disabilities, to celebrate the day and the fact that the associations are 60 and 25 […]
A musical Christmas with 2 divas and 200 students
For the second year in a row, the Hafnarfjörður Music School will be staging a major concert in collaboration with well-known musicians from Hafnarfjörður. Last year, it was brothers Friðrik Dór and Jón Jónsson who collaborated, but this year it is the singers Guðrún Árný and Margrét Eir, who are both based in Hafnarfjörður. The two concerts, under the title Tónajól, will be […]
The main objective is to ensure residents have suitable housing.
The City Council of Hafnarfjörður has approved a new housing plan on the state of housing in the municipality, which is valid until 2026. The purpose of the plan is to provide an overview of the state of housing in the municipality, analyse the supply and demand for different types of housing, and set out a plan for how the municipality intends to meet the housing needs of households, in the short and […]