Category: News

A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday 17 October. The meeting will begin at 17:00 in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. Here you can view the meeting agenda. Here you can watch the meeting live.

There has been much discussion that the language development and vocabulary of Icelandic children is deteriorating, and that this later affects their reading comprehension and academic prospects. A new project in Hafnarfjörður aims to reach parents of children aged 6-24 months so that the children are supported in their language development from an early age and earlier […]

The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður has now completed the allocation of cultural grants for 2018. Thirteen projects are receiving a grant this time; individuals, cultural groups or organisations, all of which have one thing in common: they are connected to Hafnarfjörður in one way or another. Cultural and Tourism Committee grants of the City of Hafnarfjörður are awarded twice a year to individuals and projects that are likely to […]

These days, reconstruction work is underway on Kaldárselsveg from Sörlatorg to Flóttamannavegur. Throughout October, there will be traffic disruptions and closures on certain routes in the work area.  Flóttamannavegur and Klettahlíð at Kaldárselsveg will be closed from today until Wednesday. After that, there will be traffic disruptions. Motorists are asked to pay close attention to the signage on […]

A message to parents in Hafnarfjörður from Geir Bjarnason, Sports and Leisure Officer. This autumn, a group of young people have been gathering in the town centre to hang out in and around the Fjöður. This has been happening after school, at weekends and into the evening.  This gathering of groups can have serious […]

The Mayor and Directors of the City of Hafnarfjörður yesterday met with the management of the Capital Region Police, based in Hafnarfjörður, following discussions on the city's neighbourhood pages about car break-ins, suspicious movements around homes and offers of services that did not comply with Icelandic law. At the meeting, the situation here in […] was reviewed.

Health Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir has granted the City of Hafnarfjörður permission to increase the number of nursing home places in the municipality by 33 within two years. The number of nursing home places at Sólvangur in Hafnarfjörður will therefore be 93. The Minister presented his decision to the Mayor, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, in Hafnarfjörður today. The decision is part of a major government initiative on the development of nursing home places, which was presented by the Minister of Health earlier this […]

Decisions of the town council pursuant to section 3. of section 41 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. A new detailed plan for Ásvallabraut. At its meeting on 14 February, the Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved a proposal for a new detailed plan for Ásvallabraut. The proposal was advertised in accordance with Article 41(1) of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. Comments were received, and those who submitted them have been sent the council's response. It is possible to […]

Social educators in Europe generally work under the title of social educators and are committed to the common goal of creating pathways for equality, justice and quality of life for all citizens. The International Association of Social Educators (AIEJI) celebrates 2 October as the International Day of the Social Educator. Social educators are the professional group that is specially trained […]

Applications are invited for a grant from the Friðrik Bjarnason and Guðlaug Pétursdóttir Fund. The purpose of the fund is to promote the musical life in Hafnarfjörður and to support students from Hafnarfjörður for postgraduate study in music, and music scholars. The applicant must provide a detailed description of their studies or proposed project. The deadline for applications is 1 November 2018. Applications are submitted via My Pages at […]