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The Culture and Participation Festival, Bjartir dagar, will be held next week, from the 18th to the 22nd of April, in connection with the first day of summer, as in previous years. Bjartir dagar is a participatory festival and is based on institutions, voluntary organisations, businesses and individuals taking part in creating events throughout the town that are connected to the festival, or taking part in the programmes that […]

All clubs, organisations and groups in Hafnarfjörður are invited to apply to participate in the Environmental Watch in exchange for financial support. The project is about the upkeep and beautification of the town, and the aim, as ever, is to raise residents' environmental awareness, make the town more beautiful and increase cleanliness. Hafnarfjörður has been divided into areas, and only twelve groups can take part each time. […]

A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday 11 April. The meeting will begin at 5 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. Here you can view the meeting agenda. Here you can watch the meeting live.

The financial position of the City of Hafnarfjörður has strengthened considerably in recent years. This strengthening is clearly reflected in the municipality's annual accounts for 2017. The operating surplus for Sections A and B amounted to 1,326 million króna and operating cash flow was 3,646 million króna, which corresponds to 14.41% of total revenues. This good performance has led to the council taking out no loans during the year […]

The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 31 October 2017 to re-advertise the proposal for the detailed plan for Miðbær Hrauns Vestur, with reference to paragraph 2 of Article 42 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The re-publication is based on comments from the Planning Authority on the detailed plan's explanatory report dated 18 September 2015. The proposals will be on display at the Hafnarfjörður Service Centre, Strandgata 8–10, and at the Environmental and Planning Service at […]

The City of Hafnarfjörður is inviting applications for grants for the improvement of window insulation on the sides of buildings facing busy roads. Further information is available from the Hafnarfjörður Service Centre, Strandgata 6, telephone 585-5500. Grants are awarded for the improvement of window sound insulation on the sides of a building where the noise level is calculated to be 65 dB(A) or higher. When awarding grants, priority is given to those in the worst conditions. […]

The week after Easter, the City of Hafnarfjörður is launching a city-wide clean-up initiative, encouraging residents to take part in a spring clean organised at the grounds of the primary schools and swimming venues in the town.  Businesses will also be working to clean up their surroundings, and containers will be placed in three locations in Hafnarfjörður. The containers are primarily intended for the disposal of […]

Today, the Environmental and Resource Appeals Board annulled the work permit that the City of Hafnarfjörður issued to Landsnet for Lyklafell Line 1. The construction of Lyklafell Line 1 has been a prerequisite for the removal of the Hamranes Lines and the relocation of the Ísall Lines.  The appeal against the granting of the works permit was brought by Hraunavinir and the Nature Conservation Society of Southwest Iceland. „The ruling is a blow for the municipality, and it is clear that the decades-long wait for it […]

Street sweeping is currently in full swing. The work has been ongoing since the beginning of March, during which time the main roads have been cleaned. Below is the schedule being followed, which involves a general sweep of Hafnarfjörður according to the following plan. Sweeping of main pedestrian routes 23rd March – […]