Category: News

The Town Council awards grants each year to organisations, businesses or individuals for activities and services that align with the role of the local authority or are otherwise in accordance with its strategic direction, priorities and priorities. Grant awards are made twice a year, and it is now time for the first award of the year. The application deadline is 27 March 2018. Applicants […]

A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 14 February. The meeting will begin at 5 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. You can view the agenda here. You can watch the meeting live here. The broadcast starts promptly at 5:00 pm. 

This school year, all pupils in Years 8-10 at the state schools in Hafnarfjörður are being given an iPad for personal use in their schoolwork and for use at home. The tablets have been being distributed to pupils since before Christmas and are reaching all pupils these days. After all, there is a large number of tablets involved, or close to 1000 […]

Tomorrow, Wednesday 7 February, the Primary School Festival will take place in Hafnarfjörður. The youth clubs and schools have been running this project for years, and it has been to the credit of the teenagers and their initiatives. During the day there will be performances at the Gaflar Theatre at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. There, students from the town's schools will present the results of all kinds of art-related work. At 10:00 – Hraunvallar School and Áslands School […]

On 6th February, Playgroup Day will be celebrated for the 11th time in the playgroups of Hafnarfjörður. To mark the occasion, the playgroups will celebrate in various ways. On this day in 1950, pioneering nursery teachers founded their first association. In celebration of this day, the country's nurseries have celebrated it in a variety of ways, thereby contributing […]

The fault that occurred over the weekend in the sewage pumps at the City of Hafnarfjörður's pumping and treatment station in Hraunavík is more serious than it first appeared. It has been necessary to order a part of its equipment, which proved to be faulty, from an overseas supplier, so the repair will take longer than it appeared at first glance. The pump and treatment plant in Hraunavík contains all […]

The Winter Festival will be held from 1st to 4th February for the 17th time, taking place in all six municipalities of the capital region. This festival of light and darkness consists of four main pillars: Museum Night, Swimming Pool Night, Snow Celebration and Light Art, along with over 150 free events where numerous artists take part in creating a unique atmosphere in the city. Find out about the full programme […]

The Family Service and Curron Ltd signed an agreement this morning for the use of the CareOn system, a social care technology that streamlines the management of the council's home care service. The company Curron ehf. has developed a smart app which home care staff use to increase the safety of the service, facilitate flexibility, optimisation and improve the quality of the service. The Family Service took part in a pilot project […]

An open house will be held on Monday, 5 February 2018 at Norðurhellu 2, 221 Hafnarfjörður, where the proposal for an amendment to the Master Plan of Hafnarfjörður can be viewed.  The change consists of replacing two connecting roads south of the current settlement with a single road, Ásvallabraut, and altering its route so that it connects to Kaldárselsvegur and Elliðavatnsvegur via a roundabout below Hlíðarþúfurnar, […]

A fault has occurred in the sewage pumps at the City of Hafnarfjörður's pumping and treatment station in Hraunavík today. After inspection, it became clear that it was not safe to run the station's treatment equipment at full capacity while repairs are carried out. From this point on, some of the sewage from the station will bypass the system and flow directly into the sea […]