Category: News

The twentieth Reykjavik Rat Race has begun. To mark the occasion, the theme is 'A Taste of the Best', featuring selected locations from previous games as well as new additions. Guðni Gíslason is laying the course for the 10th time, but it is Hönnunarhúsið ehf. which is managing the edition in collaboration with the City of Hafnarfjörður. The aim of the game is to encourage outdoor activities and nature observation in the varied countryside […]

Amendment to the detailed plan for Phase 1 of Kapelluhraun in Hafnarfjörður. Extension of the building plot for Gullhellu 1. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 20 February 2017 to give local notice of a change to the detailed plan for Phase 1 of Kapelluhraun for the plot Gullhellu 1, with reference to 2. subsection 43 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The amendment to the detailed plan consists of an extension of the building plot of the site, as shown […]

Change to the detailed plan for the industrial area on Hvaleyrarholt in Hafnarfjörður – enlargement of the building plot at Grandatröð 12. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 16 May. 2017 to advertise a proposal for a change to the detailed plan for the plot at Grandatröð 12 in accordance with section 1 of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. This concerns an amendment to the detailed plan for the industrial area on Hvaleyrarholti in Hafnarfjörður. […]

Reykjavík City Card is issued by the Capital Region Authority, and in the first six months of the year, sales of the cards were 90% higher compared to the same period last year. This is a much greater increase in sales than the growth in the flow of tourists to the country over a similar period; according to data from the Tourist Board, there was a 47% increase in departures from the country at Leif […]

The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved at its meeting this morning to grant a subsidy of 1,000,000 króna to the 'Friendship in Action' project. The project and collection were initiated in response to a tidal wave that struck the Greenlandic village of Nuugattsiaq in the early hours of Sunday, 18 June, resulting in four deaths and the destruction of eleven houses, including the village's power supply, shop and primary school.

On Friday, Health Minister Óttarr Proppé allocated just over ninety million krónur in grants from the Public Health Fund to 139 projects and research studies. The grant recipients are located all over the country, and the projects are aimed at all age groups. See the list of projects and grant recipients for 2017. The City of Hafnarfjörður is one of this year's recipients. Healthy City of Hafnarfjörður. The City of Hafnarfjörður's project focuses on the targeted implementation of a health promotion strategy (public health policy) in a cross-disciplinary […]

Words from the Mayor at the end of the month I have decided to make it a regular feature to put together a few words at the end of the month to report on interesting projects underway within the municipality and to give an overview of the month's challenges, ideas, visits and meetings. There is much to report, but with this I wish to inform […]

All children who are starting to read for themselves are invited to take part in the Hafnarfjörður Library's summer reading scheme, which runs from 1 June to 18 August. Summer Reading – How it works Sign up for the Summer Reading programme with a member of staff at the reception desk or in the children's section and get a reading diary. Read any ridiculously fun book, comic book, audiobook or magazine. Get a stamp in […]

Hafnarfjörður Municipality invites tenders for the reconstruction of a 200-metre section of Lækjargata, from Fjarðargata to Austurgata.  The work includes: tarmac removal, excavation, sub-base and asphalt, kerbs, drainage pipes, water supply pipes, and utility installations. Also surfacing, paving, planting, the renewal of concrete retaining walls, and more.  The completion date is 15 November 2017. Main quantities: Excavation from streets and […]