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The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is holding an open house at the old Tax Office, 14 Suðurgata, next Friday, 1st December. Between 15:00 and 17:00. The town recently purchased the building from the State Treasury and today the Tax Office houses several of the town's projects. In the near future, a brainstorming session will be held about a name and the future use of the building. Two projects are […]

There is a great deal of ice on the roads, footpaths and car parks throughout the town at the moment. The City of Hafnarfjörður's Service Centre is on duty almost around the clock for gritting and sanding, but in some cases this is not enough. Regarding sandbags, there is sand, bags and shovels for residents to use at the Hafnarfjörður Service Centre at Norðurhellu 2. Very […]

EIPA, the European Institute of Public Administration, this week awarded the City of Hafnarfjörður the EPSA, or the European Public Sector Award. The award is given to public service projects that demonstrate good practice and innovative solutions to challenging issues. The theme of the 2017 EPSA awards was innovation in public service, and the award was presented in Maastricht, the Netherlands, this year […]

The Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður will be opened for the fifteenth time on Friday evening, 1st December at 6 p.m. with a varied programme on Thorsplan as the lights are switched on on the Christmas tree. This year, it is none other than Laddi, Þórhallur Sigurðsson, who will share his memories of Christmas as a young boy in Hafnarfjörður, light the Christmas tree and count down to a few Christmas songs. The Christmas Village […]

On 27 November, a presentation will be held to introduce a proposal for changes to Suðurvegur. The proposal covers the plots at 40–44 Suðurgata. The meeting will be held at Hafnarborg and will start at 17:00. The meeting is expected to last for approximately 1.5 hours. At the meeting, architects will present a proposal for changes to the plots and […]

On 30 November, a public meeting will be held where architects will present the work on the new local plan, including a conservation area. The planning officer and staff will be on hand to answer questions. The meeting will be held at Hafnarborg and will start at 5 p.m. The meeting is expected to last for about 1.5 hours. Residents and other interested parties are encouraged to […]

A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 22 November. The meeting will begin at 17:00 in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting will be streamed live on the website.  Here you can see the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast starts promptly at 17:00. 

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 of 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 application deadline has been extended to 27 November 2017, which is Friðrik's birthday. […]

It's a good time, when the first snow falls, to start working on the town's Christmas decorations. All the fir trees felled this year come from residents' back gardens, but it's a win-win situation: residents need to get rid of large fir trees, and the town of Hafnarfjörður needs trees that we can use as Christmas trees.  This is at no cost to the residents and the town […]

Regarding the RÚV report today on the debts of local authorities, it should be noted that at the beginning of 2016, the total debt of the A-sector amounted to 34 billion króna. Of this, pension liabilities amounted to approximately 9.8 billion króna. At the end of 2018, total A-section debt is expected to amount to around 37 billion króna. Of this, pension liabilities are […]