Hafnarfjörður Municipality is advertising Strandgata 4 for rent. The property comprises a basement, two storeys and an attic, totalling approximately 515 m². The building is reinforced concrete, built in 1930 by merchant Jón Mathiesen, who ran a shop there for many years and lived on the upper floor. The property will be handed over in autumn 2017. The entire property is advertised for lease and it is intended […]
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Awards for effective management and multicultural work
Since 2008, the Education Committee of Hafnarfjörður municipality has awarded 1-3 accolades per year to individual school projects that are considered exemplary and characteristic of creative school work in Hafnarfjörður. This year, three schools received an award. Öldutúnsskóli and the Álfaberg nursery school for good staff morale and effective management, and Hvaleyrarskóli for educational and multicultural work in the school library. High staff satisfaction and increased progress in […]
Happy National Day in Hafnarfjörður
A proper national day celebration will be on offer in Hafnarfjörður on 17th June. There will be an organised programme in the town centre, at Thorsplan, by Hafnarborg and the Hafnarfjörður Museum of Local History. On Strandgatan there will be stalls, fairground rides, shooting ranges, table tennis, archery, music, an obstacle course and giant inflatables, and there should be something of interest for every member of the family. The day begins at 8 a.m. with […]
New summer opening at the South Bay Pool
From today, residents and visitors in Hafnarfjörður can enjoy a swim in the Suðurbær Pool until 22:00. The pool's summer opening hours are now in effect and will remain so until 13 August. The Suðurbær Pool will be open until 22:00 every weekday and until 21:00 on Sundays. Opening hours will remain unchanged at […]
A new handbook on early intervention in speech and language therapy
The Norðurberg Nursery School has published a handbook on early intervention in language stimulation for nursery school children and preparation for reading. The handbook was recently presented at a special launch event at the school, attended by numerous guests. The handbook, 'Early Intervention in Language Stimulation for Preschool Children – Preparation for Reading', is the result of a development project at the nursery school that has been taking place for the past two years. The handbook presents, among other things, […]
Seaman's Day weekend in Hafnarfjörður
Two days of festivities will be held this weekend in Hafnarfjörður to mark Seafarers' Day. A number of individuals, businesses, institutions and organisations have joined forces to put on a homely programme at Flensborg Harbour that appeals to the whole family. The festival area opens at 13:00 on both days and is open until 17:00. Seaman's Day holds a special place in the hearts of Hafnarfjörður residents, after all […]
Pepper visited Arnarberg
Vélmennið Pepper heimsótti leikskólann Arnarberg í morgun. Um er að ræða mannlegt vélmenni sem sérhannað er fyrir kynningar og fræðslu og þ.á.m. forritunarkennslu í skólum. Eitt af sérkennum Pepper er að greina svipbrigði og raddblæ viðmælanda en um leið að skapa gleði og ánægju. Pepper, sem er á landinu í tilefni af 25 ára afmæli […]
We need more team leaders!
Hafnfirsk ungmenni eru spennt fyrir vinnu hjá Hafnarfjarðarbæ nú í sumar og jókst aðsókn umtalsvert á milli ára – við fögnum því! Okkur vantar fleiri flokkstjóra! Vegna aukinna umsvifa óskar Vinnuskóli Hafnarfjarðar eftir fleiri flokkstjórum 21 árs og eldri til starfa og best væri ef viðkomandi gæti hafið störf sem fyrst. Áhugasamir eru beðnir um […]
Initial proposals for the location of Borgarlína presented
Þáttaskil verða í undirbúningi fyrirhugaðrar Borgarlínu, nýs hágæða samgöngukerfis sem fá mun sérrými í gatnakerfi höfuðborgarsvæðisins, þegar vinnslutillögur um breytingar á svæðisskipulagi höfuðborgarsvæðisins til 2040 og aðalskipulagi sveitarfélaganna sex sem standa að Borgarlínu verða kynntar á sameiginlegum fundi sveitarfélaganna í Salnum í dag. Þar verða kynntar tillögur um staðsetningu línuleiða og helstu stöðva Borgarlínu og […]
Adoption of an amendment to the detailed plan for South Harbour
Samþykkt á breytingu á deiliskipulagi Suðurhafnar vegna Fornubúða 5 Bæjarstjórn Hafnarfjarðar samþykkti 27. 04. 2017 breytingu á deiliskipulagi Suðurhafnar vegna lóðarinnar Fornubúðir 5. Tillagan var auglýst skv. 1. mgr. 43. gr. skipulagslaga nr. 123/2010. Athugasemd barst og hefur þeim, sem gerðu athugasemd, verið send umsögn sveitarstjórnar. Sú breyting var gerð frá auglýstri tillögu að heimilt […]