Today, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, on behalf of the state treasury, and the City of Hafnarfjörður signed a purchase agreement for Suðurgata 14 in Hafnarfjörður. The property is a building of almost 1,300 square metres that previously housed the old tax office. Hafnarfjörður intends to use the premises for a workplace and services for disabled people, as well as other activities that can be accommodated in the building. The purchase price for the property is 256 million and […]
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Hafnarfjörður receives equality award from the Equality Council
Today, Thorsteinn Víglundsson, Minister for Social Affairs and Equality, presented the Equality Council's equality award at a ceremony in Hannesarholti. The progressive and ambitious policy of the City of Hafnarfjörður makes the municipality a comprehensive pioneer in the field of equality, states the Equality Council's justification. It was Haraldur L. Haraldsson who accepted the award on behalf of the City of Hafnarfjörður, along with a group from the city's various workplaces and representatives in […]
Town Council Meeting, 25 October
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 28 October. 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.
Hafnarfjörður fast-charging
Hafnarfjörður today became one of the first municipalities in the country to install a fast-charging station for electric cars, located at the Fjörður shopping centre. It provides 50 kilowatts of fast charging and 22 kilowatts of slow charging. The station is connected to Ísorka's software system, allowing users to monitor their electricity consumption via the website www.isorka.is and the Ísorka app. […]
Industrial plots in the best location in Hafnarfjörður
A number of industrial plots at Hellnahraun III are available to companies seeking a future location. Most of the plots are well-suited for the food industry. Good transport links and a harbour with great potential. There are 33 plots available in a growing industrial and business estate at favourable prices, ranging from 2,906 m² to 5,875 m². A strong emphasis is placed on good and attractive […]
Free swimming, art workshops and library cinema during the winter holidays
There will be a half-term holiday in the schools of Hafnarfjörður tomorrow and on Friday, 19th and 20th October, and on that occasion, swimming will be free for children and adults on those days. At Hafnarfjörður Library, there will be an exciting treasure hunt around the library looking for national football team players, and a library cinema at 12 pm and 2 pm on Friday. On Friday there will also be […]
Agreement and termination of contract
Over the past few weeks, talks have been underway between the City of Hafnarfjörður and Skólamatur (ISS) to terminate the contract between the parties for catering services for the city's primary and nursery schools, as both parties have been keen to be released from the contracts. A verbal agreement to terminate the contract was reached last week, and work is now underway to finalise the details.
House full at residents' meeting about the Reykjanesbraut
The residents' meeting at the Bæjarbíó cinema this evening was packed, where traffic safety on and around the Reykjanesbraut was discussed. Among those who spoke were Hrafnhildur R. Halldórsdóttir, a resident of Setberg, and Sindri Blær Gunnarsson, a student at Flensborg who was involved in a serious collision on the Reykjanesbraut. Also present were Lilja Guðríður Karlsdóttir, a transport engineer at Viaplan, Magnús Einarsson […]
Reykjanesbraut – public meeting
Hafnarfjörður Town Council is holding a public meeting on transport matters, with a focus on the Reykjanesbraut, on Tuesday evening, 17th October at 8 p.m. in the Bæjarbíó. The meeting will be live-streamed on netsamfelag.is – the exact link will be provided closer to the date. There is a significant backlog of need for major improvements to the Reykjanesbraut within Hafnarfjörður. A huge increase in traffic on the Reykjanesbraut is causing a major risk of accidents and long queues of cars form on […]
Around 100 people attended a tourism conference in Hafnarfjörður at the weekend.
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður hosted a successful conference on the state of and opportunities in the tourism industry over the weekend. The conference took place at Hafnarborg and was entitled „The Strategy and Position of Hafnarfjörður in Tourism“. Around one hundred people attended the conference, which was conceived as a starting point for future work that will focus on the city's vision and strategic direction. […]