A draft proposal for changes to the Regional Plan for the Capital Region 2040 is presented for preliminary public consultation, in accordance with section 23(2) of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The draft proposal consists of fixing the location of transport corridors for the Metro and defining criteria for development in the impact areas. Draft proposals for amendments to the general plans of Garðabær 2004-2016, Hafnarfjörður 2013-2025, Kópavogur 2012-2024, Mosfellsbær […] are presented for information.
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The habits and well-being of young people
At a recent meeting of the Sports and Leisure Committee, a new report on the well-being and living conditions of children in Years 5 to 7 in Hafnarfjörður was presented. The research was conducted by Rannsókn og greining for the Ministry of Education. The report covers various aspects of the children's lives, such as their well-being at school, bullying, video game use, participation in sports and time spent with their parents. About […]
Town Council Meeting, 24 May
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 10 May. The meeting will begin at 2 pm at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is 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 2 pm. Among the topics on the agenda are the nomination to the board of the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður, the Elderly Welfare Fund, temporary permits and […]
Rental accommodation in the heart of Hafnarfjörður
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 […]
16% pay rise at the Working School
The wages of young people in the Hafnarfjörður Summer Job Scheme born in 2001, 2002 and 2003 will be increased by 16% in the summer of 2017. This increase is in addition to the pay rise for summer school staff in the summer of 2016, when their wages were increased by 15%. A strong emphasis is placed on recruiting hard-working and energetic individuals for the summer to carry out important projects […]
My town – what's your favourite place?
All Hafnarfjörður residents have their own favourite place – what's yours? There are plans to map out the favourite spots of Hafnarfjörður residents and make them more visible on the city's and the Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður's websites, so that residents can get ideas for exercise and improving their health, and experience new and interesting places in our beautiful fjord. Share your favourite spot with us! Send us a line and […]
45 awards for 1316 years of service
Long service awards for employees of the City of Hafnarfjörður were presented at a ceremony in Hafnarborg yesterday. 45 individuals received an award, and all of them have in common that they have worked for the city for 25 years or more, totalling 1,316 years of service. Erla Guðríður Jónsdóttir, a support officer at Setbergsskóli, and Eygló Hauksdóttir, finance department manager, have worked the longest at […]
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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 […]
New care home ready in September 2018
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður has entered into an agreement with Munck Íslandi for the construction of a new care home at Sólvangur. Four bids were received for the project, and Munck Íslandi's bid proved to be the lowest. The project's cost estimate was 1,515,686,540, and the contractor's bid was below the estimate at 1,460,336,306. The project is the construction of a care home at Sólvang in Hafnarfjörður, a three-storey building along with […]
Awarding of Erasmus+ grants 2017
Rannís has allocated approximately €3.5 million, or nearly 400 million krónur, in study and training grants from the education section of Erasmus+, the European Union's education and youth programme. The funding was allocated to 63 projects, and this time, more than a thousand individuals from schools, educational providers and companies are benefiting from the grants. Grants have been on the rise in recent years, and vocational training in particular […]