Category: News

On the first of May, As the weather changed and a light flurry of snow fell, the City of Hafnarfjörður formally opened a new barbecue hut in Víðistaðatún, and town councillors served sausages to guests and passers-by after the Víðavangshlaupið, which took place in the early hours on the first morning of summer. Plans are afoot to continue making Víðistaðatún even more enjoyable than it is now […]

Happy summer, dear residents and other visitors. We are holding a grand celebration for the First of May in Hafnarfjörður and won't let the weather stop us. There will be festivities in Víðistaðatún throughout the day, and the celebrations will also spread to other parts of the town. See you at Víðistaðatún and beyond! 🙂 Programme for the First of Summer 10 am: Do you want to sail? Training group of the Þyt Sailing Club […]

Cultural grants were awarded at a ceremony in Hafnarborg today. Twenty-two projects received a grant this time; individuals, cultural groups or organisations, all of which have one thing in common: they are connected to Hafnarfjörður in one way or another. The grants from the Culture and Tourism Committee of the City of Hafnarfjörður are awarded annually to individuals and projects that are likely to […]

Visual artist Steingrímur Eyfjörð has been appointed as the 2017 Artist in Residence of Hafnarfjörður. The Cultural and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður called for nominations for the post early in the year, and numerous nominations were received. The Cultural and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður called for nominations for the post of City Artist in early 2017, and received numerous nominations. The committee's decision was that for the year 2017, the visual artist Steingrímur Eyfjörð would be the City Artist of Hafnarfjörður. Steingrímur Eyfjörð was born in 1954; he studied visual art in Iceland and the Netherlands. Steingrímur has, in his work […]

Just over 400 pupils in three classes from Hafnarfjörður's primary schools made an honest attempt to sing in the summer this morning on the last day of winter. At the same time, the Bjartir dagar festival in Hafnarfjörður was officially opened, but the cultural festival, and at the same time the first town festival of the summer, runs until Sunday. A special emphasis is placed on the participation of children and teenagers in Bjartir dagar […]

We're inviting you HOME to Hafnarfjörður for the first town festival of the summer! The Bright Days of Hafnarfjörður are coming up from 19th-23rd April, where the town's institutions, community organisations, businesses and individuals are hosting a wide variety of events.   HEIMA – a music festival in private homes on the last day of winter. First of May in Víðistaðatún. Walk into town – museums and artists' studios open on Friday evening. Bræðralag – a major concert […]

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 […]

 A complete turnaround has occurred in the operations of the City of Hafnarfjörður – from a deficit to a surplus. The debt ratio has fallen below 150%, allowing the city to be released from the supervision of the Financial Supervisory Authority. The City of Hafnarfjörður's debt ratio was 169,6% at the end of 2016, compared with 194% at the end of 2015, and has not been lower in a quarter of a century, or since 1992. Operating costs almost unchanged year-on-year. Debt ratio […]