A joint project by the City of Hafnarfjörður and voluntary organisations for the upkeep of the town's green spaces. The Environmental Watch is back. The project is about the upkeep and beautification of the town, and its aim, as ever, is to raise residents' environmental awareness, make the town more beautiful and increase cleanliness. Associations and groups in Hafnarfjörður are invited to monitor the environment, i.e. take on the responsibility of cleaning a designated area, […]
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Town Council Meeting, 27th April
A town council meeting has been called for Thursday, 27 April. The meeting will begin at 17:00 at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is live-streamed 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. Topics on the agenda include building plans for Fornubúðir 5, swimming pool opening hours, the multicultural council, an agreement with […]
Residents' suggestions for improved road safety
The City of Hafnarfjörður is currently working on a traffic safety plan for the municipality. What factors could improve traffic safety in the city? It is important to consult with the city's residents when drawing up the plan. Therefore, the City of Hafnarfjörður is requesting suggestions from residents on the issues that can contribute to improved traffic safety in the town, for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. In the process, consultation is also held with […]
Garden waste collected
A Clean Hafnarfjörður… with everyone's participation! A spring clean of streets and footpaths is taking place in Hafnarfjörður at the moment and will continue until the end of the month. The town is divided into 14 districts, and these are signposted the day before the clean-up with a notice of the planned work. As with last year, the City of Hafnarfjörður encourages a community clean-up effort there […]
New barbecue hut at Víðistaðatún
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!
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 […]
Grants that enrich and deepen the artistic life of Hafnarfjörður
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 […]
Hafnarfjörður's Artist in Residence 2017
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 […]
Summer Song and Nursery School Art
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 invite you to Hafnarfjörður
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 […]