Dagur Jónsson, the Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, has died. He passed away on 9 February after a long and difficult battle with cancer. Dagur is to be laid to rest today at 3 p.m. from Hafnarfjörður Church. Attached is the memorial tribute from the Mayor of Hafnarfjörður. Dagur Jónsson I would like to take a few words to remember Dagur Jónsson, who has had a long and successful career with the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður. […]
Due to a funeral, the Environmental and Planning Services of the City of Hafnarfjörður at Norðurhellu 2 will be closed from 13:00 on Friday, 17 February. Thank you for your understanding.
Social welfare managers in the capital region outside Reykjavík and Seltjarnarnes (in Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær and Mosfellsbær) formed a co-ordination group on services for disabled people when the portfolio was transferred to the municipalities at the beginning of 2011. It has met regularly since then. Among its tasks has been monitoring the service, as stipulated by law as a duty of the municipalities, the so-called […]
At the end of January, the City of Hafnarfjörður conducted a survey to see if teenagers could buy cigarettes at tobacco retail outlets in Hafnarfjörður. Two 10th-grade pupils went to retail outlets under the supervision of City of Hafnarfjörður staff and tried to buy cigarettes. Six outlets sold the teenagers cigarettes out of 14 outlets, or 43% outlets, that are accessible to young people. The Sports and Leisure Committee […]
Due to a funeral, the youth centre Hraunseli at Flatahrauni 3 will be closed on Monday, 20th February. Thank you for your understanding.
The cultural festival Bjartir dagar will be held from 19th to 23rd April, in connection with the first day of summer, as in previous years. Bjartir dagar is a participatory festival and is based on institutions, voluntary organisations, businesses and individuals taking part in creating events related to the festival or taking part in the programmes organised by others. Do you have an idea for a programme item? Requested […]
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 15 February. The meeting will begin at 14:00 in Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is streamed live on the town's website. Here you can see the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast begins promptly at 14:00. Among the items on the agenda are the Master Plan for Hafnarfjörður and an amendment concerning water protection boundaries to bring them into line […]
The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður is inviting applications for grants for projects and events in the fields of culture and the arts in Hafnarfjörður. Applications must be submitted electronically by 15 March 2017. Each application may include only one project. Once a year, the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður advertises cultural grants for cultural activities to promote Hafnarfjörður's […]
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður has decided to open its accounts and make them accessible on its website. The aim is to increase users' access to financial information and to explain the allocation of the municipality's funds in the simplest possible way and in a visual format. A new reality calls for new solutions, and with this initiative, Hafnarfjörður wishes to respond to the call for increased transparency and […]
For six years, Jón Ragnar Jónsson—singer, entertainer, economist, footballer and positive role model—has visited every Year 8 pupil in Hafnarfjörður to provide education on healthy living and tobacco prevention. Jón connects well with the children, and the results have not been slow to follow. The Cancer Society and the City of Hafnarfjörður are behind this project, along with Jón himself, who discusses the issues openly […]
