Category: News

Is there a schoolbag or pencil case in your home that dreams of finding a new owner? Is the calculator sitting idle? Are there unused folders on the shelf, or a pen case that no one is using? Are there valuables lying around that could be put to good use? The Hafnarfjörður Parents' Council has set up a platform for donations and reuse on the 2nd floor […]

The City of Hafnarfjörður has entered into an agreement with ISS for the production of meals for Hafnarfjörður's nursery and primary schools for 2016-2020. ISS will be responsible for providing meals for pupils and staff, as well as clearing up afterwards.  Three companies took part in the council's tender for the service: Skólamatur, ISS and SS. At its meeting on 30 June, the Council approved that a contract would be awarded to […]

Hafnarfjörður's primary schools will open on Monday, 22nd August. The usual format for the opening day is for pupils to assemble in the hall for a short ceremony. After the ceremony, pupils will go with their form tutor to their classrooms. Parents are encouraged to attend the start of term with their children. Pupils in Year 1 are invited for a chat with […]

The South Bay Pool is currently closed for maintenance, cleaning and refurbishment of the outdoor changing rooms, pools, tiles, benches, railings and walls. The pool was scheduled to reopen next Wednesday, but it has now been decided that the opening will have to be delayed until Saturday, 20th August.   Extensive maintenance work has been carried out at the South Bay Pool over the past few days. The changing rooms have been refurbished, […]

  The Town Board, on behalf of the Town Council, approved at its meeting this morning the layout of plots in Skarðshlíð for three- to five-storey blocks of flats, and that tenders will be invited for them. The new detailed plan provides for 26 multi-unit buildings with 231 flats, including suitable flats for families with children. Of these, it is provided that the Icelandic Trade Union Federation will receive […]

A contract has been signed for the design and consultancy of the care home that will be built on the Sólvangur site in Hafnarfjörður. Following a tender process, it was decided to enter into a contract with the company Úti og Inni sf. The project involves a 60-bed care home, with completion scheduled for April 2018. The plans of Hafnarfjörður's municipal authorities are to […]

The South Pool is currently closed for maintenance, cleaning and refurbishment of the outdoor changing rooms, hot tubs, tiles, benches, fencing and walls, and will remain so until Tuesday, 16th August.  The West Baths will be open this weekend because of this, and the Ásvallalaug will of course be open from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday and 8 am to 5 pm on Sunday. We look forward to […]

A new nursery in Völlunum, Hafnarfjörður, was officially opened today, bringing the total number of nurseries in the town to 16. Bjarkalundur is a four-unit nursery school, and two of its units will open this August. The nursery's construction is funded entirely from its own funds, making it a characteristic project for […]

69,000 tourists visited the Reykjavík Tourist Information Centre (UMFR) on Aðalstræti in July, the highest number in a single month since it was established in 1987. The highest number of visitors in one day was on 30 July, with 2,700 people. The biggest increase was in January, when 66% more tourists visited the centre than in the same month last year. Information Centre […]

A memorial to Hafnarfjörður's pioneering work in matters concerning queer people.   The City of Hafnarfjörður celebrates diversity and has painted the wall of the house at Strandgata 4 in the colours of the LGBTQ+ pride flag as a monument to Hafnarfjörður's pioneering work in LGBTQ+ matters and as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for a non-discriminatory society.ity and equal opportunities for all. The project is carried out in collaboration with Bersan – […]