Hafnarfjörður Library Opening hours for Hafnarfjörður Library will be as follows over the festive period: Friday 23 December: Open 11-17 Saturday 24 December: CLOSED Sunday 25 December: CLOSED Monday 26 December: CLOSED Tuesday 27 December: Open 10-19 Wednesday 28 December: Open 10-19 Thursday 29 December: Open 10-19 Friday 30 December: Open 11-17 Saturday 31 December: CLOSED Sunday 1 January: CLOSED Monday […]
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Extra bags for general rubbish
Major holidays also generate more rubbish than is usual in other months of the year. In December and into January, the City of Hafnarfjörður plans to offer extra bags for general waste for sale. These bags can be placed next to the rubbish bin and will be collected during the regular waste collection in the town during this period. The bags are made of biodegradable plastic and are specially marked […]
Good deeds in Advent
Áslandsskóli supports the Hafnarfjörður Mother's Allowance Committee. For the past ten years, the school community at Áslandsskóli; teachers, parents and pupils, has supported the Hafnarfjörður Mother's Allowance Committee with voluntary donations at Christmas. Representatives of the committee came to a Christmas party at Áslandsskóli today, Tuesday, 20th December, and accepted the donation from the head teacher, Leifur S. Garðarsson. This year, 318,746 krónur were raised. Over ten years, the school community has […]
Town Council Meeting, 21 December
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 21 December. The meeting will begin at 14:00 in Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is live-streamed on the town's website. The agenda can be viewed here. The meeting can be watched live here. The broadcast begins promptly at 14:00.
Rise in Strætó fares
At a meeting of the Strætó bs. board on 9 December, it was approved to increase the Strætó fare schedule in line with the general cost-of-living increase in Strætó's operating costs. In Strætó's operations, the increase in wage costs and the price of oil accounts for approximately 70% of the total operating costs. The general cash fare and single fare in the app will be 440 kr., an increase of 4.8%, while cash and single […]
We invite you home during Advent
The town centre of Hafnarfjörður has been bustling with life and festive cheer during Advent. The Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður is now entering its final Advent weekend of the year this weekend and will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 5 pm. Record attendance, from both visitors and stallholders, has been at the Christmas Village this year. The weather has been kind to the locals and residents of Hafnarfjörður have taken advantage […]
Microbit microcomputers for pupils in Year 6 and Year 7 of primary school.
The Ministry of Education and Culture, the Federation of Icelandic Industries, the National Education Agency and RÚV recently joined forces on an initiative to spark children's interest in programming and teach them how to code in a simple and fun way. The project aims to enhance the programming skills of Icelandic children, raise awareness of the importance of programming in daily life, strengthen logical thinking and promote […]
Progress in reading between years in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools
The results of reading assessments in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools in the autumn of 2016 show that pupils with good reading skills in years 5–10 now make up almost a quarter of the pupil body (24%), up from 16% at the same time last year. At the same time, the number of pupils in the lowest ability group is 17%, down from 22% a year ago. In September 2016, for the second time, […]
Hafnarfjörður students rise while Iceland falls
Hafnarfjörður students achieve better results in PISA 2015 compared to PISA 2012 (reading 477>489, mathematics 485>493, science 468>472). This is while Iceland's overall performance is declining, which is a cause for concern. Hafnarfjörður is among the few municipalities where this is happening, although its results are still below the PISA average (the PISA baseline average is 500, and the current OECD average is 490) […]
Tender – earthworks at Sólvang
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður invites tenders for earthworks for the construction of a new care home at Sólvang in Hafnarfjörður. The project includes earthworks, i.e. excavation of loose soil, removal of rock including disposal, demolition of existing building materials, alterations to services and a protective fence around the work site. Key quantities are: Excavation of loose soil 500 m³ Removal […]