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Today, a total of 10.8 million krónur was allocated, to be shared between the ten sports clubs that applied for support for their children's and junior's work. The Gender Parity Award was given to Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar for the largest increase in members of the gender that was underrepresented, which was girls, and to Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar for the largest percentage increase of the gender that was underrepresented, which was boys. […]

On Saturday, 4th June, over the Seaman's Day weekend, the nursery school Norðurberg was buzzing with life and fun in the good weather. The nursery held its annual summer festival and, in addition, was presented with the Green Flag for the seventh time in recognition of its environmental policy. A representative from Landvernd, Katrín Magnúsdóttir, presented the flag to the Children's Environment Council, and they, along with guests, processed to the nursery's flagpole […]

European Consultation on the Reception and Integration of Refugees. Representatives of governments and experts in refugee affairs from the Nordic and Baltic states are meeting in Hafnarfjörður for the next two days to discuss the integration of refugees. The meeting is being held at the old Menntasetrið by the stream in Hafnarfjörður. Implementation of cooperation between refugees and the host country. The focus of the group's discussion will be on rights […]

A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 8th June, and will begin at 14:00 in Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the town council meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here. The broadcast begins at 14:00.   

Hafnarfjörður is seeking tenders for the lease of premises at Ásvallalaug. Hafnarfjörður Municipality invites tenders for the lease of a 585.4 m² facility on the 2nd floor of Ásvallalaug, to be used for a fitness centre, and a 30.6 m² facility on the 1st floor of the swimming pool, to be used as a café. The premises are to be let for 5 years with the possibility of a 3 […]

Two days of festivities will be held in Hafnarfjörður this weekend to mark Seamen's Day. A number of individuals, businesses, institutions and voluntary organisations have joined forces to put together an ambitious yet homely programme that appeals to the whole family. Seamen's Day holds a special place in the hearts of Hafnarfjörður residents, as the history of seafarers in the area is both rich and profound. The people of Hafnarfjörður have held […]

In the Good Templar Hall, 7 Suðurgata, the Hafnarfjörður Museum of Local History has opened the exhibition „Gúttó – House of the Templars, cradle of social and cultural life for 130 years“, which sheds light on the history of the Order of the Good Templars in Hafnarfjörður and the extensive social and cultural work that has taken place in the house over the years. The Good Templar Lodge Daníelsher is the oldest active society in Hafnarfjörður and […]

Planning Description for the Detailed Plan for Kaldársel, Kaldárbotnar and Gjárnar. At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council on 25 May 2016, it was resolved to publish the planning description for Kaldársel, Kaldárbotnar and Gjárnar. When work on a detailed plan begins, the local council shall prepare a description of the planning project which sets out the council's objectives for the detailed plan and information on the underlying assumptions, […]

The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður celebrates its 108th anniversary as a town today, having received town rights on 1 June 1908. It became the fifth municipality in Iceland to be granted town rights. For a long time, Hafnarfjörður had the distinction that its main industry was not agriculture, as was common elsewhere, but fisheries. There was a strong desire to make Hafnarfjörður a separate municipality as early as 1876 because […]