Seven years ago, the population of Hafnarfjörður was 25,890. Today, the figure has risen to 28,450 and is still increasing. The demand for housing in the area is high, and changes to planning, infrastructure development and the sale of plots are aimed at meeting this demand to an increasing extent and welcoming the growing […]
The City of Hafnarfjörður today entered into an agreement with Raddir, an association for quality reading and public speaking, to collaborate on the running of the National Reading Competition in Iceland. The National Reading Competition will continue to be based in Hafnarfjörður, where the competition began 20 years ago. The City of Hafnarfjörður will assist Raddir with the running of the competition, in addition to maintaining the website: upplestur.hafnarfjordur.is, while representatives of Raddir will […]
European Mobility Week will be held from 16 to 22 September this year. Mobility Week is a European initiative for improved transport in cities and towns. The aim of the week is to encourage people to think about their own travel habits and to get them to use public transport, cycle or walk. The City of Hafnarfjörður has taken an active part in the week in recent years and will do so […]
We all care about our environment and want the town of Hafnarfjörður to have a good appearance. This spring, a clean-up campaign was launched, encouraging everyone to take an active part. Now in September, we are particularly calling on businesses in Hafnarfjörður to clean up their local surroundings. A clean overall appearance affects customer experience and trade. Let's make use of the service […]
Last week, the Year 1 classes of BB and HSH at Víðistaðaskóli decided to take part in the Scouts' charity week. For this reason, they brought clothes from home and handed them over to the staff of the Red Cross. With this initiative, they wanted to assist and help those in need of clothing. Representatives of the Red Cross expressed their satisfaction with […]
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 14 September. The meeting 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 live broadcast of the meeting will begin at 14:00.
Nearly 60 Year 10 pupils from the schools in Hafnarfjörður began an elective course at the Technical College yesterday (Thursday) at its centre in Hafnarfjörður. The elective is about introducing students to the procedures and working methods in various subjects such as art, electrical engineering, carpentry, metalwork, plumbing, information technology and technical drawing. Introduction to the procedures and working methods in various subjects. The elective is about introducing students to […]
In recent years, Hvaleyrarskóli has participated in a variety of projects under the Nordplus Junior programme. Nordplus is an education programme of the Nordic Council of Ministers which provides grants for cooperation within the Nordic and Baltic countries at all levels of education. This year, the school is the coordinating institution for a project concerning refugee issues and the fight against prejudice and racism. The project has, among other things, attracted the attention of […]
We are pleased to introduce the team representing Hafnarfjörður in the quiz show Útsvar this winter. This year, it was decided to ask residents for nominations, and that search brought two new and exciting individuals to the team. It was decided to keep one veteran from last year. The team of the year is thought to cover a remarkably wide range of interests, […]
The 'www.iwalktoschool.org' project is about to begin for the tenth time in this country. The project will be launched on Wednesday, 7 September, and will formally conclude with the international 'Walk to School Day' on Wednesday, 5 October. The aim of the project is to encourage children to adopt an active mode of travel to and from school and to increase their ability to travel safely […]
