Business Park for All Types of Companies. The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is advertising industrial plots for application in Hellnahraun, Kapelluhraun, Selhraun and on the Völlum central business site for companies seeking a future location. The area offers plots in a rapidly growing industrial and business estate. The area already boasts a strong business community, with proximity to the international airport and harbour, and excellent transport links. The estate has been in high […]
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Skillful and Strange Fish
Around 250 anglers aged 6-12 gathered at Flensborg Pier in Hafnarfjörður today, armed their tackle and competed to catch the most and strangest fish. Various sea creatures were caught on the lines, such as cod, whiting, codling and redfish, and one of the redfish was considered exceptionally strange. A fishing competition with a history of over 20 years. The annual play schemes […]
Registration closes on 1 July
After-school clubs for children in Years 1-4 operate at all primary schools in Hafnarfjörður. The role of the after-school clubs is to offer a wide range of leisure activities after the school day ends for pupils aged 6-9. The after-school clubs are open until 5 p.m. every weekday after school finishes. They are also open on INSET days and on weekdays during the Easter and Christmas holidays, but attendance is by application.
Industrial plots in a growth area
Industrial plots for diverse businesses. The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður announces industrial plots available for application in Hellnahraun, Kapelluhraun, Selhraun and on the Völlum central site for diverse businesses seeking a future location. The area offers ready-developed plots in a rapidly growing industrial and business estate. The area already boasts a strong business community, with excellent transport links, proximity to an international airport and a harbour. The estate has […]
The annual dorgveiðikeppni
On Tuesday, 28th June 2016, the play schemes in Hafnarfjörður are holding their annual fishing competition at the Flensborg pier. The competition is open to all children aged six to twelve. A fishing competition with a history of over 20 years. For more than 20 years, the City of Hafnarfjörður has organised this fishing competition, and last year over 300 children took part. Various […] were within the participants' reach.
The Triathlon Day 2016
On Sunday, 3rd July, 3SH will hold the 2016 Triathlon Day in Hafnarfjörður. The competition has in recent years been held entirely at the Vallar area and on Krýsuvíkurveg in Hafnarfjörður, but after much deliberation about the scope, nature and potential of the competition, it has been decided to make it bigger and thereby expand the competition area itself and open up opportunities for more people to […]
Green flag for the work school
The Hafnarfjörður Summer School today received the Green Flag for the first time, an environmental award from Landvernd for its effective environmental education and policy in schools. The school has now been working systematically for a year to obtain this recognition, in part due to its strong emphasis on environmental education, conservation, recycling and energy saving. At the presentation, Geir Bjarnason, the Sports and Youth Representative for the City of Hafnarfjörður, […]
Planning designers wanted
Industrial area in western Hraun, Hafnarfjörður. The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is seeking a planner for the planned redevelopment of the western part of Hraun, an area bordered by Fjarðarhraun to the east, Reykjavíkurvegur to the west, and Flatahraun to the south. Development and overall layout of the area. Proposals are sought for the development and overall layout of the area, which is being changed from an industrial area into a mixed-use […]
Service Agreement for NU
Service agreement for a new primary school in Hafnarfjörður. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council, at its meeting yesterday, approved the education committee's proposal for a service agreement between the town and the Framsýn School Association, thereby establishing the Framsýn primary school and providing funding for it. The Framsýn School Association intends to begin operating the Nú secondary school in Hafnarfjörður in autumn 2016, where the emphasis will be on information technology, health and physical activity. A service agreement entails […]
Ingibjörg leaves after 20 years
Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir, Head of the Education and Leisure Services Department, will be retiring from her position with the council at the end of this month. It was twenty years ago, in 1996, that Ingibjörg began working for the City of Hafnarfjörður, when the running of primary schools was transferred from the state to local authorities. Ingibjörg has been involved in a wide variety of projects in the field of education over the years and includes […]