The agreement with the Hafnarfjörður Rod and Line Fishing Club regarding fishing and fish stocking in Kleifarvatn has been renewed. The agreement, which now runs for six years, continues to grant an exclusive right to fishing and fish stocking in the lake. The rod and line fishing club is authorised to sell fishing licences in Kleifarvatn to its members and others. The Hafnarfjörður Rod and Line Fishing Club is a society with a long tradition, having been founded […]
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Organisational changes
Proposal for an amendment to the detailed plan for Hellubraut 5 and 7, 220 Hafnarfjörður. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 28 June 2016 to advertise the proposal for a change in accordance with Article 43 of the Planning and Building Act No. 123/2010 and to simultaneously give local notice of the proposal pursuant to Article 44 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The change consists of placing a plot at […]
Short walk to the next bench
Brúkum bekki is a community project that has been running since 2013 and is now at a stage where residents of Hafnarfjörður and other visitors can walk through almost all of the town's neighbourhoods and rest on a bench at intervals of about 250–300 metres. It is a joint project of the Eldri borgarar Council, the Association of Senior Citizens in Hafnarfjörður, the Association of Physiotherapists and […]
Vodafone wins tender
The City of Hafnarfjörður and Vodafone have signed a two-year contract for telephone and telecommunications services for the city, covering all product categories, i.e. GSM, fixed-line and data transmission. Through the tendering of the service, the City of Hafnarfjörður is achieving a saving of approximately 25-30 per cent, as the total cost of these tendered elements has been around 38-40 million króna per year. The telephone and telecommunications service was recently tendered […]
New Hafnarfjörður news website
Last Friday, a new Hafnarfjörður news website was launched: www.fjardarfrettir.is. The website builds on the solid foundation of Fjarðarpósturinn, which has been published for the past fifteen years, and Fjarðarfréttir, which was first published in 1969 by the same parties who later founded Fjarðarpósturinn. The new website is intended to be a lively news site about Hafnarfjörður, its social life, business community and environment – for the people of Hafnarfjörður […]
Partnership on the development of housing
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Icelandic Federation of Labour have signed a letter of intent regarding the development of 150 rental flats in Hafnarfjörður. The project will be carried out under the General Rental Housing Act, which was passed by the Althingi on 2 June. Haraldur L. Haraldsson, Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, and Gylfi Arnbjörnsson, President of the Icelandic Trade Union Federation, today signed a letter of intent for the construction of 150 rental flats in Hafnarfjörður over the next four […]
Disc golf with the family
Discs can now be hired from the Hraunbúar Scout Association at Hraunborgir. A six-hole disc golf course was opened in Víðistaðatún in the summer of 2014. Disc golf is played in a similar way to regular golf, except that instead of golf clubs and a golf ball, disc golf discs are used and instead of golf holes, specially equipped baskets are set up. Now, those interested can […]
Summer Festival in Víðistaðatún
On Tuesday, 5th July, between 1 pm and 4 pm, a summer party will be held in Víðistaðatún for children and teenagers who have taken part in the summer activities in Hafnarfjörður so far this summer. There will be a giant slide, as well as various challenges and games. The barbecue will be fired up and […]
Rolo opens on 6th July
This summer, a play scheme will be running from 6th July – 3rd August for children aged 2–6 (born 2010-2014). The park is located at Smyrlahrauni 41a and will be open from 8:30 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 4:30 pm. It is closed at midday. You can purchase a punch card for the play park on MY PAGES under – registration […]
The town is buying Lækjargata 2
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council, on behalf of the Town Assembly, has decided to purchase Lækjargata 2, which is commonly known as Dvergur. The town already owned approximately 70% of the building, while the limited company Sjónver owned approximately 30%. It is planned that work on the amendment to the local plan for Lækjargata – Dvergslóð and possibly the immediate vicinity will begin shortly. The private limited company Sjónver […]