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 […]
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Town Council Meeting, 8th June
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.
Tender for facilities at Ásvallalaug
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 […]
A feast at the Flensburg Harbour
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 […]
Guttó – cradle of cultural life
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 […]
Kaldársel, Kaldárbotnar and Gjár
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, […]
Happy birthday!
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 […]
Holiday Reading Together
In June, July and August, our meetings will be held not once a month, but once a week! 🙂 We're kicking things off with the first meeting on Monday, 6th June at 5pm. We're especially inviting little ones who love pigs and stories with a moral 😉 See you there!
A visit from Cuxhaven
From 26th May to 2nd June, the orchestra Amandus from Cuxhaven is visiting the Hafnarfjörður Music School. The orchestra consists of 28 musicians aged 13–18, playing violins, cello, trumpet, trombones, saxophones and guitar. On Wednesday, 1 June, on the actual anniversary of the City of Hafnarfjörður, the orchestra will hold a concert in the Hásalar concert hall on Strandgata at 18:00. At the concert, […]
Twin town meeting in preparation
The national flags of Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden were flown at Hafnarfjörður Town Hall this morning, as representatives of Hafnarfjörður's twin towns are in the city for a preparatory meeting for the 2017 twinning festival. Twin town meetings are usually held every other year and it is now Iceland's turn to be the host, as the meeting was last held in Iceland in […]