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A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 13th April, and will begin at 16:00 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 16:00. 

Summer is just around the corner. The wait for summer, for a bit more warmth and light, is drawing to a close. The days are starting to get longer, and every day this March has brought us closer to summer in quite a few ways. Residents are starting to get their bikes out and a great deal of life is beginning to move through the town as a whole. On fine days […]

The Parents' Council of Hafnarfjörður's Encouragement Awards were presented last Tuesday. The ceremony took place at the Bæjarbíó in Hafnarfjörður to a full house. The deadline for submitting nominations expired on Monday, 14 March, and a total of 12 nominations were received concerning 11 individuals who have been considered outstanding in their work for the benefit of children and young people in Hafnarfjörður. Selection for awards […]

A group of Syrian refugees landed at Keflavik Airport in the afternoon after a long journey. There are four refugee families, three of which will settle in Hafnarfjörður and one in Kópavogur. It was a grateful and tired group that attended a short reception at Hafnarborg in Hafnarfjörður before heading to their new homes in a new country. In the group that arrived […]

Hafnarfjörður is looking for hardworking and energetic individuals for summer employment. Positions are available for group leaders, instructors and assistant instructors at sports and play courses and in school gardens, as well as roles in environmental and gardening courses. The requirement for employment is that the applicant is a resident of Hafnarfjörður, and the salary is in accordance with the pay agreement between the City of Hafnarfjörður and the relevant trade union. The minimum age for applicants for the following positions is […]

The Association of Local Authorities in the Capital Region (SSH) is 40 years old today. The association was founded at Hlégarður in Mosfellsbær on 4 April 1976. The founding members were the municipalities of Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær, Seltjarnarnes, Mosfellshreppur, Bessastaðahreppur and Kjalarneshreppur. The main purpose of establishing SSH was to create a forum for cooperation on planning in the capital region, and at the very first meeting, the establishment of a development office was discussed, (which became […]

Tonight, Hafnarfjörður and Reykjavík are competing in Útsvar. We send our very best wishes to Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir, Kristbjörn Gunnarsson and Karl Guðmundsson, hoping for a continued winning streak. The team faced Akureyri in January, where they emerged victorious. All interested parties can attend the television studio to watch the quiz show live and cheer on the team […]

Proposal for an amendment to the detailed plan for Einivellir 1-3, Vellir 3. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved it at its meeting on 8 March.2016 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the plot at Einivellir 1-3 in accordance with section 43 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The change consists of increasing the number of dwellings by two, the plot's utilisation ratio will be up to 0.6 without a basement, building plots […]

BLUE APRIL – life is blue in different ways! Geniuses of all ages at Setbergsskóli wore blue today to raise awareness of the issues facing children with autism, as well as working with established facts about the condition. Pupils and teachers in the primary and nursery schools of Hafnarfjörður celebrated diversity by wearing blue in […]