Large year groups call for adaptation and development in the area. The working group on school matters in Vogar, appointed by the Hafnarfjörður Education Council at the end of August, has submitted its recommendations to the council. The task of the working group was to assess the accommodation needs of nursery and primary schools and to formulate proposals for the future organisation of school operations in a rapidly growing neighbourhood in Völlum. The working group has now put forward […]
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Tender for outsourced services – incentive of 111 million
Great emphasis has been placed on lowering the operating costs of the City of Hafnarfjörður without compromising services for its residents. One of the elements of the city's reform process is an increase in tenders for outsourced services. Recently, services including insurance, auditing, school transport, comprehensive printing solutions, food production and cleaning were put out to tender. The benefit of tendering these areas […]
Innovation in employment for disabled people
The innovation and entrepreneurship project The Wasps kicked off in September this year, and it is safe to say that there is great excitement among the organisers and not least the participants, who have spent the last few months on internships, creating products for the Christmas Village, run an open café and maintained a blog. Six young people have taken an active part in the service provision […]
The Folk Museum's Christmas Programme
In December, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum invites nursery school children from Hafnarfjörður and the neighbouring municipalities to visit the Sívertsen House, the home of Bjarni Knight Sívertsen and his family on Vesturgata. There, they are told stories about life in the house in times past. Among other things, they hear about the Christmas apples, the visit of the Danish Crown Prince who accepted chocolate with cream, and much more of interest. […]
Refinancing of foreign loans
The savings amount to tens of millions of kroner. The Municipal Loan Fund has approved a loan to the municipality of up to six billion kroner for the refinancing of loans from the City of Hafnarfjörður to the foreign company FMS. Instead of fully drawing on an existing loan agreement with a Icelandic bank, it has been decided to enter into an agreement with the Loan Fund for a 3 billion króna loan […]
Agreement with Samtökin '78
The City of Hafnarfjörður and Samtökin '78 signed a partnership agreement today, Friday, 11 December 2015, for an educational collaboration commencing in 2016. The main aim of the agreement is to increase services for pupils and staff in primary schools through education on issues concerning LGBTQ+ people, based on equality and inherent human rights. The core of the agreement is for staff from Samtökin '78 to provide education for […]
Walls from the history of women
Hafnarfjörður, in collaboration with the Women's Rights Association of Iceland and Bæjarbíó, has set up an exhibition on the women's rights struggle of the last 100 years. The exhibition has toured the country and been set up in collaboration with eleven municipalities. Now it is the turn of Hafnarfjörður, and it is a true honour for the municipality to host the exhibition in December. The exhibition has now been […]
A flourishing activity at the Chess Club
Some time ago, the Surfing Association and the City of Hafnarfjörður entered into an agreement regarding the operation and support of the association's activities, and today an agreement was signed that supports the continued operation of the house. The facility is one of the best in the capital region. The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Boarding Club have been involved in developing indoor facilities at the old fire station, which has mainly consisted of creating […]
Bright times ahead
The budget provides for an operating surplus of just over 360 million krónur for Sections A and B. The projected operating cash flow for Sections A and B combined is 3.3 billion krónur, which is approximately 151% of the municipality's total revenues. Increased operating cash flow is a fundamental prerequisite for successfully reducing the municipality's debt. Operational improvements „With this plan […]
Flat wanted to rent as soon as possible
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is seeking to rent a flat in the municipality for a family of six. The family is coming to the country through a reception programme by the ministries and municipalities, which involves the reception of 55 Syrian refugees. Of these, the City of Hafnarfjörður is welcoming 17 refugees, and the family is part of this group. The flat is intended for […]