The results of a survey by Rannsóknir og greining, conducted in February among all pupils in the 8th, 9th and 10th grades in Hafnarfjörður, show a positive trend in adolescent substance use. Every year, teenagers in Iceland take part in this survey, and the valid responses from the students who participated are processed. In total, 84% students in the upper years of the primary schools […]
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With the rising sun
On Tuesday, 7th April at 12 noon, the bass singer and Hafnarfjörður native, Sigurður Skagfjörð Steingrímsson, will perform at a lunchtime concert in Hafnarborg, accompanied by pianist Antónia Hevesi. At the concert, entitled ’With the Rising Sun', Sigurður will perform Icelandic songs by Sigvaldi Kaldalóns and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, as well as Ol' Man River from the musical 'Showboat' and 'Als Büblein klein', an aria from the opera 'Die lustige Weiber von Windsor' by […]
Hafnarfjörður in Útsvar tonight
Tonight, Hafnarfjörður and Fljótsdalshérað are competing in the quiz show Útsvar. We are, of course, sending our best wishes to Guðlaug, Kristbjörn and Karl, and anyone who wishes can come to the television studio to watch and cheer them on. Our team consists of Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir, Kristbjörn Gunnarsson and Karl Guðmundsson. Come on, Hafnarfjörður!
Summer jobs with the City of Hafnarfjörður 2015 – application deadline is 8 April
Hafnarfjörður is looking to hire staff for summer jobs. The following positions are available: Group Leaders for the Work School Instructors for sports and play courses Instructors in school gardens Instructors at playgrounds Group Leaders for special groups The minimum age for applicants for these positions is 21 years. (born 1994) In the Beautification Team (Flower Team) In the Mowing Team In the Maintenance Team Assistant Instructors for Sports and Play Courses Assistant Instructors in School Gardens […]
Men
The exhibition MENN focuses on the position of men at the beginning of the 21st century and the changes that have occurred in their circumstances in light of the changing position of women. The exhibition will feature works by four leading male artists: Curver Thoroddsen, Finn Arnar Arnarson, Hlyn Hallsson and Kristinn G. Harðarson. The works selected for the exhibition are […]
Soundtrack – …until…
On Sunday, 29th March at 8 p.m., the fourth and final concert of the winter season in the Hljóðön concert series will be held at Hafnarborg. The concert is titled …until… and will feature guitarist Gunnlaugur Björnsson and flautist Hafdís Vigfúsdóttir. They will perform two pieces together and also play several solo works with electronic accompaniment. The programme is composed of works by […]
The housing issue at Ásland School has been resolved.
The outcome of the discussions on the housing situation at Ásland School, held in consultation with the school's management and parents of the pupils, was presented to the Hafnarfjörður Education Committee this morning. According to it, the school's current premises have sufficient space for the number of pupils that population growth forecasts indicate will be present in the coming years. The conclusion therefore resolves the school's accommodation issues with regard to the number of classrooms until […]
Multi-disciplinary Games at Setbergsskóli 18th – 20th March
These days, students work together on a variety of tasks in mixed-age groups. They move between stations where a range of activities are laid out. These include: the long jump, chess, bubble soccer and a science station, a memory game, dance, singing, knot-tying, the most beautiful word, geography, mosaics, life skills and balancing arts. Most of the tasks require the children to work together and support one another. […]
What do you think?
A working group on the review of leisure centres, leisure grants, and the system for subsidies and fees, together with staff from the Leisure Services Office, has been working on a by-law concerning the operation of leisure centres. This by-law concerns numerous parties in Hafnarfjörður, and it is therefore important to receive comments from as many parties as possible. Currently, no such by-law exists. The leisure time of children and adults is precious and, in an increasingly […]
Markaðsstofa Hafnarfjarðar
Þriðjudaginn 17.mars kl. 17.15 verður haldinn umræðufundur í Hafnarborg þar sem rætt verður um starfssemi Markaðsstofu Hafnarfjarðar sem stofnuð verður á næstu vikum. Markaðsstofan mun leggja áherslu á að gera Hafnarfjörð að öflugum valkosti fyrir fólk og fyrirtæki til búsetu, atvinnu og afþreyingar. Fundarstjóri – Helgi Ásgeir Harðarson Dagskrá fundarins; Inngangur – Pétur Óskarsson Markaðsstofa […]