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At its meeting on 4th March, the town council agreed to commission an audit of the governance, finances and operations of the Port of Hafnarfjörður over the past ten years. The findings of the audit were presented to town councillors and the port board today. The main findings of the review are that as the debt position has improved, operating costs have increased. This development has occurred despite revenues during the period […]

One hundred women in national dress will deliver the speech of the „Mother of the Nation“, 'In Another Century' by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir, on National Day in Hafnarfjörður to mark the centenary of women's suffrage. In recent years, Annríki – National Costumes and Jewellery has provided assistance with wearing the national costumes of all countries, and at 11 a.m. everyone is to gather at Flensborg School for preparations. At […]

Today, representatives of Hafnarfjörður sports clubs received grants for the clubs' under-16 athletes from Rio Tinto Alcan in Iceland Ltd and the City of Hafnarfjörður, at a ceremony in Straumsvík.  Since 2001, an agreement has been in place between Rio Tinto Alcan, ÍBH and the City of Hafnarfjörður to support the sports activities of athletes aged 16 and under from ÍBH's member clubs. […]

Skólastofan ehf. presented its report on improved academic achievement in Hafnarfjörður this morning at a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Education Committee. Ingvar Sigurgeirsson, a professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Iceland, and an employee of Skólastofan, presented an evaluation of the town's school work with a focus on the schools' potential to achieve improved academic results, particularly with regard to literacy and numeracy. The report presents various proposals regarding possible […]

In the autumn of 1961, over 200 seven and eight-year-old children started at Öldutúnsskóli. Haukur Helgason was appointed headmaster, along with four teachers. Among them was Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir, or Stella as she is commonly known. Her last working day was at the school leavers' ceremony on Wednesday, 10th June, when she received tokens of appreciation from her colleagues. Stella has taught […]

The Year 7 class of Ásheimar 7 at Ásland School won a prize for a tobacco-free class in 2015, an annual competition run by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer.  They made an educational video which they called „This is why I'm not going to smoke” and were among ten classes nationwide to be awarded for their initiative. Shortly after it became clear that they had […]

Registration for summer activities organised by the City of Hafnarfjörður is in full swing on My Pages at www.hafnarfjordur.is - registration for the 2015 summer courses. The range of summer activities in Hafnarfjörður can be viewed at www.tomstund.is/sumarvefur. The City of Hafnarfjörður is offering a drama course for 7-9 year olds and a leisure activity for 10-13 year olds. School Gardens will also be run, where children aged 7-12 have priority to register and […]

Please note that it is not possible to apply for jobs with the City of Hafnarfjörður today, 10 June, due to maintenance on the recruitment system.

„Today, an overview and analysis by the consultancy firm R3 of the City of Hafnarfjörður's financial contributions to sports clubs in the town over the past ten years, and the related agreements, was presented to elected representatives and officials of the City of Hafnarfjörður. A comparison is also made with the arrangements in neighbouring municipalities. The analysis is part of the town council's work to map out the agreements with the sports clubs in order to gain a better overview of the sector. […]