On Friday, the quiz competition Útsvar begins on Ríkissjónvarpið, with Hafnarfjörður and Árborg the first to take to the stage. Our team is well-trained, but they, Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir, Kristbjörn Gunnarsson and Karl Guðmundsson, will be repeating the feat from last year. Now, all that's left to do is send our team good vibes, and for those who wish […]
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“A vitamin injection into the heart”
Gísli Rafn Ólafsson visited Víðistaðaskóli last Friday and gave a lecture to the Year 10 pupils about his experience of humanitarian work. Gísli Rafn also spoke about how students can help and contribute to humanitarian work. Gísli Rafn has worked all over the world on humanitarian projects and is an expert in using technology in […]
National Pact on Literacy
A partnership agreement has been signed between the City of Hafnarfjörður, representatives of Homes and Schools in Hafnarfjörður, and the Minister of Education and Culture on a national initiative for children's and young people's literacy. At the signing of the charter, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, chair of the education committee, emphasised that reading needs to be enjoyable. „In my opinion, it is a major task to try to reach people, […]
Meeting with the mayor
Today, 10-year-old pupil Ævar Jóhannesson from Lækjarskóli came to meet Mayor Harald to discuss planning permission for a cabin that he and his friends wanted to build in Lárugerði, which is located below the KFUMK building on Hverfisgata. They discussed the possibility of building a treehouse in the garden but in the end, the conclusion was […]
The town bridge begins with English and mathematics.
In the autumn of 2015, teaching began in two subjects, English and mathematics, at Flensborg, which is part of the Town Bridge (see below). There are approximately 30 students (out of just over 350 in the town's 10th grade) studying each subject, which also serves as the first year of the respective subjects in a new three-year programme leading to the matriculation examination. […]
Improved kerbside collection system – Increased sorting and larger bins
The kerbside collection service in Hafnarfjörður is being put out to tender, and it is planned that a new and improved system will be in place from February 2016. There will be changes to the collection containers from 1 September, and there may therefore be some disruption to the service while the containers are being replaced. The new kerbside container system, which will be introduced in February, is based on larger containers and […]
Árni Gunnlaugsson
At the start of today's town council meeting, Arni Gunnlaugsson was remembered. Arni was born on 11 March 1927 and passed away on 10 August 2015. Árni was a town councillor for the People's Party from 1958 to 1962 and for the Association of Independent Citizens from its foundation in 1966 to 1982. He was Mayor of the Municipal Council from 1966 to 1968. He served on the Municipal Council from 1966 to 1972 and 1973 […]
A full willingness to receive refugees
The town council today confirmed a resolution from the Family Council of 28th August, expressing its full willingness to participate in the government's project regarding the reception and assistance of groups of refugees. The City Council instructed the Mayor to continue discussions with the national government regarding the role and involvement of the City of Hafnarfjörður in the project, where, among other things, the city's recent experience of receiving refugees will be taken into account. The Mayor […]
Town Council Meeting, 2 September at 14:00
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 24 June at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website. Agenda for the Town Council meeting on 2 September 2015.
Einarvellir 3
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is advertising the multi-family housing plot at Einivellir 1-3 for allocation. The plot measures 6,967 m² with a density ratio of up to 0.6. The plot is designated for up to 45 dwellings in three buildings. The distribution of flat sizes shall be fairly even. The price per flat is kr 3,484,642, based on a total building size of 4,180 m². If the structure is larger, then […]