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A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 15th April at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.

Mánudaginn 20. apríl kl. 19:30 í Hraunbyrgi, skátaheimilinu við Víðistaðatún Nýlega hóf starfshópur störf á vegum Hafnarfjarðarbæjar sem er ætlað að skoða möguleika á að nýta Víðistaðatún enn betur og móta framtíðarsýn fyrir svæðið.  Starfshópurinn leitar nú til þeirra sem hafa áhuga á að leggja verkefninu lið og heldur opinn íbúafund þar sem málin verða […]

On Sunday, 12th April at 2 p.m., visitors to Hafnarborg will have the opportunity to learn about the interesting career of the artist Jónína Guðnadóttir (b. 1943). Jónína has lived and worked in Hafnarfjörður for almost four decades and has run a studio there where she has created both functional objects and works of art. Photographs of works from throughout her career will be shown, and Petrún […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]