Category: News

On Wednesday, 24th June, the play schemes in Hafnarfjörður are holding the annual angling competition at Flensborg Pier. The competition is open to all children aged six to twelve. For over 20 years, the City of Hafnarfjörður has organised this angling competition, and last year over 300 children took part, catching nearly 200 fish. The winner caught four fish, and the heaviest fish […]

At a meeting of the Family Council last Friday, a proposal was approved for a new 60-bed care home to be built on the Sólvang site, in accordance with the existing agreement with the Ministry of Welfare from 2010. Furthermore, the mayor was instructed to enter into formal discussions with the Ministry of Welfare regarding an increase in nursing home places in the town, as there is an urgent need for further development in the coming years. It was agreed to refer […]

A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 24th June at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.

Organised celebrations are planned across the country today to mark the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. Hafnarfjörður municipal employees will be off from midday today, thus giving them the opportunity to take part in the celebrations. The town's institutions will therefore be closed from midday on 19 June, but all emergency services will be available.

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]