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 […]
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The summer work is beginning
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 […]
Recruitment website closed for maintenance
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.
Sports matters: analysis of contracts
„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. […]
Town Council Meeting, 10 June
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 10th June at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.
Project Manager, Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður
Magnús Bjarni Baldursson has been appointed project manager of the new Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður for six months. Magnús Bjarni was chosen from among around fifty applicants. Magnús Bjarni has considerable experience in marketing, brand development, advertising media and management. In addition, he has worked in university teaching, served on company boards and was chairman of the Association of Icelandic Advertising Agencies for a time. Magnús Bjarni […]
Seafarers' Day
Seafarers' Day is a major day in Hafnarfjörður and is celebrated on the first Sunday in June each year. Programme: 8 a.m. Flags are raised to the masthead. 10 a.m. The Hafnarfjörður Brass Band plays at Hrafnista. 10:30 a.m. Wreath laid at the memorial by Víðistaðakirkja for lost seamen. 11 a.m. Seamen's Mass at the Fríkirkjan in Hafnarfjörður. 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Flensborg Harbour's celebration programme: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. […]
New Day Care Officer
Hrund Guðmundsdóttir has been appointed as the new Daycare Officer at the Hafnarfjörður School Office and will start her new role on 1 August. Hrund is qualified as an educator (pædagog) from Holstebro Pædagogseminarium in Denmark and also completed a B.Ed. degree at the University of Iceland. In June last year, she graduated from the University of Iceland with a Master's degree in Human Resources Management. Hrund has extensive experience […]
The Kveikjan entrepreneurship centre has moved to new premises.
The Kveikjan entrepreneurship centre, run by the Innovation Centre of Iceland in partnership with the municipalities of Hafnarfjörður and Garður, recently moved to new premises at Flatahrauni 14 in Hafnarfjörður, which was formerly home to the Hafnarfjörður fire station. The cooperation agreement between the City of Hafnarfjörður, the City of Garðabær, the municipality of Álftanes and the Innovation Centre of Iceland regarding the Kveikjan entrepreneurship centre was first signed on 1 May 2009. At that time, the entrepreneurship centre […]
Award from the Education Council to Hraunvallaskolinn
In 2015, Hraunvallar School received an award from the Hafnarfjörður Education Council for its innovation and development work in the school's lower secondary phase. In recent years, the school's work at the junior secondary school level has been reorganised and further developed based on individualised pedagogy, taking the teaching environment (the school building) into account. The recognition from the Education Council aims to draw attention to the importance of school work in the community and to give recognition to individual projects […]