This June is a momentous occasion in the school's history. We are graduating our first students who have completed their ten-year education at Hraunvallaskóli. To mark this exciting milestone, we invite you to celebrate with us on Tuesday, 2nd June. We will be hosting a varied programme in the hall, where the pupils will delight and entertain us […]
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Town Council Meeting, 27th May
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 13th May at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.
Same place, new time
On Thursday, 28th May at 8 p.m., a seminar will be held on the regeneration of harbour areas. Participants include Gísli Gíslason, Harbour Master of Faxaflóahafnir, architect Anna María Bogadóttir, and businessman Róbert Guðfinnsson from Siglufjörður. Councillor Hjálmar Sveinsson, Chair of the Reykjavík Environmental and Planning Committee, will lead the discussion. The seminar is being held in connection with the exhibition 'Your Place, Our Environment at Flensborg Harbour', but that […]
Do you have a green thumb?
School gardens in Hafnarfjörður open on Monday, 1st June. The gardens are located in five places around the town: in Setberg, Holt, Öldutún, Víðistaðir and Völlunum. The priority period for children aged 7-12 has now ended, and therefore all residents aged 7 and over can apply for a plot in the school gardens. The idea is […]
Your place, our environment at Flensburg Harbour
A bustling atmosphere characterises harbour areas around the world. A diverse range of businesses and various services attract people at all times of day, all year round. The Port of Flensburg has a long history, but preparatory work is now underway for a new development plan for the area around the marina, which is defined as a mix of port area and retail and service area. In Sverrissal, […] will be housed.
All municipal institutions closed from midday on 19 June.
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved at its meeting on 24 April that employees of the municipality of Hafnarfjörður will be given the afternoon of 19 June 2015 off in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Iceland. Organised celebrations are planned across the country on that day, and by granting the day off, employees of the City of Hafnarfjörður are given the opportunity to take part in them. Institutions […]
Litter lost in the city centre and on the Völlunum
This morning, council staff from the Town Hall and Norðurhellan went out and picked up litter in the town centre and at Völlunum. This morning's clean-up is part of the council's Clean-up Days, which are currently underway. Staff from the Hafnarfjörður Service Centre are travelling around the town collecting garden waste that has been placed outside the property boundaries. There were numerous black plastic bags which […]
A joint effort against domestic violence
Haraldur L. Haraldsson, Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, Ármann Kr. Ólafsson, Mayor of Kópavogur, Gunnar Einarsson, Mayor of Garðabær, and Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, today signed a declaration of cooperation on a campaign against domestic violence. The declaration entails that, from Monday 18 May, the municipalities' welfare departments and the police will adopt new procedures to ensure more targeted responses and resources against […]
Town Council meeting today
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 13th May at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.
New headteacher of Hvaleyrarskóli
Kristinn Guðlaugsson has been appointed headteacher of Hvaleyrarskóli in Hafnarfjörður, effective 1 August 2015. Kristinn was born in Hafnarfjörður in 1968 and attended Öldutúnsskóli, later obtaining his school-leaving certificate from Flensborgarskóli. He qualified as a physical education teacher at Laugarvatn and completed further studies at the Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education in 1994. In 2000, Kristinn obtained a diploma in computer and information technology from the University of Iceland and […]