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All children in Hafnarfjörður will experience Ash Wednesday festivities in their local area this year. All primary schools in Hafnarfjörður will have a shortened day and their normal school routine will be disrupted.  Each school organises its own programme until 11:00 a.m. The after-school clubs have a programme of entertainment for the children who are there. Most of the youth clubs will have activities for the middle school pupils in the late afternoon on this day […]

The Bright Days will be held from 23rd-25th April, and the First of May is part of the programme. If you are interested in taking part with song, play and fun, please contact the Office of Culture and Tourism or email marin@hafnarfjordur.is. Are you following Björtir dagar on Facebook?.

A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 18th February at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.

Hafnarfjörður is advertising the multi-unit housing plot at Kirkjuvellir 12 for allocation. The plot measures 4,511.0 m² and has a maximum utilisation ratio of 0.6. The plot is intended for up to 30 dwellings.  The distribution of flat sizes shall be fairly even. The price per flat is kr. 3,470,568, based on a total building size of 1,200 m². If the structure is larger, a fee will be charged for […]

On Saturday, 14th February, Schools of Music Day will be celebrated in almost all music schools in the country. At the Hafnarfjörður Music School, there has been a long-standing tradition of a programme in the school on this day. Pupils in Pre-school II will arrive with their parents at 10:00 in the Great Hall, where the school's teachers will be giving an instrument introduction, as most pupils in Pre-school II will be starting an instrument next winter. […]

The Family Council agreed at its meeting this morning to recommend to the Town Council that it withdraw, for the time being, its decision to amend the special housing benefit as approved in the 2015 budget on 9 December. The Family Council also agreed to undertake a detailed review of the special housing benefit scheme. The rules and amounts will be reviewed […]

At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council this morning, the mayor was tasked with initiating preparations for the establishment of a marketing agency for the Borough of Hafnarfjörður. The aim of establishing a marketing office is to create a platform where the town's advantages for business operations, the reception of tourists, and new residents are presented, and at the same time to strengthen ties with the businesses and other activities already based in the town. Rósa […]

At its meeting this morning, the Town Council agreed that from 25th February to 1st March, when there is a planning day and winter holiday in Hafnarfjörður's nurseries and primary schools, everyone will be granted free admission to the town's swimming pools. See you at the pool during the winter break. In Hafnarfjörður there are 3 public swimming pools, the oldest dating from 1943, the Sundhöllin on Herjólfsgata, while the newest is the Ásvallalaugin which was […]

For the past five years, Creditinfo has conducted a detailed analysis showing which Icelandic companies are considered exemplary, taking into account various factors concerning their operations and status. This year, 577 companies made the list out of the 32,691 registered in the Companies Register, or around 1.71%, according to information on www.creditinfo.is and of these […]

At the turn of the year, a change was made whereby the City of Hafnarfjörður's municipal treasury took over the accounting and finances of the Port of Hafnarfjörður, which includes, amongst other things, the collection of site and property fees for the Port of Hafnarfjörður. The aim of the change was for all municipal institutions to be on the same accounting system and to use the same procedures for the city's accounting. Following the change, it emerged that […]