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 […]
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Excellent companies in Hafnarfjörður
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 […]
Correction to the lease payments for 12 plots in the harbour area
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 […]
Primary School Festival 2015
Tomorrow, Wednesday 11 February, the Primary School Festival will take place in Hafnarfjörður. The youth clubs and schools have been running this project for years, and it has been to the credit of the young people and their initiatives. During the day there will be performances at the Gaflar Theatre at 13:00 and 15:00. There, students from the town's schools will present the results of all kinds of art-related work. The 13:00 performances are for Áslandsskóli, […]
Nursery School Day
Today, 6th February, is Nursery School Day, and it is celebrated in nursery schools in Hafnarfjörður as well as in other nursery schools across the country. This is a landmark day in the history of Icelandic nursery education, as on this day in 1950, pioneering nursery teachers founded their first association. This is the eighth time the day has been celebrated, and as ever, many activities will take place […]
Hafnarfjörður Surfing Club opens the facility
On Wednesday, 4th February, the Hafnarfjörður Skateboard Club's facility at Flatahraun will be opened, following months of interior fit-out. The facility has now taken on a fairly final form and a skate shop is set to open there, selling everything related to skateboarding. It will be open every weekday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at weekends. Skateboarding lessons […]
Hafnarfjörður wants full control over St. Joseph's Hospital
At the town council meeting currently underway, the affairs of St Joseph's Hospital were discussed. The town council unanimously agreed to instruct the mayor to enter into talks with the government with a view to securing full control of the premises of St Joseph's Hospital. The State Property Directorate advertised the properties at 41 and 44 Suðurgata for sale. No satisfactory offers were received for the properties. In […]
New nursery in Völlunum
The Planning and Building Council has approved the commencement of construction on a new four-class nursery school at Bjarkavellir. The nursery school will be built to designs by Sigurlaug Sigurjónsdóttir. Construction on the school will begin later this year, with the aim of it being opened in 2016. There are now almost 5,000 people living in Völlunum, and the nursery will address a pressing […]
Museum night on Friday and swimming pool night on Saturday
As in previous years, the museums in Hafnarfjörður are taking part in Museum Night, an event of the Reykjavík City Winter Festival. There will therefore be plenty going on at our museums in Hafnarfjörður next Friday, and they will be open until midnight. This year the town is also taking part in Swimming Pool Night, which will be held on Saturday, and the Ásvallalaug pool will be open until midnight and […]
Hafnarfjörður Surfing Club opens the facility
On Wednesday, 4th February, the Hafnarfjörður Skateboard Club's facility at Flatahraun will be opened, following months of interior fit-out. The facility has now taken on a fairly final form and a skate shop is set to open there, selling everything related to skateboarding. It will be open every weekday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at weekends. Skateboarding lessons […]