Good discussions at the youth parliament
The Hafnarfjörður Youth Council held its annual youth forum on Monday evening, where young people in Hafnarfjörður had the opportunity to put forward suggestions which the youth council will then take forward to the local council.
The Hafnarfjörður Youth Council held its annual youth assembly at the Vitan youth centre in Lækjarskóli on the evening of Monday, 13th April. This is an opportunity for young people in Hafnarfjörður to put forward suggestions, which the youth council then develops further and presents to the local council. The event led to good discussions and various proposals were put forward, but to begin with, the young people wrote ideas on yellow slips of paper, which were then discussed in detail in small groups.
The Youth Council is composed of two representatives from each primary school in Hafnarfjörður, three from each secondary school, and three representatives are selected through the youth centre, Húsið, representing those who are not in school or who attend a school in another municipality.
The first Youth Assembly was held in Hafnarfjörður in 2004, and many of the teenagers' proposals later came to fruition, such as a youth fare on the bus and new water slides at the Suðurbær swimming pool. Following the council, a youth council was established, which has since been responsible for organising and running the youth council.