Discover the walking and cycling routes, a wide range of sporting activities or the town's swimming pools, where swimming is free for under-18s.
Children and young people have access to a good education, leisure time and a variety of hobbies and pastimes.
Practical information about buses, waste collection, street cleaning, traffic, keeping pets and more.
Hafnarfjörður municipality strives to ensure the financial and social security of all its residents. Find out what assistance is available.
Find your child's point of contact for success and a list of resources for schools and the City of Hafnarfjörður.
The customer service centre provides a wide range of services and information to residents, businesses and tourists in Hafnarfjörður.
In Hafnarfjörður, there is the cultural centre Bæjarbíó, various museums and regular events on the programme.
You can stay in hotels, hostels or a family-friendly campsite.
In Hafnarfjörður, there are many opportunities to lift your spirits with outdoor activities and exercise.
Check out what exciting events are coming up or register a new one.
Laugh with elves and vikings in the town's culture.
From concept to house. All information related to building a structure.
View drawings of houses, vacant plots, water and heating drainage, the locations of nearby bins, benches, playgrounds and much more.
Information about all plots of land available for allocation.
Find out what planning matters are coming up in the town.
The Environment and Planning Department of Hafnarfjörður supervises all excavation and construction work on the town's land.
Search for staff or a job with the council.
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council is composed of 11 councillors. Town council meetings are open to the public and broadcast live.
View the minutes of all the town's councils and committees.
Explore the town's open accounts, housing policy and web data in a simple and visual way.
Here you can find the council's fee schedules for the various services on offer.
Find out about the governance of Hafnarfjörður, its sectoral councils and committees, and their policies.
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Four pupils from Víðistaðaskóli were among the winners in the primary school innovation competition at the beginning of this summer. Their ideas stood out from more than 500…
Gunnhildur Sigurðardóttir is the 2026 Miss Hafnarfjörður. She delivered the Dedication Poem on the Town Hall stage today, on our national day.
The music festival Heart of Hafnarfjörður begins on 25 June. The car parks behind the Town Hall and at the Bæjarbíó will be largely reserved for the festival. Elsewhere…
A parade, a Viking festival, a traditional costume gathering and a multicultural food festival will be among the events in Hafnarfjörður on Iceland's National Day. Then there will be a music festival from dinnertime until…
The Vikings are setting up their camp in record time today for a 6-day festival which begins in Víðistaðatún tomorrow…
The twelfth exhibition of Sveinn Björnsson's works will be opened at his museum in Krýsuvík on Sunday. Sveinn died in 1997 and…
The situation of children from Hafnarfjörður was reviewed quickly and accurately at a briefing for parents held at Hafnarborg earlier this week. Five…
Complaints have been received by the town regarding a foul odour traced to the company Colas Iceland. The City of Hafnarfjörður urges the Ministry of the Environment and…
The Hafnarfjörður Run is being held for the fourth time tomorrow evening. Traffic delays are to be expected, but course marshals will let traffic through…
The Hafnarfjörður Car Park Fund imposes parking charges on vehicles illegally parked in the town around the middle of the month.
