Multiculturalism

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Hafnarfjörður welcomes people of foreign origin and encourages their increased participation.

Immigrants in Hafnarfjörður

In recent years, Hafnarfjörður has deliberately placed a greater emphasis on the affairs of immigrants, as around 16.1% of the town's residents are of foreign origin. Poles are the largest group, followed by Lithuanians, Latvians, Romanians and Portuguese.

Practical information for immigrants

  • The Multicultural Centre Provides immigrants with information about moving to Iceland, what it is like to live here and what their rights are.
  • Á Iceland.is Information about all public services can be found.
  • Electronic identity are necessary for most electronic services in Iceland.
  • Living in Iceland has practical information for immigrants in English.