Hafnarfjörður
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    • Sports and outdoor activities

      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.

      • Walking and cycling routes
      • Sports clubs
      • Sports and leisure activities
      • Playgrounds and sports pitches
      • Vegetable gardens
      • Summer course
      • Swimming pools
    • School and leisure activities

      Children and young people have access to a good education, leisure time and a variety of hobbies and pastimes.

      • Day-care providers
      • Youth centres
      • After-school club
      • Leisure grant
      • Leisure driving
      • Primary schools
      • Home payments
      • Nursery schools
      • Education policy
      • Music schools
      • Youth
    • Environment and transport

      Practical information about buses, rubbish collection, street cleaning, traffic, keeping pets and more.

      • Animal
      • Noise
      • Cleaning and care
      • Neighbourhood watch
      • Rubbish collection
      • Bus
      • The weather in town
      • Providers
      • Service Centre
    • Welfare

      Hafnarfjörður municipality strives to ensure the financial and social security of all its residents. Find out what assistance is available.

      • Child protection
      • Older people
      • People with disabilities
      • Social resources
      • Multiculturalism
    • Children's well-being

      Find your child's point of contact for success and a list of resources for schools and the City of Hafnarfjörður.

    • Customer service

      The customer service centre provides a wide range of services and information to residents, businesses and tourists in Hafnarfjörður.

  • Social life
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    • Culture and the Arts

      In Hafnarfjörður, there is the cultural centre Bæjarbíó, various museums and regular events on the programme.

      • Annual events
      • Library
      • Museum of Local History
      • Town Cinema
      • Artist in Residence
      • Port city
      • Cultural grants
    • Tourism

      You can stay in hotels, hostels or a family-friendly campsite.

      • Accommodation
      • Campsite
      • Information centre
    • The health town

      In Hafnarfjörður, there are many opportunities to lift your spirits with outdoor activities and exercise.

      • Sportspeople of the Year
      • Places of interest
      • Children's leisure grants
      • Leisure grants for older people
      • Walking and cycling routes
      • Sports clubs
      • Playgrounds and sports pitches
      • Swimming pools
      • Summer course
      • The weather in town
    • Events

      Check out what exciting events are coming up or register a new one.

    • Cultural heritage

      Laugh with elves and vikings in the town's culture.

      • Elf and Viking Village
      • The Joke Town
      • Christmas Town
      • The cultural city
      • The History of Hafnarfjörður
      • The friendly town
  • Construction
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    • Building matters

      From concept to house. All information related to building a structure.

      • Building matters
      • Questions and interviews
      • Building control forms
      • Guidelines for electronic submission of building data
      • Property taxes
    • Map of the town

      View drawings of houses, vacant plots, water and heating drainage, the locations of nearby bins, benches, playgrounds and much more.

    • Vacant plots

      Information about all plots of land available for allocation.

      • Commercial premises
      • Stables
      • Housing
      • Lease agreements
    • Organisation

      Find out what planning matters are coming up in the town.

      • Master plan
      • Construction
      • Layout in presentation
      • Construction
      • Mobility Agreement
    • Excavation permit

      The Environment and Planning Department of Hafnarfjörður supervises all excavation and construction work on the town's land.

  • Governance
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    • Employment and human resources

      Search for staff or a job with the council.

      • Vacancies
      • Phone time
      • Staff
      • Jobs in nurseries
      • Jobs in leisure centres
      • Work school
      • Work permit
    • Municipal Council

      The Hafnarfjörður Town Council is composed of 11 councillors. Town council meetings are open to the public and broadcast live. 

      • Mayor
      • Municipal Council
      • Meeting live
      • Councils and committees
    • Minutes

      View the minutes of all the town's councils and committees.

    • Operations and statistics

      Explore the town's open accounts, housing policy and web data in a simple and visual way.

      • Annual accounts
      • Budgets
      • Housing
      • Public opinion polls
      • Open books
      • Web traffic
      • Vitinn design system
    • Tariffs

      Here you can find the council's fee schedules for the various services on offer.

    • System of government

      Find out about the governance of Hafnarfjörður, its sectoral councils and committees, and their policies.

      • Child-friendly municipality
      • Make an impact
      • Overall strategy for 2035
      • Emergency number
      • Emergency management
      • Data protection
      • Councils and committees
      • Policies and Regulations
      • Hierarchy
      • Grants
      • Tender
    • News and reports

      Stay up to date and follow news, announcements and advertisements about the town's activities.

      • Media Marketplace
      • News and announcements
      • Social media rules
      • Reports
      • Project stories
      • Published material
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Hafnarfjörður Municipality

8–10 Strandgata

220 Hafnarfjörður

Tax number: 590169-7579

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