{"id":14842,"date":"2021-11-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/thu-finnur-jolaandann-i-jolabaenum-hafnarfirdi\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:18:38","slug":"you-can-find-the-christmas-spirit-in-the-christmas-town-of-hafnarfjordur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/thu-finnur-jolaandann-i-jolabaenum-hafnarfirdi\/","title":{"rendered":"You'll find the Christmas spirit in the Christmas town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Come and enjoy the Advent in the Christmas town!<\/h4>\n<p>The Christmas Magazine of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is currently being delivered through the letterboxes of residents of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and friends of the town in Reykjav\u00edk, Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6r and K\u00f3pavogur. The Christmas magazine has the sole and true purpose of promoting the Christmas town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur to all interested parties, to visitors and passers-by, and to shine a light on the warmth and diversity that lies with the people and businesses of the Christmas town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The Christmas town has it all, especially when it comes to experiences, entertainment, shopping and services. A diverse, unique and distinctive range of shops and services has established itself in all the town's neighbourhoods over the past few quarters, and everything points to this development and growth continuing into the new year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5o5a4156-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Five-O-Five-A-Four-One-Five-Six\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1366;\"><sup>The ice rink will open in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in December. The target date is Saturday, 11th December, if all goes to plan. More details to follow.&nbsp;<\/sup><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Where the Christmas heart beats <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In the 2021 Christmas issue, you will find, among other things, a feature on alternative entertainment, fitness traditions, the unique community spirit, the House of Opportunities in Hellisger\u00f0i, family-run businesses, the Northern Lights, a magical caf\u00e9, tempting recipes, the importance of enjoying and relaxing, the heartwarming that opens in December, collaborative projects for the good of the community, and last but not least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jolathorp\">The Christmas village opens on the first weekend of Advent.<\/a>.\u00a0A visit to the Christmas Village and the Christmas town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has truly become a tradition for many during Advent. This year's Christmas magazine covers this, among other things, but all the content has in common that it is part of the community and what makes the heart of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and its residents beat. The Christmas magazine is available at Fjar\u00f0arkaup, Fir\u00f0i Shopping Centre, the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's service centre, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library, Hafnarborg, the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Folk Museum, and in the municipality's swimming pools.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/RHgI6SZNrvh2Cwes\" width=\"940px\" height=\"715px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/read\/65999538\/jolablai-2021\">Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's Christmas Magazine 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<h4><strong>We are the Christmas town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Visit a museum, go for a swim, take a family walk in the woods, see a concert with your friends, go out for a meal with your partner, have coffee with your parents, or take a proper trip to the town centre in the heart of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. Leave the Christmas stress at home, avoid the crowds and come for a visit to the cosiest home town of the capital region. Gentle Christmas lights, sweet melodies, tempting goods, a thriving culture, unexpected events and a unique Christmas programme. A wide variety of beautiful, design-focused shops, and top-quality restaurants and caf\u00e9s where you can dine in or grab delicious pastries to enjoy at home. The festive town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur welcomes you and all your loved ones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 560\/315\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FfGFoUePR6mY&#038;video_width=560&#038;video_height=315)\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fGFoUePR6mY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Song title:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4xL9elbnQGuuZyjWnr1UyK\">Now the Christmas season may begin<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Song:<\/strong> Rakel Bj\u00f6rk Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir <br \/><strong> Song:<\/strong> He\u00f0inn Svavarsson <br \/><strong> Text: <\/strong>Olafur Heidar Hardarson<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Komdu og nj\u00f3ttu a\u00f0ventunnar \u00ed j\u00f3lab\u00e6num! J\u00f3labla\u00f0 Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar er \u00feessa dagana a\u00f0 detta inn um l\u00fagur Hafnfir\u00f0inga og vina Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6 og K\u00f3pavogi. J\u00f3labla\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur \u00feann eina og sanna tilgang a\u00f0 kynna j\u00f3lab\u00e6inn Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0 fyrir \u00f6llum \u00e1hugas\u00f6mum, fyrir gestum og gangandi og varpa lj\u00f3si \u00e1 \u00feann hl\u00fdleika og fj\u00f6lbreytileika sem b\u00fdr me\u00f0 f\u00f3lkinu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14842"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}