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Get to know the town’s walking and cycling paths, activities and swimming pools but children under 18 get free access to pools.
Children and youth in Hafnarfjörður have access to good education, after-school activities and recreation activities.
Practical information about buses, waste collection, street cleaning, traffic, animal control and more.
Hafnarfjörður hopes to secure financial and social security for all residents. Find out what support is available.
Enjoy culture in Bæjarbíó cultural house, at various museums or attend exciting events.
You can stay at great hotels, hostels or at a family friendly campsite in town.
You can find a lot of outdoors activities and various recreations in Hafnarfjörður.
Check-out upcoming events, or register a new one.
Search for employees or available jobs in town.
Hafnarfjörður Town council consists of 11 municipal representatives. All town council meetings are broadcast live.
Here you can find the town's fees for children, sports and activities and support services.
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Grants from the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjarðarbær for individual projects and events were handed out to 18 individuals in a formal ceremony at Hafnarborg last week, concurrently with the nomination of the town´s artist of the year.
Grants from the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjarðarbær for individual projects and events were handed out to 18 individuals in a formal ceremony at Hafnarborg last week, concurrently with the nomination of the town´s artist of the year. Cultural grants are awarded twice a year to individuals and projects that are likely to enrich and further deepen the town’s culture. The allocation of grants by Hafnarfjarðarbær is based on the evaluation of applications. Cultural events, artists, associations or institutions applying for funding must be connected to Hafnarfjörður in some way. This includes, for example, permanent residence, that an event/project takes place in Hafnarfjörður and/or that a project involves an introduction to Hafnarfjörður’s cultural activities.
No project was awarded a two- or three-year contract this time, but there are five collaboration contracts for the projects Guitarama – Bjössi Thor’s guitar party, HEIMA music festival, Sveinsafn – the relationship between art and nature, Hafnarborg Singing Festival and the Viking festival (Víkíngahátíð) at Víðistaðatún.
Congratulations to all the beneficiaries! Applications for the second allocation of 2024 will be announced in August.
Students in 10th grade at Víðistaðaskóli will perform the grand musical WEST SIDE STORY by Sondheim and Bernstein on February…
Tónagull and the municipality of Hafnarfjörður offer a multilingual music workshop for families with children aged 0-4 years. The first…
Enrolment of children entering 1st grade in Hafnarfjörður´s primary schools has been opened for autumn 2025, and the first application…
Situation as of 14:30, 05 February. Please note that the situation may change, and updates will be provided as necessary.…
The town’s museums are open to all of us on Museum Night, February the 7th between 6-10 pm. Hafnarborg will…
The opening hours of the swimming pool, Suðurbæjarlaug, will be extended to 9 pm on Sunday evenings, starting this coming…
Beautiful and heavy snow has fallen in the last few days. Residents are encouraged to clear the snow away from…
Mayor, Valdimar Víðisson, has now visited around 20 institutions in the town. He says it is important, as mayor, to…
We, the residents of Hafnarfjörður, will have the opportunity to influence the updated Environmental and Natural Resources Policy. Ideas can…
It has been decided to set up two new colorful bouncy pads in Hafnarfjörður this year, in selected open areas…