In order to welcome you we have compiled information about your new hometown.
Get to know the town’s walking and cycling paths, activities and swimming pools but children under 18 get free access to pools.
Here you can find information about resources for children and families provided by the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður
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.
Contact us with ideas, suggestions, problems or emergencies.
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We would like to draw the attention of Hafnarfjörður residents to the fact that it is possible to apply for a grant to host events in swimming pools around the country. It would be great to see more events taking place in the swimming pools of Hafnarfjörður.
The Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, in cooperation with the National Museum of Iceland, invites applications for grants to support cultural events in swimming pools around the country. The initiative follows the inclusion of Iceland’s swimming pool culture on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The goal of the grants is to encourage diverse event programming in swimming pools across the country. The events are intended both to highlight swimming pool culture and to enrich cultural life in local communities and neighborhoods. Events must take place in 2026.
Collaboration between municipalities (operators of swimming pools), museums and cultural institutions, associations, and individuals is encouraged, and confirmation of such collaboration must accompany the application.
A total of 4 million ISK is available. The maximum individual grant is 500,000 ISK.
The application deadline is March 20, 2026. Applications must be submitted through the ministry’s application portal: Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education.
It would be wonderful to see these events take place here in Hafnarfjörður.
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