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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Hafnarborg has received a grant of 750.000 ISK from the Design Fund for the project Rúna, a type design. The project focuses on the redesign and exhibition of a typeface created by Sigrún Guðjónsdóttir (b. 1926).
The goal of the project is to make the artist’s typeface accessible in a digital format and to present it to the public at Hafnarborg in connection with DesignMarch 2026.
The project highlights the importance of preservation and innovation in Icelandic type design and is one of 28 diverse projects in the fields of design and architecture to receive funding from the Design Fund this year.
The staff of Hafnarborg extends heartfelt thanks for the support and looks forward to sharing the results with visitors in due course.
Children will receive after-school activity support from the age of three. 10.6 billion ISK will be allocated for investments. Funds…
Our Hafnarfjörður hearts shine purple today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The day, observed every year on…
The education policy of Hafnarfjörður was presented on a joint training day for staff from after-school programs, primary schools, and…
Mother and daughter Lára Alda Alexandersdóttir and Silja Þórðardóttir learned together to become steam masters. They use their power at…
“I can sense that the people of Hafnarfjörður are proud of the Christmas Town and the Christmas Village on Thorsplan,”…
Christmas Town Hafnarfjörður Aron Pálmarsson is on duty in the Christmas Village this year. He has left the sport behind…
The flag of the Women’s Alliance in Hafnarfjörður was inaugurated during a joyful gathering at the Kiwanis House yesterday. Six…
The walk will be held in the name of Ólöf Tara Harðardóttir, an activist for women’s and girls’ rights and…
The Öldutúnsskóli Choir celebrated its 60th anniversary over the weekend. The work over these six decades has been remarkable. Only…
The Christmas Town of Hafnarfjörður encourages residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður to put on their festive glasses and submit nominations…
