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.
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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The Icelandic Teachers’ Union, on behalf of the Association of Primary School Teachers and the Association of School Principals in Iceland, call for a work strike of its staff in Áslandsskóli. The strike does not apply to other primary schools or kindergartens in Hafnarfjörður.
The strike action is temporary and begins on Tuesday the 29th of October at 00:01 and expires on Friday the 22nd of November at 23:59, if no agreement is reached. If the strike action is called off, school operations will remain unaffected next week.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to follow the news as events unfold.
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