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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45 of Hafnarfjörður’s 60 workplaces have become health promoting, including all primary schools in the community. The project, Hafnarfjörður a health promoting workplace, was launched in May 2022. It puts the health, wellness and well-being of employees at the forefront. The implementation will be completed by the end of the summer.
45 of Hafnarfjörður’s 60 workplaces have become health promoting, including all primary schools in the community. The project Hafnarfjörður – a health promoting workplace was launched in May 2022. It puts the health, well-being and well-being of employees at the forefront. The implementation will be completed at the end of the summer. The project, a Health Promoting Workplace is under the auspices of the Directorate of Health.
All of Hafnarfjörður’s primary schools have become health promoting in one way or another, with a total of 45 out of 60 workplaces in the town. Eight factors characterize health-promoting workplaces:
A health-promoting workplace is suitable for all workplaces regardless of size, industry or location. Each workplace can use the criteria of a Health Promoting Workplace based on its needs, assumptions and possibilities. The benefits to workplaces and their employees that take care of their health are undeniable. When successful they can:
Each workplace chooses its focus area. Hulda Sólveig Jóhannsdóttir, project manager for health promoting workplaces, supports management in implementing the program as simply and effectively as possible. The culture in the workplace changes for the better when there are set goals that are followed up on and achieved. The implementation was set for two years and the intention is for Hafnarfjörður to operate health promoting workplaces for the future.
A health-promoting workplace is a tool that enables workplaces to approach the issue effectively and create environments and conditions that contribute to improved health and well-being. If successful, it can prevent burnout and reduce dropout from the labour market.
The objectives are: Improved health, increased well-being and job satisfaction, fewer accidents and diseases, increased work capacity, increased productivity, fewer absences and sick days, increased creativity and innovation, to name a few.
Health promotion in the workplace is a good investment in human resources.
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