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 town’s museums are open to all of us on Museum Night, February the 7th between 6-10 pm. Hafnarborg will offer an art workshop and a flashlight guided tour. At the Heritage Museum there will be a brand new treasure hunt, live music and an interesting lecture. Then Einar Lövdahl entertains at the library. Then on February the 8th Ásvallalaug and Suðurbæjarlaug, swimming pools, welcome the whole family with an entertaining program!
“Museum Night is a great venue to host events in the museum that are a little different from the traditional program that most people are familiar with, and I encourage everyone to come and enjoy it with us,” says Aldís Arnardóttir, Director of Hafnarborg museum.
The cultural institutions in town: Hafnarfjörður´s Library, Byggðasafnið museum and Hafnarborg museum, are all active participants, as in years past. For Museum Night, admission to all participating museums and related events is free of charge.
Pool Night is a part of the Winter Festival (Vetrarhátíð), which takes place from February 6th – 9th. All municipalities in the capital area participate in the festival. Diverse events, such as Zumba, splashing- and diving competitions, in the towns swimming pools will be of various kinds and guests will get to experience a unique and unusual evening in amazing darkness. Everyone is welcome!
Indeed, there will be plenty to do this weekend.
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