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.
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Norðurberg’s annual graduation trip took place on June 20th-21st. Children and staff alike enjoyed having a good day in the Höfðaskógur forest near Hvaleyrarvatn, playing orienteering games, planting trees, barbecuing and spending the night in tents in the Skátalundur grove.
Norðurberg Preschool has for many years gone on a graduation trip and graduated children in the Höfðaskógur forest by Hvaleyrarvatn. Where children and teachers stay in tents and enjoy each others company in wonderful surroundings. The trip took place on June 20th-21st. Children and staff alike enjoyed having a good day in the Höfðaskógur forest, playing orienteering games, planting trees, barbecuing and spending the night in tents in the Skátalundur grove.
Here are some carefully selected photos from this year’s trip!
Norðurberg Preschool is located in the northern part of Hafnarfjörður and opened on August 16th, in 1982. Today, Norðurberg is a six-department preschool and can accommodate up to 101 children and 34 employees. The environment of the preschool is very special and beautiful. The lava, moss, trees, cliffs and not to mention the beach are all located near the preschool grounds and provide great opportunities for natural play and discovery.
More about the Norðurberg preschool here (Icelandic)
News article about Norðurberg’s tenth green flag here (Icelandic)
Applications are now open for this years Hafnarfjörður´s Christmas Village at Thorsplan. As per usual, the Christmas Village wants to…
Over 4,000 guests attended the Heimar og Himingeim costume and games gathering in Hafnarfjörður over the weekend. The town’s library…
The municipality of Hafnarfjörður has completed the purchase of a new building for Hafnarfjörður´s Library in the shopping center Fjörður.…
The costume and game festival, Heimar og himingeimar (fantastic worlds and distant galaxies), will be held at Hafnarfjörður´s Library from…
It was a real treat for the whole family at the magnificent festival in Hellisgerði last Sunday. There you could…
The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður is calling for applicants looking to fund projects and events in the field…
Almost 1,100 employees of primary and preschools in Hafnarfjörður met for a strategic planning day last Friday. “It’s always so…
The new building at Hringhamar 9-19 in the Hamranes area in Hafnarfjörður is the largest residential project to receive the…
A new main culvert for the town’s sewage system will be laid from a well in Klettahlíð, parallel to Hlíðarberg,…
The workschool art-group finished painting the pride flag on Linnetsstígur last Friday and did so with great splendour.
