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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In the summer of 2023, all young people aged 14-17 (born in 2006-2009) will get a job at Hafnarfjörður Work School (Vinnuskóli). Work school primarily does outdoor work and gardening and thus has a big part in cleaning the town and taking care of vegetation, streets and footpaths during the summer.
In the summer of 2023, all young people aged 14-17 (born in 2006-2009) will get a job at Hafnarfjörður Work School. Working school primarily does outdoor work and gardening and thus has a big part in cleaning the town and taking care of vegetation, streets and footpaths during the summer. The staff of Hafnarfjörður Work School play an important role in creating a beautiful image of the town, that it is clean and neat to look at and, not least, fun for the residents and tourists who visit the town. The young people start work on Monday, June 12.
Open for applications
The work school’s office is located in the “Menntasetrið vid Lækinn” at Skólabraut 3. The office is open from 8 – 16 Monday to Thursday and from 8-14 on Fridays.
The phone number for the is 565-1899 and the email address is: vinnskoli@hafnarfjordur.is
More information about working hours, wages and rules of Hafnarfjörður Work School
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