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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Hafnarfjörður welcomes people from all over the world and encourages their participation in the community.
Hafnarfjörður takes pride in welcoming new residents with open arms and support their full societal participation through work and leisure.
A support department for applicants for international protection operates in Hafnarfjörður. Applicants are people who are here on their own account and seek a refugee status. Most of them are families or single parents with children.
Hafnarfjörður services applicants for international protection in accordance with a contract with the Directorate of Immigration. The Directorate of Immigration handles applications for asylum and the process can take over a year. While people wait for answers, Hafnarfjörður provides them with food and various assistance to be included in the community. The support is provided for two years, after that people are referred to other departments, as applies.
Every individual is followed up on through the whole system. The team working in the department has a diverse background, for example there are counsellors on the team who are Spanish- and Arabic-speaking.
The team works in close collaboration with various interest groups, such as the Multicultural Information Centre, UNICEF, The Red Cross, the National Queer Organisation of Iceland, WOMEN, and more.
You can contact the department by sending an email to hof@hafnarfjordur.is or contact the Service Centre, tel. 585 5500.
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