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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As always, Advent is not only going to be bright and beautiful, but also very lively. Hafnarfjörður is the Christmas town and at the heart, in the town´s center, it will be extremely beautiful. The ice skating rink opens on Friday, November the 15th and the Christmas Village at Thorsplan on the same day at 5 p.m (17:00).
Everything is shaping up to be an Advent that does not only bring light and beauty to our town but also a cheerful spirit. The ice skating rink, Hjartasvellið, opens on Friday, November the 15th, just like the Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður. We are eagerly waiting, but it opens at 5 pm (17:00) that same day.
The Christmas town of Hafnarfjörður has in recent years stamped itself firmly into the hearts and minds of the people of Hafnarfjörður, tourists and friends of Hafnarfjörður. Residents and business owners have put their hands together, put on their Christmas hats and deeply absorbed in the Christmas spirit and participated in spreading joy. Thousands have visited our Christmas town during Advent and experienced all that our beautiful town has to offer in the form of health promotion, culture, art, restaurants, shopping and services.
Christmas is steadily moving over Hafnarfjörður. Over the next few days, the town’s staff is working on the installation of Christmas decorations all over town. New lights and decorations will be added steadily in the coming days and weeks.
Hafnarfjörður´s Christmas Magazine will be published in mid-November and, as for the past four years, will be full of cozy reading material about rewarding projects in the town, progressive companies and the people who inhabit the town.
Indeed, it is not only the ice skating rink and the Christmas Village at Thorsplan with all it´s beautifully decorated Christmas houses and Christmas cheer that adorn the Christmas town. Hellisgerði is also in full preparation. Where there will be catering in the hands of the A. Hansen resturant, who will make wonderful family moments in the garden even more special.
The days are getting shorter and the time of the Christmas lights is about to begin for many. The town of Hafnarfjörður encourages the people of Hafnarfjörður to put up their Christmas lights as soon as possible, to enjoy them for as long as possible!
The town’s staff are working steadily throughout the town, installing lights in busy places and public areas. All this is done with the aim of pleasing the eye and spirit and encouraging a positive experience for those who pass through our town, whether walking, running, cycling or driving.
Let’s dress Hafnarfjörður in the christmas spirit together!
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