Brostu in english is smile 

As of Sunday 25 July, restrictions on gatherings for Covid-19 will take effect, which will last for three weeks until 13th of August. These measures entail changes in the municipality's services, e.g. in swimming pools and museums.

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Ráðhústorg will become a “green“ square with a focus on vegetation, water and small gatherings.

New picture of Hafnarfjörður center was introduced at Hafnarfjörður council meeting. The new proposal is that Thorsplan will still be the main square in the heart of Hafnarfjörður and Ráðhústorg (City Hall square), today a parking lot in front of Hafnarfjörður library, will be a green square with focus on vegetation, water and small gatherings and events. Ráðhústorg and the area around it will become an attractive area that connects small and big trails in all directions.

Suðurbæjarlaug vill be open till 22:00 on weekdays and 21:00 on Sundays this summer. On Saturdays the closing time will still be 18:00. These opening hours will be till the 8th of August. 

There are three jumping pillows in Hafnarfjörður and the fourth one is on its way.

About 500 children and young people aged 6-12 took part in a fishing competition in Hafnarfjörður. The municipality has held the competition for decades and the interest and participation has grown with each passing year. Now the competition has become one of the most populous fishing competitions and hundreds of children are looking forward to trying to catching the strangest fish, the biggest fish and trying to win the award of the highest number of fish caught.

The Government of Iceland has announced that all domestic restrictions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted as of midnight tonight. Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir announced last week that requirements to wear masks, socially distance and restrict gatherings would be fully lifted.

In Hafnarfjörður are dozens of public artworks connected to the town. A lot of the artwork is in Hafnarfjörður center and around the harbor, though many are to be found in the sculpture garden at Víðistaðatún Park, in Hellisgerði Park or around the retirement home of Sólvangur.

"SumarFÉLÓ" is an open community center for those who were finishing the 7th grade. SumarFÉLÓ is located in Lækjarskóli and is open from 16: 30-19: 00 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the period 14 June to 8 July 2021.