Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður is a town in Southwest Iceland with a population of 30,000. The town was built atop lava fields that erupted 12,000 years ago. Wikivoyage
Population 31,525 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Iceland
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Hafnarborg Gallery · 280 m - Hamarinn Viewpoint · 90 m
- Minnismerki um Örn Arnarsson Monument · 550 m
- Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar Museum · 600 m
- Steinbogi Memorial · 740 m
- Bookless Bungalow Museum · 850 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Bjartir dagar
June
An arts and culture festival held annually for a weekend around the beginning of June to coincide with the national celebrations of the Seamen's Day (the first Monday in June)
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Hafnarfjörður); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.