Reykjavík, a city with quality of life
City Hall
16. January 2026
Open from 09:00–11:00
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Reykjavík a city for quality of life - togetherness, exercise and nutrition.
An open meeting of Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, Mayor of Reykjavík, on the City for quality of life will be held at Reykjavík City Hall on Friday, January 16th from 9:00 to 11:00.
The aim of the meeting is to draw attention to the importance of factors that can strengthen the health and well-being of residents and to have a conversation about what the key to a good quality of life is. There will be presentations where various projects within the city that support public health will be reviewed.
If the agenda changes, it will be updated on the website of the meeting The City of Quality of Life.
There you can also access a stream from the meeting and download presentations after the meeting.
Chaired by Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir, Project Manager for Public Health.
Agenda:
• What is quality of life?
Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, Mayor
• All out to play all year round
Atli Steinn Árnason, Office Manager of the Outdoor City
• Center for Outdoor Activities and Outdoor Education
Stína Bang, Project Manager of the Nature School
• The Impact of the Environment on Quality of Life
Rebekka Guðmundsdóttir, Department of Urban Design
• Reykjavík, Full of Life!
Benedikt Traustason, Office of Environmental Quality
• The Value of Forests in a City for Health and Well-Being
Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson, Forester
• Coffee Break
• New Grófarhús – a Library for All City Residents
Guðrún Lilja Gunnlaugsdóttir, Department Head of Innovation
• The Family as a Guide
Mariska Kappert, Project Manager of Gerðuberg
• Food and Nutrition
Bryndís Eva Birgisóttir, Professor of Food and Nutrition Science
• Free School Meals, Experience After the First Year of School
Dr. Ellen Alma Tryggvadóttir, nutrition project manager at the Directorate of Health
• Seljagarður - a neighborhood-run neighborhood park
Þórey Mjallhvít H. Ómarsdóttir
Light refreshments will be served.
Welcome.