Facility improvements approved for Ármann and Fjölnir
With the facility needs of wrestling club Ármann and youth club Fjölnir under review, the City Executive Council has approved working group proposals to improve short-term conditions for both organizations. The working groups also received renewed mandates to examine the clubs' long-term needs.
Founded in 1888, the wrestling club Ármann now serves as a local sports club in Laugardalur. After the club asked Reykjavík City to review its facilities, the City appointed a working group to assess current needs and recommend improvements. The group put forward several proposals, which the City Executive Council approved yesterday. These proposals cover improved facilities and accessibility, expanded storage space, better signage, revised training schedules, practice area usage, advertising revenue opportunities, and greater consultation on development plans. The estimated cost of these proposals is roughly 36.5 million ISK per year, plus 1 million ISK for minor construction work.
Long-term development at a single site called for
Youth club Fjölnir, founded in 1988 and now a local sports club in Grafarvogur, similarly requested a review of its soccer division's facilities, prompting the City to establish a parallel working group. The working group's report highlights serious facility challenges for Fjölnir's soccer division, noting that its fields are in poor condition or unusable and its operations are split across two locations, hampering the club's work and development. While the long-term priority is developing a consolidated facility at a single site—either at Dalhús or Egilshöll—short-term needs include improved access to Egilshöll and urgent maintenance.
Yesterday, the City Executive Council approved the working group's proposals for Fjölnir's facilities. These plans include improving summer access to the indoor field at Egilshöll, performing urgent maintenance on the Dalhús fields, installing a strength training facility at Egilshöll, upgrading signage, and creating revenue-generating opportunities. The estimated cost of these proposals is between 17 and 21 million ISK per year.
Both working groups received renewed mandates to continue studying the long-term facility needs of the two clubs.
