• Established port, including landing and fleet maintenance services.
• Regional airport, daily flights to Reykjavík.
• Strong fish industry. Total catch in 1999: 55,103 tonnes (demersal 6,389 t;
  pelagic 47,812 t; flatfish 547; Norway lobster 356 t).
  
• Sites for development.
• Major tourist centre – base for travel on Vatnajökull (Europe's largest glacier) and nearby Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon and Skaftafell national park.
  
• Advanced agricultural processing for export.
• Educational centre for South-East Iceland.
• Multimedia service provider.
• Local biotech company.
• Research: Marine Research Institute branch.
• Leisure: glacier travel, fitness.
• Population 2,370 (Höfn 1,766 + surr. 604)

Offical web site: www.hornafjordur.is on Icelandic