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Efling’s office will be closed for a staff day on Friday, 11 September. The office will reopen at its regular opening hours on Monday, 14 September.

As autumn approaches, it's time once again for Efling’s wonderful Food and Culture Festival. The event will be held for the fourth time on Sunday, 27 September, at Efling’s Community Centre at Guðrúnartún 1. At the Food and Culture Festival, Efling members can serve fellow members dishes from their home countries. Efling reimburses the cost of ingredients and provides all tableware and refreshments. In recent years, dishes from more than a dozen different countries have been served. Efling members come from 144 different countries, so guests can look forward to a truly diverse culinary experience at this year’s festival. Efling members who would like to serve food from their home country are invited to register through the registration page provided. Registration must be completed by 12:00 noon on 18 September at the latest. As before, Efling will reimburse ingredient costs up to ISK 50,000 upon presentation of receipts. Ticket sales for guests will begin at 12:00 noon on 14 September . Further information will be announced closer to the date. The number of tickets is limited, so make sure to mark the date in your calendar to secure your place.

Efling’s offices open later than usual on the upcoming Friday, August 28, due to a staff meeting. The office opens at 10:00 that day instead of 9:00 as usual.

Efling Union is calling for nominations for delegates to the 47th Congress of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ), which will take place from 14–16 October. The Congress will be held at Hilton Reykjavík, Suðurlandsbraut 2, and will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 14 October. Efling has 56 delegate seats at the Congress. Full members of Efling may nominate themselves, and the union is now inviting nominations. Nominations can be submitted through the electronic form provided here and must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 31 August. Nominations for the ASÍ Congress 2026 Delegates will receive a daily allowance for the three days of the Congress. The allowance is ISK 18,100 per day, in accordance with the decision of the Travel Expenses Committee of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. Efling will reimburse delegates who lose wages as a result of attending the Congress, provided they submit supporting documentation to the union’s office. The ASÍ Congress is the Confederation's highest decision-making body. The Congress elects the President and Central Executive Committee, and considers amendments to the Confederation’s statutes as well as resolutions on its policies.  The ASÍ website contains all the main information about the Congress, including the agenda, Congress documents and draft resolutions.

Every year, Efling Union organizes a photography competition among its members. The theme of the competition is vacation in Iceland , so it is ideal to use your summer trip or holiday home trip to capture the moment with your camera. Prize for the first three seats: the seat: 50,000 kr gift card the seat: 25,000 kr gift card the seat: 25,000 kr gift card The photos must be of high quality. Each participant may submit no more than three photos . Submit the photos with information about name and phone number in an email to the address efling@efling.is with the subject „Ljósmyndasamkeppni“ (Photo Contest). Please note that the contest is exclusively open for Efling members . The photos will be used on Efling's media and in Efling's summer houses. The deadline is August 31, 2026. Winners will be announced on 17 September 2026. Below you can see the winning photo from last year, photo by Agnieszka Górka, of a puffin in Borgarfjörður eystri.