Careers

Festi

Festi emphasises creating a work environment where the individual's talents get to flourish.

Festi provides support services to its operating companies, e.g., in the field of finance, operations and business development. Festi's operating companies are ELKO, Krónan, N1,  Bakkinn and Yrkir.

We gladly accept general job applications online and emphasise that confidentiality applies to all applications we receive.

Applications are kept for 3 months after they are received and after that are deleted. We focus on confirming applications by email and contacting the applicant if qualifications and experience are likely to be of use in vacant positions.

Here you can apply for a job at Festi or apply to a specific Festi subsidiary.

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Festi and its subsidiaries are aware of the impact they have on society through their activities and place great emphasis on good business practices.

Policies and Protocols at Festi
Bakkinn is a warehouse specialized in warehouse services and distribution. Bakkinn's warehouses are located in Skarfagarðar 2 and Klettagarðar 13 in Reykjavík.

Bakkinn puts emphasis on being a exemplary workplace with a focus on training, equality, health as well as employee safety.

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ELKO, the largest electronics store in the country, opened on 28 February 1998 and immediately became the leader in its field in Iceland.

ELKO has always had the goal of offering good service and well-known electronics brands at low prices. The company has six stores, three in the capital area, one in Akureyri and two in Keflavík Airport. E-commerce sales are constantly increasing and the elko.is online store serves customers all over the country via various delivery methods.

ELKO has a franchise agreement with the Norwegian company Elkjøp, which operates around 400 stores in the Nordic countries. Elkjøp is owned by British electronics giant Currys PLC which operates a total of approx. 1,600 stores in the UK, Ireland and Northern Europe. Through joint procurement, better prices are achieved on well-known brands of electrical appliances, which benefit ELKO's customers.

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Krónan operates 26 fresh and smart low-price grocery stores, all of which are certified by the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. Krónan's aim is first and foremost to bring the right product range to consumers in as cheap and simple a way as possible.

In 2020, Krónan's Smart Store opened. There customers can complete their home purchases with just one click and have their goods shipped home or pick them up in store. With the addition of Scan & Go in 2021, in-store customers can scan products, place them directly in a cart or bag, and pay — all with Krónan's app!

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Lyfja has the aim of prolonging life and increasing the quality of life. The Lyfja team is a diverse group of specially trained staff who have a common interest in your health and well-being.

Lyfja began its operations with the opening of Lyfja in Lágmúli in 1996 and now operates 45 pharmacies and branches all around the country as well as an online store and app. Lyfja's staff has diverse educational backgrounds such as pharmacists, pharmacologists, make-up specialists, beauticians, nurses and business professionals.

Professionalism is of utmost importance to us and is we put an emphasis on educational activity for staff to increase knowledge and skills. It is important to us that Lyfja's staff can develop and grow with us.

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