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2026-09-28 · Nordiclabourjournal

Researcher: Icelandic labour market will not function without immigrants - Nordic Labour Journal

The numer of immigrants workers has increased dramatically in Iceland since the turn of the century. In 2003 it was just over 5 per cent, last year it was 25 per cent. Kolbeinn Hólmar Stefánsson, an associate professor of economic sociology at the University of Iceland, says some industries would not manage without foreign workers. Kolbeinn Hólmar Stefánsson is an associate professor of economic sociology at the University of Iceland. It is safe to say that most Icelanders have noticed the growing presence of immigrants in certain sectors of the economy. Foreign workers are now common in restaurants and tourist attractions, as well as in healthcare, for example in nursing homes. Their numbers have also increased in supermarkets.

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