European Foresters’ Orienteering Championship ("EFOC") or in German language Europäischer Forstlicher Orientierungs-Lauf (EFOL). Although English is the official language of the EFOL the German abbreviation EFOL is the official shortening of the full English title.

EFOL is an annual event for European foresters (definition see below), which offers:

Official championships in orienteering (individual and relay races distributed into age classes). Further education in the form of forest and cultural excursions. Social gathering and fruitful relations among forest professionals and their families.

The EFOL is open for employees, pensioners and contractors of forestry organisations – including forestry educational and research institutions –, for forest owners, for individuals with a forest education and for family members of persons mentioned above and being citizen of a European country. Registration for participation should be channeled through the Team Leader (see below) of the respective country. The number of participants is not limited.

The objective of the EFOL is:

• Offer European foresters an annual opportunity to gather in the summer time and exchange and gain professional experiences.
• Compete in orienteering – a sport which favours the forester’s professional capability and competence and which is performed mainly in the foresters’ normal working environment, the forest.
• Safeguard, that sufficient consideration has been taken to the environment in the respective competition and training areas.
• Safeguard, that an acknowledged national forest institution governs the arrangements in view of financial and organisational responsibilities.
• Safeguard a close co-operation with and to follow the advice of the International Committee (IC) of the EFOL (see below).

Since the start of the EFOL in year 1994 the determined strategy for the event has emphasised on growth in number of participating foresters and countries. At the same time quality demands on the arrangements have been increased in order to facilitate the growth development.
Strategic goal to maintain the circulation of the event among different parts of Europe, which has since then been successfully continued.

The EFOL organisation is at present governed by the elected International Committee (IC) consisting of the President and three further members. The official annual meeting of the Team Leaders, organised on the last evening of each EFOL-event, elects the members of the IC for a 3-years’ period.
The work of the EFOL and its IC is guided by the statutes of EFOL. The IC EFOL has its registered seat in Sweden.
The Team Leaders’ meeting approves and appoints each EFOL organiser after a tendering procedure.
The EFOL championships are organised according to the competition rules of IOF, the International Orienteering Federation.