Icelandic Forestry Association

What Icelandic Forestry Association does

Skógræktarfélag Íslands (Icelandic Forestry Association) is a non-profit national umbrella organization (landssamband) for all local and regional forestry associations in Iceland, founded in 1930 and headquartered in Reykjavík. It is one of the country's oldest environmental NGOs and operates a portfolio of interconnected reforestation, land regeneration, environmental education, and public recreation programs, including the Landgræðsluskógar afforestation project (approximately 15 million trees planted across roughly 130 sites since 1990), the Yrkja foundation that distributes tree seedlings to roughly half of Iceland's primary schools, the Opinn Skógur network of 17 publicly accessible recreation forests, and the Kolviður carbon offset fund co-founded with the Icelandic Environment Association in 2007.

The association publishes Skógræktarritið, the only regular forestry journal in Iceland (twice yearly, in print and electronic form), and operates physical sites at Úlfljótsvatn (co-owned with the Icelandic Scout associations, hosting ESC volunteers and a seasonal guesthouse) and Brynjudalur (managed for Christmas tree cultivation and public access). It runs structured international volunteer programs under the European Solidarity Corps with partners in five European countries, organizes annual educational trips abroad and a rotating annual conference (aðalfundur), and administers the Tree of the Year award.

Its business model is membership- and donation-driven: individual members join through local forestry associations at a nominal 300 ISK annual fee, supplemented by publication subscriptions, conference fees (12,000 ISK per attendee plus optional meal packages), corporate sponsorships from six named brands (Toyota Iceland, Arionbanki, Eimskip, Lambhagi, 66°Norður, Netto), and grants from foundations including Landgræðslusjóður and Yrkja along with public project grants. The 6-employee organization completed an office relocation to the historic Mógilsá forestry research facility in June 2026, consolidating operations ahead of its 2030 centennial.

Name

Icelandic Forestry Association

Legal name

Skógræktarfélag Íslands

Website

https://skog.is

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Skógræktarfélag Íslands (Icelandic Forestry Association) is a 1930-founded non-profit national umbrella for Iceland's local forestry associations, operating reforestation, carbon offset, school education, and public open-forest recreation programs across the country.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Conservation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Reforestation & Afforestation Services (Planting, Site Prep, Regeneration) (IMAMAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity) (IMAMAAAJ), Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE), Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

Keywords

• Forestry association
• Reforestation services
• Carbon offset program
• Environmental education
• Land restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Reykjavík

HQ country

Iceland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees charged to individual members of the association. As of 2025, the annual fee is 300 kr.
2. Publication Sales (Skógræktarritið): The association publishes Skógræktarritið (the Forestry Journal) twice per year, sold via subscription (both print and electronic) and single-copy sales.
3. Conference Fees: Annual conference fees charged to attendees; includes conference registration (12,000 kr.), meals (3,200 kr. Friday lunch, 11,500 kr. Saturday gala dinner), and other event costs.
4. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorship: Support from corporate sponsors (Toyota, Arionbanki, Eimskip, Lambhagi, 66°Norður, Netto) providing financial support for association activities and projects.
5. Grants and Donations: Support from foundations including Landgræðslusjóður (Foundation for Land Regeneration, founded 1944) and Yrkja foundation. Also receives project grants from public bodies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Skógræktarfélag Íslands is the national umbrella organization for Iceland's forestry associations, providing reforestation and land regeneration services, publishing the only regular forestry journal in Iceland (Skógræktarritið), operating the Kolviður carbon offset fund, delivering the Yrkja school tree-planting program, managing 17 Open Forest recreation sites, and coordinating European Solidarity Corps volunteer programs. Core activities include direct tree planting across ~130 sites (~15 million trees since 1990), environmental education, and carbon sequestration project management.

Product overview

Skógræktarfélag Íslands (Icelandic Forestry Association) is a national umbrella organization for local and regional forestry associations in Iceland, founded in 1930. The Association operates a portfolio of interconnected services rather than a single unified product. Its core offerings include: the forestry magazine Skógræktarritið (published twice yearly); environmental programs such as Landgræðsluskógar (afforestation), Kolviður (carbon offset fund), and Opinn skógur (open forests for recreation); youth education through Yrkja foundation; and volunteer programs. The Association also manages guest accommodation at Úlfljótsvatn and organizes international educational tours. These services are designed to promote forestry awareness, environmental education, and land restoration across Iceland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skógræktarritið (The Forestry Journal): The only regular magazine about forestry in Iceland, published twice a year (formerly known as Ársrit Skógræktarfélags Íslands)
• Kolviður (Icelandic Carbon Fund)
• Yrkja
• Opinn Skógur (Open Forests)
• Landgræðsluskógar
• Tré ársins (Tree of the Year)

Products and services

• Skógræktarritið (Forestry Journal)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 15 million trees planted across ~130 sites since 1990
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 66°Norður (Sjóklæðagerðin)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Skógræktarfélag Íslands and 66°Norður (an Icelandic outdoor clothing company) signed a 5-year collaboration agreement for the cultivation of a recreational forest at Úlfljótsvatn. The agreement, signed May 11, 2026 (renewed from a 2021 agreement), aims to enhance employee environmental awareness, bind carbon, and increase the recreational and nature quality value of the site. Under the previous agreement, thousands of trees of various species were planted that will form a diverse recreation forest.
• Land og skógur (Icelandic Forest and Land)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026On March 18, 2026, at the Fagráðstefna skógræktar (Forestry Expert Conference), an agreement was signed between Skógræktarfélag Íslands and Skógræktarfélag Reykjavíkur with Land og skógur regarding Mógilsá. Skógræktarfélag Íslands took over the main building as its office headquarters, having relocated there in late June 2026. The Mógilsá facilities were originally built for the Norwegian people's gift in 1961 and formally dedicated in 1967 to promote forestry in Iceland and strengthen Norwegian-Icelandic cultural and forestry ties.
• Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian People)coreOthers · 1 January 1961The Mógilsá facilities were established as a gift from the Norwegian people in 1961, formally dedicated in 1967, to promote forestry in Iceland and strengthen cultural and forestry ties between Iceland and Norway. The facility was built to support reforestation efforts and remains central to the association's operations.
• Association of Icelandic Scouts (Skátafélag Íslands) and Scout Union of ReykjavíkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Úlfljótsvatn farm was purchased by the Icelandic Forestry Association in 2011 and is managed in co-ownership with the Association of Icelandic Scouts and the Scout Union of Reykjavík. The property serves as the association's main forest management site, base camp for ESC volunteers, and hosts the Lake House of Úlfljótsvatn guesthouse operating October–May.
• Kolviður – Iceland Carbon Fund (Established by the Icelandic Forestry Association and the Icelandic Environment Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2007 by the Icelandic Forestry Association and the Icelandic Environment Association, Kolviður helps reduce atmospheric CO2 by sequestering it through vegetation and soils. The fund allows anyone to calculate their CO2 emissions and purchase offset credits directed toward forestry projects and tree planting.
• European Solidarity Corps (ESC) – Partner Organizations (Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria, Poland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association participates in the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) under the Erasmus+ program. Agreements are signed with organizations in five countries: Spain (Ecoperia), Czech Republic (INEX), Italy (You Net), Austria (CUBIC), and Poland (Semper Avanti). Volunteers aged 20–30 with strong English skills serve 5-month placements (May–September) at the Úlfljótsvatn base camp and at local forestry association sites across Iceland.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trees for Life (Scotland): Scottish reforestation charity running volunteer-led rewilding and tree-planting programs with corporate partnerships — comparable in its volunteer-pipeline and degraded-land restoration model.
• The Woodland Trust: UK's largest woodland conservation charity (membership-based, acquires and restores land, runs school/community planting programs) — directly comparable membership + land-reclamation + youth-engagement model at much larger scale.
• Royal Forestry Society: UK educational charity for forestry, publishing, training, and member engagement — closely comparable in the education/publishing/membership focus of Skógræktarfélag Íslands.
• Suomen Metsäyhdistys (Finnish Forest Association): Finland's national forest communications and forestry-association body, running public outreach, school programs, and forest advocacy — directly analogous in mission and Nordic forestry-promotion scope.
• American Forests: US national forestry conservation nonprofit founded 1875, focused on reforestation, policy advocacy, and tree-planting campaigns — directly analogous older forestry NGO with comparable mission breadth.
• Landvernd (Environment Association of Iceland): Iceland's oldest environmental NGO and co-founder (with Skógræktarfélag Íslands) of Kolviður carbon fund — directly comparable Icelandic conservation peer and explicit partner in the association's carbon business.
• Land og skógur (Icelandic Forest and Land): Public-sector Icelandic forestry and land-management entity with which Skógræktarfélag Íslands shares governance over Mógilsá and the Fagráðstefna — a closely intertwined Icelandic forestry peer.
• Föreningen Skogen (Swedish Forestry Association): Sweden's membership-based forestry association, publishing Skogen magazine and coordinating regional forestry societies — closely mirrors the Icelandic association's national-umbrella + journal + local chapter model.
• Norsk Skogselskap (Norwegian Forestry Association): Norway's national forestry association, founded in 1898, operating as an umbrella for regional forestry societies and running reforestation, education, and public outreach programs. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and Nordic forestry-association model to Skógræktarfélag Íslands.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: Global environmental NGO operating across land conservation, climate, and reforestation at massive scale — overlaps with Skógræktarfélag Íslands' conservation/carbon mission as a much larger, broader incumbent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/skograektarfelag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/icelandic-forestry-association
• Instagraminstagram.com/skograektarfelagislands

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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