In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first planting of the friend nations of Norway and Iceland at Þingvellir, a ceremony will be held in Vinaskógur (Friendship Forest) on Wednesday, September 18th, in cooperation with the Norwegian Embassy in Iceland.
On this occasion, the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, will plant trees in Vinaskógur with the Norwegian ambassador and the chairman of the Icelandic Forestry Association.
The ceremony will start at 13:00, after which at forest stand at Þingvellir will be visited, where Norwegians started their planting efforts in Iceland in 1949.
Since the establishment of the Friendship Forest at Þingvellir in 1990, on the initiative of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the Presidents of Iceland have participated in various events there, including hosting foreign guests and heads of state.
