Why Iceland?
An advanced western society, ideally located between two of the world’s strongest markets, Europe, and North America
Iceland is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Single Market of over 450 million people in 30 states. Iceland is world-renowned for its economic advancement, social stability, and technological innovation and continually ranks as one of the leading societies in international comparative analyses of the quality of life, safety, and equality. The nation is young, educated, multilingual, and enjoys high living standards and a thriving cultural scene. The labor market is highly flexible, with people willing to adopt new technologies. Iceland´s nature is spectacular and the source of both inspiration and green energy.
Ideal Location for Investors
Iceland is located midway between Europe and North America. Flight duration is 2.5-5 hours to Europe and 5-6 hours to the United States (East Coast) and Canada. Iceland is world-renowned for its economic advancement, social stability, safety, equality, and technological innovation.
Two Icelandic shipping lines operate cargo scheduled serving ports in North America, Scandinavia, the UK, continental Europe, and the Baltic, and have developed international freight forwarding systems.
For detailed information on establishing a business, the legal environment, tax system etc. Business Iceland please download our annually revised and updated publication Doing Business in Iceland (an indexed pdf format).