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@atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io the original wood was on the island. After it was all chopped down, driftwood became very valuable. A lot of farm fences still use driftwood to this day in Iceland. Otherwise, most lumber is imported. There's a very (very) limited "logging" industry that produces some lumber, but it isn't really at the scale that could support Iceland being self sufficient for lumber.
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