At that time Iceland was a part of the Danish Crown, enjoying Home Rule only since 1904.

The first Chief Scout was Axel V. Tulinius, (1925–1938) followed by Dr. Helgi Tómasson (1938–1958), Jónas B. Jónsson (1958–1971), Páll Gíslason (1971–1981), Ágúst Þorsteinsson (1981–1988), Gunnar H. Eyjólfsson (1988–1993) and Ólafur Ásgeirsson (1993–2005).

In 1939 the Girl Guide Association was formed with Jakobína Magnúsdóttir as Chief Commissioner and the Crown Princess Ingirid as patron.

The first Scout handbook appeared in Icelandic in 1919 and easily adapting Baden-Powell's ideas to the possibilities of this country.

In 1942 the association leased the farm Úlfljótsvatn near Reykjavík, which has ever since been the center of training and camping activities.

A new center at Hamrar near Akureyri in the northern part of Iceland has been built within the last decade.