The aims of LUF (Landssamband ungmennafélaga) are to encourage co-operation of Icelandic youth organisations, to work for their common goals, to encourage and promote youth activities and youth issues, to represent Icelandic youth organizations abroad, to have friendly relations with youth organizations all over the world, and to work for international causes of young people. Only democratic nongovernmental organisations that are nationwide organizations and put their main emphasis on work with children and young people can become members of LUF.