A Special Relationship Jenna GottliebIceland and the Faroe Islands share strong cultural and business interests The Faroe Islands and Iceland have enjoyed...
Vikings and Settlement EditorialVikings and Settlement At the time when the Irish had discovered Iceland and started regular sailings there, boatbuilding...
Nordic friendship EditorialNordic friendship There is no international cooperation as bountiful and good as the cooperation of the Nordic countries,...
Tróndur í Gøtu Hallur HallssonChristian Roots and Royal Bloodlines One of Iceland’s most common proverbs is Þrándur í Götu – in Faroese,...
Faroe Islands – A Hidden Gem in the North Atlantic Ocean Helga BjörgulfsdóttirThe Faroe Islands are a cluster of 18 mountainous islands in the North-Atlantic Ocean. An autonomous territory of...
Connecting the Faroe Islands Jenna GottliebAtlantic Airways sees growth opportunities in Iceland Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands celebrated its...
The Cultural centre of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland EditorialThe cultural centre of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland Nordatlantens Brygge is a cultural and museum building...
Music in the Faroes EditorialMusic holds an important position in Faroe society. It has always been so, but the trend in recent...
Popular Festive Traditions in Faroe EditorialMany and not least great festivals in a mix of the traditional and the modern are a characteristic...
Sports in the Faroes Lydia DanisHistorically there has always been much interest in sport in the Faroe Islands. In the old sagas and...
Faroese Food EditorialOther countries are so easily famed for their great riches, namely several precious stones and metals, minerals, pearls,...
The Faroe Economy Lydia DanisWith 48.000 inhabitants spread over 18 islands in the North Atlantic the Faroe Islands are the world’s smallest...
Faroe Constitutional Affairs EditorialThe Faroe Islands have an ancient constitutional history. Norse settlers established here their own parliament called “thing” around...
Vágar and Mykines Lydia DanisInhabitants: 2935 Area: 188 km2 Vágoy is the westernmost of the major islands in Faroe. Vágar has everything...
The Faroe Islands: A Globalised Micro Society EditorialIn a European context the Faroes are a young nation with a known history of just over a...
Suðuroy EditorialPopulation: 4922 Area: 166 km2 (2016) Of the 18 Faroe Islands, Suðuroy is the southernmost, as its name...
A History of the Settlement of the Faroe Islands EditorialA History of the Settlement of the Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands were colonized by Vikings in the...
The Weather EditorialIf you cannot find other subjects of conversation, you can always talk about the weather. The difference between...
Sandoy, Skúvoy and Dímun EditorialPopulation: 1443 Area: 122 km2 Villages: Skopun, Sandur, Skálavík, Húsavík, Dalur, Skúvoy. Besides there is Dímun with one...
Streymoy, Nólsoy, Hestur and Koltur EditorialPopulation: 22.000 Area: 392 m2 Streymoy is the biggest of the 18 Faroe Islands. It is located in...