Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)

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The Faroe Islands is located at 62°N and 7°W. The country consists of 18 islands (16 inhabited), with a total area of about 1400 square kilometers. The current population is 47,701 (2003-01-01).

Maps

• The lines cross at 62°N, 7°W. [Map: Tofta Teld Data: Føroya Náttúrugripasavn]

The Language

The Faroese and Icelandic languages are closely related to the ancient Nordic language.

If you want to know Faroese, then "An Introduction to Modern Faroese", W. B. Lockwood (Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur) is a must (IMHO). You can order it from Bókamiðsølan.

Another option is:

   Kursus i Færøsk I & II + Kassettuband
   Jeffrei Henriksen
   Brævskúlin í Føroyskum
   Tórshavn 1983

But

I suspect this is targeted towards danes.

There is a Faroese-English Dictionary compiled by G. V. C. Young, O. B. E. & Cynthia C. Clewer, B. A.(Hons). ISBN 0-907715-22-2. Published by:

[Thanks to Poul Olvhoj]

Pictures

These pictures are a part of my gallery of pictures from the Faroe Islands.

• Nolsoy - located just outside Tórshavn. [Photo: Henrik Solberg]
• Gjógv - in my opinion the most beautiful place in the Faroes. [Photo: Henrik Solberg]
• Mykines - A single village ("bygd") on a small island. [Photo: Henrik Solberg]
• Nes - Taken (approximately) from my home á Toftum. [Photo: Henrik Solberg]
• Tórshavn. The picture shows a part of Vestaru vág, where most of the smaller boats are harboured. [Photo: Hotel Hafnia]
• Faroese national clothes. [Photo: Føroya Tele]

Pilot Whales

Yes, we kill whales in the Faroes. They taste good.

Stamps

[Stamps: Postverk Føroya]

Addresses

Photographers:

• Henrik Solberg:

  Henrik Solberg
  Gerðisvegur
  FO-600 Saltangará
  Føroyar

Publishers and book distributers:

• Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags:

  Publisher of "Carl Barks savnið í litum" and various other comics.

  Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags
  Pedda við Steingøta 9
  FO-100 Tórshavn
  Føroyar

  Phone: (int + 298) 31 76 44
  Fax: (int + 298) 31 96 44

• Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur:

  Publisher of "An Introduction to Modern Faroese", W. B. Lockwood and other educational books.

  Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur
  Hoydalsvegur 40
  FO-100 Tórshavn
  Føroyar

  Phone: (int + 298) 31 61 00
  Fax: (int + 298) 31 87 26

• Bókamiðsølan:

  Distributer of books and comics from Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags and other Faroese publishers.

  Bókamiðsølan
  Hoyvíksvegur 72
  Postsmoga 3222
  FO-110 Tórshavn
  Føroyar

  Phone:

  (+298) 31 37 56

  Fax:

  (+298) 31 99 06

  Web:

  http://www.bms.fo/

  E-mail:

  bms@bms.fo

• Dimmalætting:

  One of the two Faroese "daily" (five days a week) newspapers. Web site: http://www.dimma.fo/.

• Sosialurin:

  The other one of the two Faroese "daily" newspapers.

  Tíðindablaðið Sosialurin
  Postsmoga 76
  FO-110 Tórshavn
  Føroyar

Miscelaneous:

• Hotel Hafnia:

  Hotel Hafnia
  FO-100 Tórshavn
  Føroyar

• Postverk Føroya:

  Postverk Føroya
  FO-160 Argir
  Føroyar

  Phone: (+298) 31 55 77
  Web: http://www.posta.fo/

• Vágar Airport:

  Vágar Airport
  FO-380 Sørvágur
  Føroyar

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Written by:

Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@sparre-andersen.dk>

Latest update:

5th of June 2007