Articles by Jens Hákun Leo
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23SportsSpain announce squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands & Sweden
Spain have announced their squad for the upcoming 2020 European Championship qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Sweden on June 7 and...
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148SocietyAmnesty Faroes committee decides to prioritize climate change and human rights teaching
A new Amnesty Føroyar committee has been elected. At the annual general meeting last month, 7 out of 8 board members were...
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153SocietyGreat Prayer Day’s coming up…and Faroe Islanders are ready for a day off from work
Tomorrow is a public holiday in the Faroe Islands. Every 4th Friday after Easter, the three nations that make up the Danish...
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281SocietyFaroes are seeing a boom in American and Canadian tourists
The number of nights spent in hotels and hostels in the Faroe Islands grew by 4.6% to 21.478 in the first quarter...
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191SportsFaroe Islands Football Association offers young footballers opportunity to combine football and college
From this summer, in cooperation with colleges in the Faroe Islands, the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF) will offer talented young footballers...
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563Whaling#Post Grindadráp – 192 Faroe Islanders register to get a piece of fresh whale meat
Yesterday yet another grindadráp – i.e. whale hunt – took place in the Faroe Islands; this time in the village of Bøur....
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1.1KSocietyWoman runs into burning Klaksvík home to save those inside
A heroic woman in the northern town of Klaksvík ran into a burning house Thursday morning to save three people inside. According...
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196CultureFaroese bass opera singer nominated for the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize
Faroese bass opera singer Rúni Brattaberg has been nominated for the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize. According to Norden.org, thirteen artists who...
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149SportsFaroese Confederation of Sports and Olympic Committee establishes new gender equality strategy
The Faroese Confederation of Sports and Olympic Committee [FCSOC] has approved a new gender equality strategy that will see the FCSOC and...
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406BusinessFrom Russia with heartbreak (or just a massive business headache) – Bakkafrost delivers disappointing figures for 1st quarter
Last Monday, Bakkafrost delivered disappointing figures for the first quarter and opened five per cent lower on Oslo Stock Exchange on Monday....
