New release in Norway: Hon som rodde mot regnbuen
The YA novel “Hon sum róði móti ælaboganum” by Rakel Helmsdal was published in 2014 by BFL, and won The…
120-year-old photos from “exotic” Faroe Islands published online
Sixteen hundred historical photographs from the Faroe Islands have been digitalized and published by the Danish National Museum.
University of the Faroe Islands to offer new Art degree
Students from the Faroe Islands and abroad will be able to study an art degree at the University of the Faroe Islands starting in August 2019. This is the first time an art degree is available at University level in the Faroe Islands.
The last Intertwining of 2018
Press release, Intertwining: Christmas is just around the corner and it is time for the last Intertwining of 2018. Tuesday night,…
National hero inspired to name son after Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon has been a common given name in the Faroe Islands since the 1800s. This is the story about why…
KOKS is among ten of the most interesting restaurants in the world
Faroese Michelin-starred restaurant KOKS is in the list of ten of the most interesting restaurants in the world; it was selected by US-based travel publication Wonderlust, which has the high end traveler in mind.
“The time to go to the Faroe Islands is now, before over-tourism becomes a reality,” states Bloomberg
Tourism in the Faroe Islands has grown rapidly in recent years, and in 2020 two new hotels are set to open in Tórshavn, doubling the capital’s current bedroom capacity to approximately six hundred.
Bárður Oskarsson wins Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2018
The Nordic Council has awarded Faroese author and illustrator, Bárður Oskarsson, with this year’s Children and Young People’s Literature Prize…
London Symphony Orchestra to perform musical based on Faroese children’s book
Early next year, the renowned London Symphony Orchestra will perform a musical based on a Faroese children’s book. The book, called ‘Veiða Vind’ (Catch the Wind), is written by Faroese author Rakel Helmsdal and tells the tale of elves and dragons.
Five Nordic prizes awarded in Oslo
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Bárður Oskarsson, Nils Henrik Asheim, Benedikt Erlingsson, Ólafur Egill Egilsson, Marianne Slot, Carine Leblanc and Per Ole Frederiksen, Pâviârak Jakobsen and Nette Levermann from the Attu Natural Resource Council were awarded the five Nordic Council prizes 2018.