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Purse seiner crashes in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands

Hvalba-based purse seiner Arctic Voyager on Sunday crashed into land near the town of Fuglafjørður, reports Kringvarp Føroya. The incident happened shortly before ...
By Jens Hákun LeoNovember 4, 20190
Society

Jobless rate continues to tick down

The unemployment rate for Faroe Islanders ticked down to 1.1% in August from 1.5% a year earlier, reports Hagstova Føroya (Statistics Faroe Islands). ...
By Jens Hákun LeoOctober 31, 20190
Society

Video: Untold Stories, Faroe Islands Documentary

In this short documentary a farmer, a kindergarden teacher and a fisherman invited us to their homes in order to give us more ...
By Local.foOctober 30, 20190
Society

The Faroe Islands take part in World Cleanup Day

More than 1,000 Faroese volunteers helped clean up 26 tonnes of rubbish across the Faroe Islands on World Cleanup Day, 21 September. They ...
By Local.foOctober 26, 20190
Society

Divorces are down in the Faroe Islands

Fewer and fewer Faroe Islanders are getting divorced, with the rates falling 36% between 2010 and 2018. In 2018, 59 couples were divorced ...
By Jens Hákun LeoOctober 24, 20190
Society

Work progresses well on Sandoy subsea-tunnel

80 meters of Sandoyartunnilin– the subsea-tunnel which will connect the island of Streymoy to the island of Sandoy – were bored last week ...
By Jens Hákun LeoOctober 22, 20190
Society

Bad weather disrupts flights in and out of Vágar Airport

Several flights at Vágar Airport are seeing delays due to heavy winds, 15-20 m/s Southwest, Monday afternoon. According to fae.fo, seven flights – ...
By Jens Hákun LeoOctober 21, 20190
Society

Smiley roundabout in Tórshavn wins award from UK Roundabout Appreciation Society

A roundabout with a yellow smiley was built to put smiles on the faces of children travelling by it. Last month, the creator ...
By Local.foOctober 20, 20190
Society

First Faroese electric boat sets sail

Faroe Islander Eyðun Egholm enjoys his fishing, but from now on, you won’t find Eyðun in a boat with a loud, carbon-emitting diesel-powered ...
By Local.foOctober 15, 20190
Society

Serious car crash on Eysturoy sends three people to hospital

Three people have been taken to the national hospital in Tórshavn (Landssjúkrahúsið) following a serious crash involving two cars on the island of ...
By Jens Hákun LeoOctober 14, 20190

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