Local.fo - News from the Faroe Islands — in English

Local.fo - News from the Faroe Islands — in English

Widerøe to ramp up Bergen-Vagar flight schedule to four times a week

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 20, 2022

Faroese art on display in Paris

Local.foJanuary 19, 2022

Vágur Municipality turns to crowdfunding to refinance existing loans

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 15, 2022

Immigrants offered free course in Faroese language

Local.foJanuary 13, 2022

Government rolls back ‘Covid Passport’

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 12, 2022

Tourism & Travel

Widerøe to ramp up Bergen-Vagar flight schedule to four times a week

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 20, 2022

Arts & Culture International Relations

Faroese art on display in Paris

Local.foJanuary 19, 2022

Finance Governance and Society

Vágur Municipality turns to crowdfunding to refinance existing loans

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 15, 2022

Immigration & Integration

Immigrants offered free course in Faroese language

Local.foJanuary 13, 2022

Governance and Society Health

Government rolls back ‘Covid Passport’

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 12, 2022

Tourism & Travel

Scandinavian Airlines suspend scheduled winter flights to Faroe

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 8, 2022

Number of hotel overnight stays rising significantly — stats

Alda NielsdóttirJanuary 7, 2022

Aquaculture & Fisheries Business

Bakkafrost acquires Danish seafood cannery

Local.foJanuary 5, 2022

A crowd like none other

Isaac RoblettJanuary 4, 2022

A glimpse of Vágur’s unique new year’s eve spectacle — video

Local.foJanuary 2, 2022

Faroe Business Report

Bergfrost: One of the largest and safest cold stores in the Nordic Seas region — video
https://vimeo.com/639610406 Cold store Bergfrost, likely the largest and safest of its kind in the entire Nordic Seas region, has had a film produced titled ‘Ultra Safe Cold Storage: Bergfrost’. “No wonder freezer trawlers and reefer ships from a range of countries call regularly at the Port of Fuglafjørður in the Faroe Islands — to make […]
Port of Fuglafjørður: A Growing International Hub for the Fish Industry — Video
https://vimeo.com/641732871 Port Director Rólant Højsted: Most of our port business is represented by [Bakkafrost-owned fishmeal and salmon feed factory] Havsbrún. They receive ship calls every single day. For instance, they distribute salmon feed around the country by sea and by road, and also they import additives for [the production of] fish meal and […]
Rock Solid Cold Storage
Bergfrost managing director Símin Pauli Sivertsen (Maria Olsen Photo) With an environmentally friendly power generation enabling it to consume 20 percent less energy compared to its competition, Bergfrost is one of the ecologically soundest, safest and largest cold stores in the Nordic Seas region. [Bui Tyril] Fuglafjørður-based cold storage facility Bergfrost is not [...] The […]
Fishermen’s Union ‘Pleased’ to See End of Rights Auctions
FF Chairman Jan Højgaard (Maria Olsen Photo) The Faroe Fishermen’s Union (FF) says it’s ‘fairly satisfied’ with the Faroe Islands’ revised fisheries reform; but the introduction of a compulsory health insurance for fishermen is ‘long overdue’ according to chairman Jan Højgaard. [Bui Tyril] Unlike for other workers and officers in the Faroe Islands, [...] The […]
Logistics Provider of Choice
ASB managing director Eli Lassen (Maria Olsen Photo). Runavík’s Atlantic Supply Base has taken care of logistics and storage for offshore oil and gas exploration activities in the Faroe Islands for years; the company also manages stock for foreign vessels fishing in the Northeast Atlantic. [Bui Tyril] “Never say you can deliver unless [...] The […]