Faroe Islands official website has all the information you seek on the Faroe Islands. - Find facts, images and more here »

Located half way between Scotland and Iceland in the Northeast Atlantic, the Faroe Islands are an archipelago of 18 mountainous islands, with a total land area of 1,399 square kilometres, a sea area of 274,000 square kilometres and a population of about 55,000.

Faroese society is founded on the Nordic welfare model, with social security, comprehensive healthcare and education for all. Faroe Islands living standards are ranked amongst the highest in the world based on GDP per capita.

About 55,000 people live in the Faroe Islands. Out of the 29 municipalities in the Faroe Islands, the most populous is the capital, Tórshavn, with approximately 23,000 inhabitants. The second largest municipality is Klaksvík with about 5,000 inhabitants, and Runavík takes third place with about 4,000. While Eysturkommuna and Vága kommuna …

Visitors to the Faroe Islands are generally surprised and impressed by the nature that meets them in the North Atlantic. After a while, getting to know the islanders, they will also get a sense of nature´s influence on the local culture.

The Faroese political system is based on representative democracy. The 33-seat legislative assembly is known as the Løgting. The executive government, Føroya Landsstýri, is headed by the Prime Minister, løgmaður.

The flag of the Faroe Islands is called Merkið, meaning ”Banner”, “Ensign” or “the mark”. The design of the flag incorporates a red Nordic cross, which is offset to the left. The red cross with a azure blue fimbriation is set on a white field. White symbolises Christianity and the creators of the flag, the foam of the sea and the pure, radiant sky of the Faroe Islands, while the ...

The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica grabae) are the most numerous species of bird in the Faroe Islands, only preceded by the Fulmar.

The first known settlers in the Faroe Islands were Irish monks, who in the 6th century AD told of the “Islands of the Sheep and the Paradise of Birds”. Viking age settlers establish their free state The name Føroyar (Faroe Islands) is derived from old Norse and means Sheep Islands, a name given by the Viking age settlers arriving from Norway in the …

The Faroese business sector is gradually becoming more diversified. The ocean and associated fields of knowledge however, remain as the Faroese's areas of expertise par excellence.