Jens Kjeld Jensen
June 12th 2025Jens-Kjeld Jensen is a self-taught ornithologist, zoologist, entomologist, and naturalist. Originally from Denmark, he has lived in Nólsoy, Faroe Islands, ...
Jens-Kjeld Jensen is a self-taught ornithologist, zoologist, entomologist, and naturalist. Originally from Denmark, he has lived in Nólsoy, Faroe Islands, ...
Ove became widely known when he kissed the Little Mermaid on August 11, 1986, at Langelinie in Copenhagen, after rowing solo for 41 days from Nólsoy. In 1984 an...
Nólsoyar Páll built Royndin Fríða, the first ship constructed in the Faroe Islands since the Viking Age. He is known for his struggle against the trade mon...
Steffan Danielsen was a renowned painter, born on September 3, 1922, in Nólsoy and passed away on May 28, 1976. Many consider Steffan to be the most distinctive...
Nólsoy is one of the smaller islands in the Faroe Islands, covering 10 km², and lies just east of the capital, Tórshavn. Although it rises to 371 metres, it is ...
Christmas in Tórshavn Looking for something different this Christmas? Why not visit Tórshavn in December and experience a traditional, uncommercialized Christma...
Martin Christian Restorff (1816-1897) Merchant and baker. He was commonly known as old Restorff. The business he founded, M.C. Restorff og Sønner, was the bigge...