Running, coffee, and a bit of madness in Tórshavn Written by Filip M. Mortensen It starts down by the north side of the harbour. A place where ships slide in wi...
Earth Hour 2026 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 28th, from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The Earth Hour initiative is easy to participate in. Turn off the l...
Let’s be honest: for most of our lives, the Faroese dinner table has looked the same. Meat, potatoes, and enough sauce to float a boat. Don’t get me wrong - I s...
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 ...
Merchant and baker. He was commonly known as old Restorff. The business he founded, M.C. Restorff og Sønner, was the biggest company in Tórshavn in its day. Tór...
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...
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