Bjarni Johansen started his football career early, he has been goal keeper for VB Vágur since he was a young boy and after the merging of VB Vágur and Sumba, Faroe Islands in 2005 he continued to be goal keeper for VB/Sumba until the end of the football season 2008.
Christian Mejdahl (born 31 December 1939 at Tverå in the Faroe Islands) is a Danish politician representing the liberal party, Venstre.
Jørgen Landt (c. 1751–1804) was a Danish priest, botanist and author, who published descriptions of the people and geography of the Faroe Islands.
In 1943 work started to make a road between Øravík and Hov.
Malsom's agent later organised a trial with B36 Torshavn in the Faroe Islands, during which he impressed enough for the club to offer him a permanent deal.
Her parents moved to Argir, her father came from the small village Hov on Suðuroy and her mother came from Norðskáli on Eysturoy.
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Six Nordic countries participated, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Andrew av Fløtum made his debut for the Faroe Islands in a January 2001 friendly match against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Uni Arge.
Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.
Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands.
Astrid Jóhanna Andreasen (born 1948 in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands) is a Faroese textile and graphical artist, marine researcher and postage stamp designer.
Cape Enniberg is the northernmost point of the Faroe Islands, located on the Island of Viðoy.
Høgni Jacobsen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in a January 2001 friendly match against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Todi Jónsson.
The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands first appears in one of the medieval chairs in Kirkjubøur from around the 15th century.
Edmund Esbern Johannes Joensen (born 19 September 1944) was born in the small village of Oyri on the second largest island of the Faroe Islands, Eysturoy.
Eggjarnar (also called Skúvanes, 200 metres above sea level) is a place south of the village Vágur on Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands, which is known for its scenic view point to the sea cliffs of the southern part of Suðuroy all the way to Beinisvørð in the south and to Vágseiði and Gjógvaráfjall in the north.
Dimmalætting (Faroese for "Dawn") is the oldest and largest newspaper of the Faroe Islands and is based in Tórshavn.
The Swan has enough wing feathers standing for the eight members and territories of the Council: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
The original plan was to cover all plants, including bryophytes, lichens and fungi native to crown lands of the Danish king, that is Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein, Oldenburg-Delmenhorst and Norway with its North Atlantic dependencies Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
An even greater success for Florin would come three months later when in Toftir, he managed to score all four of Romania's goals against the Faroe Islands, becoming the first Romanian player to score four goals for the national team in modern times, a record equaled only by Gheorghe Popescu in 1997 against Liechstenstein.
Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese international footballer who plays professionally as a defender for HB Tórshavn.
The Gulaþing received delegates from Lyngør in the south to north of Ålesund, and its laws were observed from the eastern inland valleys of Valdres and Hallingdal to the Faroe Islands in the west.
Hans Fróði Hansen (born 24 August 1975 in Leirvík, Faroe Islands) is a retired football player and now manager from the Faroe Islands, who had started a second career as Fashion- and Beauty advisor under the name Hans F. Hansen of Scandinavia.
Hans Jacob Højgaard (11 September 1904, Toftir, Faroe Islands – 10 June 1992 Tórshavn Faroe Islands), teacher and choir leader, he was one of the most productive composers in the Faroe Islands in the 20th century.
His work is to be found not only in art galleries but in many towns in the Faroes, especially in the Faroese capital Tórshavn.
In Europe, it is only absent in the following countries or islands: the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean islands, Novaya Zemlya, San Marino, the Savage Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City.
In Europe, it is only absent in the following countries or islands: Andorra, the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Cyprus, Dodecanese, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean islands, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, San Marino, the Savage Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City.
Hendrik Rubeksen (born 1 November 1983) is an Faroese international footballer who plays club football for HB Tórshavn, as a defender.
The earliest mention of the name is in the Flateyjarbók (in which the spelling is 'Héri'), partly concerning the Viking age history of the Faroe Islands, written around 1380 in Iceland.
It has also been possible since autumn 2010 to travel to Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands and to Seyðisfjörður on Iceland with Smyril Line.
He was re-elected in 2005 and re-elected again in 2007; but in the 2011 election lost the party's only Folketing seat to the Social Democrats' Sjúrður Skaale.
Janus Kamban (10 September 1913 in Tórshavn - 2 May 2009) was a Faroese sculptor and last living representative from the "first generation" of professional artists in the Faroe Islands.
In Denmark Olsen played football with Danish football clubs: KB from Copenhagen, B93 from Østerbro in Copenhagen and IF Føroyar (Ítróttarfelagið Føroyar), which is a Danish sports club in Amager founded in 1939 by Faroese ex-patriate football players living in Denmark.
Kári Páll Højgaard (born July 21, 1951 in Strendur, Faroe Islands) is the current head of the Faroese Independence Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) and President of the West Nordic Council.
Kvívík (Danish: Kvivig, older Qvivig) is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, in the eponymous municipality of Kvívík.
Growing up next to the North Atlantic Ocean in the small fishing village Hvannasund in the island Viðoy, which is one of the Northern Islands in the Faroe Islands the ocean was a natural part of daily life.
Marianna Debes Dahl (24 November 1947) is a Faroese writer, født 1947 in Vestmanna, grew up in Tórshavn.
Lítla Dímun – Lived feral on the island of Lítla Dímun in the Faroe Islands, becoming extinct in the mid-nineteenth century.
Øssur Hansen (born 7 January 1971) is a Faroese football midfielder/defender who currently played for B68 Toftir in the Faroese Premier League.
He was the coach of the Faroe Islands in his 1–0 victory against Austria, in his first official match.
Pilophorus cinnamopterus is a species of beetle in the Miridae family that can be found everywhere in Europe (except for Albania, Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Island, Lithuania, Moldova, Madeira, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, and in all states of former Yugoslavia (except for Slovenia and Croatia, where it can be found).
Pól Thorsteinsson (born 17 November 1973 in Vágur, Suðuroy) is a former Faroese football player, who has been playing football for Faroese and Icelandic football clubs and the national Faroe Islands team.
The Porkeri Mountains are a mountain range near the village of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands near the Porkeri Mountains,just north of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast.
Rannva Joensen (born January 1, 1986, Runavík, Faroe Islands) is a former child star and was half of the Danish pop duo, Creamy.
Sandavágur Church is a distinctive red-roofed church in the town of Sandavágur in the Faroe Islands built in 1917.
SHEFA-2 is an undersea communication cable linking the Faroe Islands to mainland Scotland via the Northern Isles.
Sornfelli is a mountain plateau on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands about 12 km from the capital Tórshavn (20 km by road).
He then made his competitive debut in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 5 2–2 draw with the Faroe Islands at Svangaskarð, Toftir on 7 September.
After a disappointing season at Viborg FF, he left Denmark and went back to the Faroe Islands at B36 Tórshavn.
Zacharias Heinesen (borne 1936 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese landscape painter.
It was a merger of Vágar island teams MB Miðvágur and SÍF Sandavágur in order to increase the footballing standard of this part of the Faroe Islands.
In 1661 Jógvan Poulsen regained control as Prime Minister and Jacobsen withdrew to Denmark, but the real power in the Faroe Islands still lay with the land owners.
Christian Restorff Mouritsen (born 3 December 1988) is a Faroese footballer who currently plays for HB Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands.
Todi Jónsson is probably the most famous player from the Faroe Islands of all times.
Eiði: Village in the Faroe Islands with a name, sharing Eide's etymology
It also runs the Faroe Islands national teams for men and women.
Faroe Islands had to wait until their fourth match for the first under-21 victory, it came when they beat Azerbaijan 1-0 in Toftir.
Faroe Islands had the chance of finishing third in the group going into the final match against Moldova, in Tiraspol.
However, the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Kaj Leo Johannesen, announced on 27 September 2011 that elections would be held on 29 October 2011.
Among the numerous herbaceous flora that occur in the Faroe Islands is the Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre.
Species from the Alaskan coastline and islands have also adapted well in the Faroe Islands, especially Pinus contorta, Picea sitchensis, Salix alaxensis, Populus trichocarpa and Alnus sinuata.
To the west of the village rises the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands: Slættaratindur (882m).
Ísak Guttormsson, First Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1583 to 1588
In September 2013, with the Faroe Islands seven goals down to Scotland in a 2015 Women's World Cup qualifier at Tórsvøllur, Sevdal scored two late consolation goals.
Vatnsdal played for the Faroe Islands U17 team on 5 August 2006 in Tórshavn against Norway.
He played in the Faroe Islands for Tórshavn sides HB Tórshavn and B36 Tórshavn, before moving abroad to play in the Norwegian, English and Icelandic leagues.
In February 2008, readers of Dimmalætting, the oldest and most acclaimed newspaper of the Faroe Islands, voted Let Your Scars Dance as Album of The Year.
Ólavur Jakobsen, classical guitarist, born 1964 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
After his surprise move to B68 Toftir in March 2006, he became the first Dutch footballer to play in the football league of Faroe Islands.
At a preliminary round mini-tournament held in Strumica, Macedonia, the Faroe Islands lost 2–1 to Wales and 1–0 to Kazakhstan, but then beat hosts Macedonia 7–0.
Johan Steffan Danielsen (3 September 1922 in Nólsoy, Faroe Islands - 28 May 1976 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands) was a Faroese painter.
He scored the very first Faroese goal after FIFA recognition, in a game, which also turned out to be the first ever official victory for the Faroe Islands, winning 1-0 in a friendly over Canada in April 1989.
There is a small motor museum (Vatnsoyra Bilasavn) in Vatnsoyrar with, among other things, a 1915 Model T Ford and a 1922 Ford Model TT truck, the first types of car to be used on the Faroe Islands.
Vigdis Sigmundsdóttir has recently moved to the island Suðuroy which is the most southern part of Faroe Islands.
In 1894, Hans Albert Grøn of Sandefjord established the first of seven whaling station in the Faroe Islands at Gjánoyri, near Langasandur on Streymoy.