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.
Hans Jákupsson came from Oyri and was married to the daughter of Prime Minister Sámal Pætursson Lamhauge, from whom he took over as Prime Minister.
Poulsen was raised on a farm in Oyri, before he became elected leader of the Lagting.
Oyri |
Norðoyri (in Danish Nordøre, or Oyri by the locals) is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy.