Faroe Islands stun football fans by beating Turkey in UEFA Nations League game
In a stunning turn of events, the Faroe Islands beat the former World Cup semi-finalists, Turkey, 2-1 during a UEFA Nations League football game. The ...
Faroe Islands installs James Bond memorial at ‘No Time To Die’ filming location
A memorial has recently been installed on Kalsoy island on the Faroe Islands to commemorate the last known location of James Bond during the film R...
Pilot whale pod slaughtered in the Faroes
A large pod of pilot whales have been slaughtered in the Faroe Islands, in keeping with the archipelago’s ‘grindadrap’ tradition which sees the cullin...
New flights launch between Faroe Islands and Edinburgh
Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands, has launched its new service to Edinburgh. Arriving last Monday, the Airbus A319 landed i...
Faroe Islands to participate actively in Denmark’s presidency of Nordic Ministers
The Faroe Islands’ Minister for Nordic Corporation Annika Olsen announced following a meeting with Danish counterpart Carsten Hansen that the island n...
Faroe Islands FTA with Turkey another blow for Scottish pelagic industry
The Faroe Islands have signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey in a move that Scottish pelagic industry members have described as “another dev...
Faroe Islands stun Greece to win first game since 2011
The Faroe Islands recorded their most famous win ever on Friday night with a 1-0 victory over Greece in Athens in Group F of the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
Shetland fishermen want to scrap Faroese mackerel deal
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) wants the EU to Norway to cancel the increased mackerel quota it awarded the Faroe Islands in the wake of a...