Tourism in Faroe Islands: Fees to be introduced for tourism hotspots
Due to the large number of tourists visiting the Faroe Islands, farmers have started asking for fees to visit private lands. Every year, the Faroe Isl...
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Faroe Islands in hot water after cruise ship witnesses mass slaughtering of pilot whales
The Faroe Islands is under scrutiny after passengers onboard a cruise ship docking in Tórshavn were witnesses of the local tradition of mass slaughter...
Eurovision: Faroe Islands to apply for European Broadcasting Union membership to join contest
Kringvarp Føroya (KvF), Faroe Islands’ national broadcaster, has applied to be a part of the European Broadcasting Union to be able to take part in th...
New mackerel catch maximum agreed upon between Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Faroe Islands
A new agreement about the maximum mackerel catch has been announced between Iceland, Norway, Greenland, the EU, and the UK. This new agreement sees th...
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...
The High North begins to carefully open up for visitors
Nordic and Nordic-Arctic countries are beginning to carefully open up from COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions. Greenland which was on total lo...
Social trust is high in the Nordic region – and there is a recipe for that
The Nordic countries are often regarded as the role-model region of the world when it comes to equality on different levels of society. Equal access t...