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Tórshavn, usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the 347-meter-high (1,138 ft) mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the 350-meter-high (1,150 ft) Kirkjubøreyn. They are separated by the Sandá River. The city itself has a population of 14,099 (2024), and the greater urban area has a population of 23,194, including the suburbs of Hoyvík and Argir.
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Guide to Faroe Islands is a Faroese company which was founded in 2018 by Høgni Reistrup and others. It was subsided by the Faroese Government through Vinnuframi. The company is a collaboration of organizers of travels, excursions, car rental etc. in the Faroes. It consists of more than 100 travel companies and individuals and is the largest of its kind in the Faroe Islands. The company and its founder were mentioned by Forbes in 2022.
Events in the year 2020 in the Faroe Islands.
Events in the year 2017 in the Faroe Islands.
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- ↑ Kruse, Birgir (1 February 2015). "Filmur í Føroyum (Film in the Faroe Islands)" (in Faroese). Snar.fo. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "32,7% atkvøddu á vegleiðandi fólkaatkvøðuni". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Sousa, David. "Faroe Football: Giza/Hoyvík promovido para a 1. deild". Faroe Football. Retrieved 2024-10-22.