Restaurant KOKS
Restaurant KOKS, which was awarded its first Michelin star in 2017 and was awarded star number two in 2019, originally started as a restaurant at Hotel Føroyar...
Hiddenfjord
During the economic crisis in 1992, Hiddenfjord built a salmon fry breeding centre, which has since been expanded several times. Hiddenfjord began its salmon fa...
Bakkafrost
The salmon farming company Bakkafrost is the Faroe Islands’ largest private employer and is headquartered in Glyvrar. The company was founded by the brothers ...
Birds on the Faroe Islands
No other animal group characterises the Faroese landscape as birds. On the mountains facing the sea, you can see northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) and Atlan...
Tradition and tales on the Faroe Islands
Traditions are certain actions, tales and customs that are handed down through generations in a continuous movement of gradual change. Traditions and tales are ...
Eating and dining on the Faroe Islands
Eating in a restaurant is a relatively new phenomenon in the Faroe Islands. The restaurants at the hotels were mostly used by visitors and tourists, and the foo...
Building style on the Faroe Islands
Archaeological investigations show that in the Landnam period, Viking Age longhouses were seen of the same type as are found in other Norse areas in the North A...
The viking age on the Faroe Islands
Written sources describing the earliest history of the Faroe Islands are few and far between. According to Færeyingasaga (Saga of the Faroe Islands), which was...
The Faroe Islands
In the northern Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Norway lie 18 verdant islands that together make up the Faroe Islands. The five largest islands are Streymoy,...