Sea Shepherd bound for Faroes whale slaughter
Conservation ship The Sea Shepherd, famous for its confrontational eco-wars against Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, is headed to the North Atl...
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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 lure tourists for solar eclipse
Thousands of tourists are expected to descend upon the Faroe Islands in order to see the solar eclipse later this month. As long as the sky remains re...
The March 20th Solar Eclipse in Iceland
The eclipse of March 20, 2015 is a Total Solar Eclipse. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth’s surface, which lies only 70 km east from...
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: Vagar Airport records biggest ever passenger numbers
The Faroe Islands’ national airport enjoyed a six per cent increase in passenger numbers in 2014, with a record 250,287 passing through the gates.
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...
Faroese soar in Fifa rankings
The Faroe Islands have recorded their highest ever position in the Fifa rankings, jumping 82 places to 104th position on the back of their 1-0 victory...