Content on the Faroe Islands

Approaches to the Arctic reveal wider geopolitical trends as well as the Nordic countries' domestic concerns.

Individual stories expose the contradiction between a nation built on equality and a law that continues to restrict citizens' bodily freedom.

Faroese literature has almost two hundred years behind it, and despite a limited number of inhabitants, authors and publications, a multitude of…

Contemporary approaches to heritage in the autonomous regions shed light on old and new traditions.

Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands are among the few countries in the world that still permit limited whaling.

The use of folk costumes is widespread in, for example, Åland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Sami areas and their social importance varies,…

National museums in the Nordics retain an important role in the creation and maintenance of a particular view of a country, its people and often its…

Organisations exist to facilitate the discussion and coordination of policies in areas of joint interest to the Nordic countries. The Nordic Council…

The Faroe Islands (Føroyar) consist of 18 main islands situated halfway between Scotland and Iceland in the North Atlantic. Their combined landmass of…

The Nordic region, or Norden, may be defined as consisting of the five sovereign states Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, plus the three…