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Back to homepageFaroe Islands and USA sign Partnership Declaration
NordenBladet – The Faroe Islands and the United States of America have today signed a Partnership Declaration, which provides the first framework of its kind for increased bilateral cooperation. The Declaration, signed in the Faroese capital, TĂłrshavn, is the result
Read MoreFaroe Islands: The Government tightens border controls and travel advice
NordenBladet – The Government is now taking steps to tighten border controls and is advising further travel restrictions. At a press conference this morning, the Prime Minister, BárĂ°ur á Steig Nielsen, underlined that even though the COVID-19 situation in the
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Faroe Islands – WONDERFUL TRAVEL DESTINATION for bird watchers and photography fans
NordenBladet – In the midst of the stormy flow of the Atlantic Ocean there is the Faroe Archipelago consisting of 18 islands. The total area of the archipelago is 1 399 km2. The largest island is Streymoy, where the capital
Read MoreFaroe Islands: The Faroe Islands take part in World Cleanup Day + Rudda Føroyar VIDEO!
NordenBladet – More than 1,000 Faroese volunteers helped clean up 26 tonnes of rubbish across the Faroe Islands on World Cleanup Day, 21 September. They joined 20 million people from 180 countries in cleaning up litter as part of the
Read MoreFaroe Islands: World’s fifth largest carrier Hapag-Lloyd installs Faroese tracking software on 100,000 containers
NordenBladet – Hapag-Lloyd*, the world’s fifth largest carrier, will equip all its 100,000 reefer containers with new tracking technology. The new product, called Hapag-Lloyd Live, will provide information about the location, temperature and more of Hapag-Lloyd’s cargo. The tracking technology
Read MoreFaroe Islands: Two Faroese winners at Nordic Food Awards EMBLA
NordenBladet – Two Faroese culinary concepts won awards at this year’s Nordic Food Awards, called Embla*. Gimburlombini from NĂłlsoy and Grøna Oyggin from Sandoy took home the top gongs at the awards show in Reykjavik in early June. Six different
Read MoreFaroe Islands: Faroese short film “Ikki Illa Meint” wins at Cannes Film Festival +TRAILER!
NordenBladet – A short film by Faroese director, Andreas Høgenni, has won an award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, titled “Ikki Illa Meint” (No Ill Will in English), was one of ten nominated films at the Semaine de
Read MoreFaroe Islands: Eco-friendly buses on Sandoy island, according to HeĂ°in Mortensen, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Labour
NordenBladet – The island of Sandoy* will be the first in the country to use eco-friendly buses that run on sustainable green energy, according to HeĂ°in Mortensen, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Labour. Distances on the island are short and
Read MoreFaroe Islands: TĂłrshavn to become William Heinesen Icon City
NordenBladet – In 2014, the Hans Christian Andersen Foundation* took the initiative to form an active network of interesting European Icon cities, focusing on the significance of icons for a modern city, how to develop icons in an urban context
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