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InformationA comprehensive introduction to the Faroes (Faeroe Islands). Framtak is a useful resource for tourists, schools, businesses and individuals. Stop by for information, to use our services, to shop - or just for the fun of it! What do you know about the Faroes? Try our quiz. |
Language ServiceTranslation from Faroese or Danish into UK English. Intensive English courses for businesses and individuals in the Faroe Islands or in England (suitable for all levels).
Webpuffin Weblog
News from the bird world
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Photos of the FaroesHundreds of photographs taken in the Faroe Islands.
Puffin CartoonsCartoons and other puffin things - all you need to know about the secret life of puffins. Meet Ludvík Lundi (Ludvik the puffin), born 1976 and still going strong!
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NEWS SNIPPETS:
The Faroes have the 4th fastest swimmer of the 1500m in the world!
Swimming-World championship men's 1500m freestyle final results
Sunday 31 Jul 2011 from uk.eurosport.yahoo.com:
Results from the men's 1500m freestyle final at the world championships on Sunday 1. Sun Yang (China) 14:34.14 WR 2. Ryan Cochrane (Canada) 14:44.46 3. Gergo Kis (Hungary) 14:45.66 4. Pal Joensen (Faroe Islands)
World Cup 2014 preliminary draw
Saturday 30 July 2011
.... GROUP C
Germany, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan
Faroe Islands - NatWest Island Games XIV
Isle of Wight 25 June to 1 July 2011
Medal Table:
... Faroe Islands 4th out of 25 islands, 20 gold, 20 silver, 15 bronze ...
The Icelandic Volcano eruption and the Faroe Islands
The Faroes is Iceland's nearest neighbour in the path of the ash from the erupting volcano. All flights were grounded. Health risks were assessed.
On the front page of one of the main newspapers at the weekend there was a thought provoking bit of news next to a photo of the Faroese Chief Medical Officer.
He is standing holding a vacuum cleaner and says something to the effect that they have no equipment in the country to measure how much ash is in the air so he has had to use a Miele vacuum cleaner!
"Fortunately" it has been cold and wet with rain and snow these past few days so hopefully the ash has been dampened down.
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Faroes (Faeroes) is a small Nordic land made up of 18 islands that lie between Iceland and Scotland in the subarctic region of the North Atlantic. It is part of Europe although not a member of the EU, has its own language, culture and flag, a population of about 48,000 people, 70,000 sheep and millions of seabirds, a large number of which are puffins. | The Faroes rated top island destination by National Geographic
The Faroes were chosen as the top island destination among 111 selected islands by the National Geographic Traveler and Center for Sustainable Destinations. View a You Tube clip
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Iceland: 450 km
Shetland: 322 km
