framtak

in the Faroe Islands
62°N, 7°W

	Iceland: 450 km
	Faroe Islands - North Atlantic
	Shetland: 322 km

Faroe Islands - your questions answered

Information

A 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 Service

Translation 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

Photos of the Faroes

Photographs

Hundreds of photographs taken in the Faroe Islands.

Puffin Cartoons

Cartoons 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!

Framtak Book Shop

Books and ebooks direct from the Faroes, including Faroese Language and Fiction, or books from Amazon.co.uk. Subjects include: the Faroe Islands, Puffins, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Reference.

NEWS SNIPPETS:

Al Gore in the Faroe Islands April 2008
Nobel Prize Winner and Former Vice President of United States Al Gore, gave a talk at the Transatlantic Climate Conference in Tórshavn on the 7 April 2008. Faroes is relatively unknown in the world but the world is not unknown in the Faroes. Among the events in the past months was a visit in October 2007, by former president of the United States, Bill Clinton and the chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Hans Blix who came to the Faroes and gave speeches about globalization.

The Faroe Islands 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.

Faroese national elections held 19 January 2008
A general election was held 19 January 2008. Seven political parties took part and once again Tjóðveldi - The Republican Party (Independence Party), won the highest number of votes. On 5 February 2008 a new government was formed made up of a coalition of Tjóðveldi together with Javnaðarflokkurin - The Social Democratic Party and Miðflokkurin - The Centre Party.

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.