Denmark’s military presence in the Faroe Islands will be gradually expanded from 2026, following an agreement between Danish Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus and Faroese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Fisheries
USA seafood tariffs are creating a competitive disadvantage for Norway, while exporters in Iceland and the Faroe Islands remain outside the new additional duty. The difference could redirect part of
Ólavsøka is the National Day of the Faroe Islands, celebrated every year on 29 July with parliamentary ceremonies, rowing races, traditional clothes, music and one of the largest public gatherings
Faroe Islands election results have redrawn the political map in Tórshavn, with the conservative Fólkaflokkurin emerging as the largest party after the 26 March vote. But the result does not
Faroe Islands independence is gaining broader political backing in Tórshavn, where five of the six parties in the Løgting (parliament) support a gradual transfer of more foreign policy authority from
The proposed Tórshavn friendship city agreement with Copenhagen and Nuuk has been rejected for a second time in two years, putting on hold a political push in Denmark’s capital to
The Faroe Islands Russia fishing agreement for 2026 will keep the long-running quota swap with Moscow in place, allowing Faroese trawlers to fish for key demersal stocks in the Barents
The mackerel agreement signed by Norway, the United Kingdom, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland on 16 December 2025 sets a 2026 quota of 299,010 tonnes and a framework meant to
Free abortion in the Faroe Islands has now been formally adopted by the Faroese parliament (Lagtinget), which has passed a law allowing abortion on request up to the end of
Nordic Council Literature Prize winner Vónbjørt Vang of the Faroe Islands was announced on 21 October 2025, marking the first Faroese victory in 39 years; the Faroe Islands also won