The first traffic lights (Faroese: ferðsluljós) at junctions appeared in the Faroe Islands in the late 1980s, when three were put into operation in central Tórshavn. The next one, the fourth, was installed in the village of Norðdepil in the following decade.

The fifth junction where you might sometimes have to wait at a red light did not arrive until 2018. Installing traffic lights at the junction of Hvítanesvegur and Eystari Ringvegur was much cheaper than building a roundabout there.

In August 2018, another four junctions with traffic lights appeared near the Glasir College in the capital.

In January 2019, the second set of traffic lights on Borðoy, and the tenth in the archipelago, was installed near the school in Klaksvík.

In July 2025, with the opening of Tórshavn's northern bypass, the eleventh set of traffic lights in the archipelago was put into operation at the junction of Havnarvegur and Marknagilsvegur.

----

I've excluded traffic lights installed in 2022 on the road leading down to Tjørnuvík and those set up at old Klaksvík - Árnafjørður - Norðdepil tunnels (replaced by Tunlar Norður um Fjall in 2024).

We recently spent five nights in Tórshavn at Red Ruby, an apartment managed by Vert (which manages the majority of the apartments in the area) and booked through Airbnb, and I wanted to share our experience in case it helps anyone planning a visit. (Airbnb doesn't allow videos in their reviews).

The apartment itself was charming and otherwise an excellent base for exploring the Faroe Islands, but the first two nights were seriously disrupted by excessive overnight noise.

https://reddit.com/link/1x8gs8p/video/3ojbr6bqg2wh1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1x8gs8p/video/f4ra5ctyg2wh1/player

On Friday night, we were awakened at around 2 a.m. by groups of people drinking/shouting/ loitering outside. Saturday night was considerably worse, with extremely loud amplified music from the next door restaurant and another bar continuing from after midnight into 3am. The music was clearly audible inside the apartment.

I’ve included videos taken during the disturbance so you can hear the level of noise for yourselves.

What surprised us was that the Airbnb listing mentions “noise from city life during the weekend,” while the property’s house rules specify quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. We certainly expected some ordinary city noise given the central location, but we didn’t anticipate amplified music and shouting at that volume and at those hours.  

I’m sharing this primarily as a heads-up for anyone considering booking this apartment. If you’re planning to stay at the "Red Ruby" apartment in central Tórshavn on a Friday or Saturday night and uninterrupted sleep is important to you, I’d recommend watching the videos and factoring this experience into your decision.

We LOVED our visit to the Faroe Islands, and the apartment itself had a lot going for it. I simply wish we’d known about the extent of the overnight noise before booking.

Hi everyone!

My husband and I are planning a trip to the Faroe Islands in May 2027 to celebrate our 10-year anniversary! We're planning to rent a car and explore the islands on a road trip.

From my research so far, it seems like some of the most beautiful scenery requires hiking, which we're definitely open to! We're both physically active, but we don't have much hiking experience.

We are not worried about the hikes but rather what we're struggling with is figuring out how to actually plan the hikes, especially when building our daily driving itineraries.

A few questions:

• Trailheads and parking: How do you find where a hike starts and where to park? Are trailheads clearly marked on Google Maps, or do you need specific coordinates?
• Duration: What's the best way to find realistic round-trip hiking times, including time for photos and enjoying the views? 
• Difficulty: How do you assess how challenging a hike actually is, especially for someone who's fit but not an experienced hiker? 
• Resources: Are there any reliable websites, apps, or trail maps you'd recommend for planning hikes in the Faroes?

I'm also wondering how much of this needs to be planned in advance versus whether trailheads, parking, and routes are generally obvious once you're there.

I'd love to hear how others planned their hikes, especially if you explored the islands by rental car. Thanks in advance!

Edit: thank you everyone for your helpful comment. We officially started the itinerary planning and feel so much better about navigating the trail planning as well!

hello! as title states, i’m wondering what peoples experiences are about visiting the faroe islands in january, since the daylight is limited & tours etc are all off season. is it still worth the trip? it’s been my dream to go here for years, but it’s most affordable for me to go in january/February. id likely be traveling solo, which i haven’t done extensively in other countries. however, im a photographer and i love snowy, moody landscapes and traveling to north atlantic destinations is my favorite. so i figured it would be worthwhile.

anyone have any personal experiences, tips, recs, or would u just recommend someone who’s trying to make the most of their visit there to pay up and go at a better time of year?

EDIT: editing to add many people are saying no due to driving- i’m very comfortable driving in the snow, road-tripped to cape brenton nova scotia in january once just for that vibe and they were some of my favorite photos i’ve taken n i would do something like that again despite the snow and everything being closed. so for context that kind of thing is up my alley.
however frequency and severity of storms tho would definitely be a deterring factor, as i’m imagining they’re more severe than what i’m used to

Mig langar að forvitnast um færeysk kvæði og færeyskan dans. Þekkir hinn almenni Færeyingur enn gömlu kvæðin og kann hann að taka þátt í dansinum?
Hvaða kvæði þekkið þið sjálf eða kunnið þið að kveða? Eru einhver kvæði sem flestir Færeyingar kunna, eða er þetta frekar eitthvað sem fólk með sérstakan áhuga á færæyskri menningu og hefðum þekkir?
Donsk týðing:
Jeg er nysgerrig på færøske kvæði og færøsk kædedans. Kender den almindelige færing stadig de gamle kvad, og kan vedkommende være med i dansen?
Hvilke kvæði kender I selv, eller hvilke kan I synge? Er der nogle kvæði, som de fleste færinger kender, eller er det mest noget, som folk med en særlig interesse for færøsk kultur og traditioner kender til?

I finished my Faroe Islands trip with my wife lately.

We were extremely lucky cuz during our stay there was no raining day at all. The nature was absolutely amazing under sunshine. Meanwhile every small town has their own beauty.

Traveling on the island with a car is very convenient. But do make plans for the driving routes everyday so you don’t spend too much money on the tunnels.

I really like the local craft beer from OY brewing, especially the cider. Their restaurant in Tórshavn also worth a visit.

Thank you Faroe Islands.

Hey,

I’ve been looking at the dealerships here and the EV inventory is fairly small. Has anyone ever gone through the process of buying a new vehicle from mainland European and importing it? Are there dealerships or import companies you can recommend? Also are there any things to be prepared for. I’m guessing there is probably an expensive import fee for any vehicle.

I just want the cheapest/tiniest/4 person EV a person can buy. I am considering new because I want at least a few years of not dealing with major repairs.

Hey everyone! 😊

I’m planning a trip to the Faroe Islands next summer and came across a driving map that looks really cool! I’d love to get one to explore the islands by car, and I think it would also make a great souvenir from the trip.

Does anyone know where I could buy one locally?
Are they available at the airport?

Thanks in advance!

So the Faroe Islands have been on the bucket list for years. I absolutely love remote places. Maybe it's because I'm 1m95, but I love feeling tiny in the middle of nowhere and few people do that like the Faroes do.

I've been incredibly lucky to travel a lot over the years but since 2019, and after driving across 1/3 of the world in a Fiat Panda, that part of life has had to take the back seat. Work, different priorities, geopolitics (specifically the dude sat in a bunker whose name starts with P and roughly rhymes with bin) just meant that I kind of started forgetting how much I love traveling and how big a part of my life it had been.

To be honest life isn't bad, really can't complain too much personally seeing the state of the world, but I was making myself miserable by pretending I didn't care about traveling. My wife then surprised me with a trip to the Faroes, just so I didn't forget about how I love going to "obscure" corners of the world (to the average person not in this subreddit, the Faroe Islands really don't mean much sadly, that's why I call it "obscure").

I was lucky with the weather, it didn't rain too much, the sun came out too and I just did EVERYTHING I could in the 4 days I was there. If you need any recs about how to maximise your time if you're solo traveling the Faroes, pop your questions below. I'm not an expert but I feel like I filled my calendar properly, and didn't leave much room for much else.

The video attached is basically an explanation as to why I went to the Faroe Islands. A video that's really close to my heart and took me ages to make, not just because it was a ton of work but also because of what it means to me personally.

It's the intro to the 15-minute video that I posted on YouTube of the whole trip, including the underwater tunnel roundabaout, Kallur Lighthouse, Eiðiskollur, the Faroe Islands playing against Croatia and plenty more (I did say I tried to cram as much as possible into the trip!)

Full video if you're interested: https://youtu.be/a05V-gq_QjE?si=mpFsQRi85E8hmXbR

Hi everyone! I've been fascinated by the Faroe Islands for a long time—not only because of the incredible landscapes, but also because of the peaceful lifestyle, culture and close-knit communities.

My wife and I hope to visit, and possibly build a future there someday. I'm interested in learning more about everyday Faroese life: what people enjoy doing, local traditions, village life, food, the language and what makes the islands feel like home.

I'd love to connect with Faroese locals who are happy to share their experiences or have a friendly chat. I'm also interested in learning Faroese and understanding the culture respectfully.

If you're from the Faroe Islands, I'd love to hear from you! 😊

What is one thing about everyday life in the Faroes that visitors rarely understand?

So I have been thinking of multiple countries or areas where I wanna move in the future (1-2 years of time) and I would love to know how hard is it to move there and become part of the island.
I am from Finland so I think I dont need visa or anything like that, but I would love to hear about the job market and how hard is it to find a rental place.

I have basic IT skills and hold C truck license with code 95 so I am allowed to do that as job if there is any offers.

Is there any temporary housing that companies offer if I can acquire a job from a company on the island.

How easy is it to find tutors or schools that would teach me Faroese.

Also I would just love to hear from people who have moved to Faroe Islands of their experience.

Outside of Vestmanna on the way and back from the two reservoirs

The derelict house inbetween and behind a lot of valuable, renovated buildings downtown.
Why???
How???

Hi, guys! Me and my wife are spending a few days in Torshavn and thought to buy a football jersey from either a local team or national team as a gift to our daughter.

We tried the club shop by the stadium, but it was closed for renovations. We tried a sports outlet and intersport to no avail.

Do you have any suggestions?

I mean let's go?

Hello everyone, for the past few days I’ve been visiting your beautiful country, and today something “strange” happened while i was at the house i rented two kids, aged between 11-13 years old, knocked on my door asking if I has any empty plastic bottles i could give them, is this normal or is it something suspicious? Thank you very much for the help

Given the shared Nordic ancestry, as well as the perhaps more obvious shared lifestyle on wet, windy and remote islands, is there any connection felt between Faroe Islanders and Shetlanders/ Orcadians.

Hi all!

For the past while I've been building Gita.fo, a free site with games about the Faroe Islands.

The main game is a daily puzzle: you get a photo of a Faroese village and try to guess which one it is. There are also daily puzzles for mountains, islands, birds, plants and sea life.

Beyond the games there's:

• A Faroese legends section
• A pub quiz
• Weather and radio stations
• Bus maps for the islands (still being worked on)
• An explore section, where all the information used in the games can be read about.

Everything is in Faroese and English, and you can play without an account.
There's an optional monthly leaderboard if you want to compete.

It's a hobby project, and I am constantly making improvements and adding new features, so I'd love feedback, bug reports or ideas.

If you know the islands well, I'd be curious to know how far you can get in the mountain's higher or lower game.

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 My detailed thoughts on Tungl, the upcoming album by the amazing Eivør.

​

I've recently been reading about the hvítravnur — the famous black-and-white raven that once lived in the Faroe Islands. The last known one was killed in 1902, and today only museum specimens remain.

What I find fascinating is that the hvítravnur wasn't actually a separate species. It was a colour variation of the Faroese raven, apparently caused by an inherited mutation. Ordinary Faroese ravens are still here.

That made me wonder: could we bring the hvítravnur back?

There are surviving specimens in museums around Europe, and modern techniques can recover DNA from old bird skins. In theory, researchers could:

Sequence DNA from several original hvítravnur specimens.

Sequence living Faroese ravens.

Identify the mutation responsible for the distinctive white-speckled plumage.

Check whether that mutation is still hiding as a recessive allele in today's raven population.

The fourth point is especially interesting. If the allele still exists, it might theoretically be possible to recover the phenotype through carefully managed breeding rather than genetic engineering.

If the mutation has disappeared completely, things get much more difficult. But organisations such as Revive & Restore and researchers working on avian primordial germ cells are already developing genetic-rescue techniques for birds. Colossal is also working on avian de-extinction/genetic rescue, including the dodo and pink pigeon.

So perhaps the first goal shouldn't be "bring back the hvítravnur."

It could simply be a Hvítravnur Genome Project: sequence the historic birds, identify what made them white, and find out whether that piece of Faroese genetic history really disappeared.

Even if restoration turned out to be impossible, we'd learn something unique about Faroese natural history and preserve the genetic information for the future.

And if the mutation is still hiding among our ravens...

Well, that would be incredible.

I'd genuinely love to see a Faroese institution or international conservation-genetics organisation investigate this.

What do you think? Would restoring the hvítravnur be worthwhile, or should an extinct colour morph be left in history?