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The Faroe Islands' first road was built on Sandoy in 1917, [3] as part of a government-financed plan to improve the island's non-existent harbour facilities. It connects Skopun with Sandur , the island's main town.
The Faroe Islands has, and continues to, produce world class athletes. These include: Pál Joensen, three times gold medal winner at 2008 European Junior Championships in Belgrade [400m, 800m and 1500m], [citation needed] silver medallist in 2010 European Championships in Belgrade [1500m], bronze medallist at 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships Short Course [1500m], [23] silver medallist at ...
in Europe (green and dark grey) Location of the Faroe Islands (red; circled) in the Kingdom of Denmark (light white) Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark Settlement early 9th century Union with Norway c. 1035 Kalmar Union 1397–1523 Denmark-Norway 1523–1814 Unification with Denmark 14 January 1814 Independence referendum 14 September 1946 Home rule 30 March 1948 Further autonomy 29 July 2005 ...
*Club domestic league appearances and goals Gunnar Nielsen (born 7 October 1986) is a Faroese retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper . Nielsen played for HB , Boldklubben Frem , Gøtu Ítróttarfelag , Blackburn Rovers , Manchester City , Wrexham , Tranmere Rovers , Silkeborg , Motherwell , Stjarnan and FH , and the Faroe ...
The Shetland football team represents the islands of Shetland, Scotland, in association football. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup or the European Championships. The team regularly competes in the Island Games, which it won in 2005, and has a strong rivalry with the representative team of ...
It is also the closest neighbour of the Faroe Islands, which are 260 kilometres (140 nautical miles) northwest. [10] By comparison, the distances to its own national capitals are notably longer: 380 kilometres (210 nautical miles) to Edinburgh and 930 kilometres (500 nautical miles) to London.
In recent years many young families have moved from Tórshavn to Nólsoy where the houses are cheaper than in Tórshavn. This way it is possible to live "in the country" and still be only 20 minutes from the capital. Nólsoy is the most populous of the Faroe islands not to have an existing or planned road connection to the rest of the archipelago.
Streymoy (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈstɾeɪ̯mɔɪ̯], Danish: Strømø) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the islands of Hestur, Koltur and Nólsoy.