Faroe Islands Vacation Information - Tours, Hotels and Guesthouses

• Hotel Thorshavn - Torshavn - Three star hotel
  Looking for quality affordable accommodation in the Faroe Islands? Hotel Thorshavn is as the name indicates a lodging option located in the Islands Capital, Hotel Thorshavn is good Cheap hotel located beside the harbour, 30 meters from the city centre. Pleasant, cosy rooms welcome our guests.
  
• Hotel Hafnia - Torshavn - Four star hotel
  The 4 Star Hotel Hafnia is situated in the heart of the world's smallest capital, Torshavn. We are within walking distance of the harbor and the historical part of town.


• HM-Tours, Guesthouses
  HM TOURS represents three individually-owned guesthouses which all work in close co-operation with the Inner Mission in the Faroe Islands. The guesthouses are all moderately priced and have therefore gained a popular status amongst visitors, native and foreign alike.
• Hotel Tvoroyri
  The hotel has 14 rooms, both single and double, which are reasonably priced. Breakfast, which is included in the price, is served from our kitchen, which offers a lot of exciting Faroese specialities, morning, noon and night.
• Vagar Airport.
  During World War II the airport was constructed by the British Armed Forces as a British military airfield. In 1963 the airfield was repaired by the Danish Civil Aviation Administration with reference to starting flight operations using smaller passenger aircraft during the summer period.
• Leirvik Municipality.
  Leirvik is a medium sized municipality on Faeroese scale. It is centrally located on the island of Eysturoy, between the capital Thorshavn and the second largest town of Klaksvik. Transport is by bus to the capital and by ferry to Klaksvik.
• Eysturoy Island.
  Eysturoy, which is 268 sq. km, is the second largest of the Faroe Islands and has a population of 10,000. Eysturoy is connected to the island of Streymoy by a bridge.
• Runavik Municipality.
  The town is one hour's drive from the capital Torshavn and two hours by ferry and road from Vagar airport. Runavik has developed extensively during the last decade and is now one of the most prosperous industrial and business communities in the Faroes.
• Sorvag District.
  The district of Sorvag is a medium sized municipality on Faeroe Islands scale with a population of appr. 920. Sorvag is situated 2 kilometers from the Faeroe Islands only airport, Vagar Airport.
• Torshavn Municipality.
  As a stepping-stone on the viking trail from Scandinavia to North America or just as a welcome "pied y terre" to those crossing the great ocean, the Faroe Islands is the green home for birds, sheep and people. And there, in the very centre of the islands, is Torshavn.
• Vagur Municipality.
  Vagur is a coastal town in the southern part of Suduroy. The beautiful views include the fjord to the east, a open sea to the west, impressive scenery in between high mountains and, last but not least, the rough North Sea.

Other Faroe Islands Company Information listed at Randurg - Industry and commerce

• Agot Ltd, Fishing company.
  Agot Ltd is a vessel operator in Klaksvik, with one ship, M/S Agot. The ship is 333 GRT and is equipped with both long-lines and nets. Long-line fishing is mainly from October to March, the catch being mostly cod and haddock,
• Bakkafrost Ltd, Supplier of fish products.
  Bakkafrost has been a supplier of fish products for more than 30 years. The main products have been pelagic fish such as herring and mackerel. For the past 15 years Bakkafrost has also produced farmed salmon and salmon trout.
• Christian i Grotinum Ltd, Fishing company.
  Christian í Grotinum is a family business, based in Klaksvik, which is the main port for the fishing fleet of the Faroe Islands.
• Contriv, Wholesale, retail and maintenance of electronic devices.
  Contriv was founded in 1965. With over 30 years' experience, Contriv has considerable expertise in the wholesale, retail and maintenance of electronic devices for home electronics, maritime electronics, mobile phones and industrial electronics.
• Dimmaletting, Oldest and largest newspaper.
  Its 118 year history makes Dimmaletting the oldest and largest newspaper in the Faroe Islands, printing 10,000 copies four times a week.
• Faroe Fishmarket.
  The company is owned by trade unions, fish-processing operators, vessel operators and other companies and individuals involved in fisheries.
• Faroe Islands Dairy Centre.
  A central dairy was established for all the Faroe Islands in order to supply all 45,000 inhabitants with fresh milk and to ensure dairy produce sales on the Faroese market.
• Faroese Accident Insurance.
  The company offers a variety of personal insurance, such as leisure and activity insurance, covering, amongst other things, sporting injuries.
• Fom Ltd, Ice-cream factory.
  The products range from traditional ice lollies to frozen cakes and similar products. The prosperous 1980s brought about the idea of domestic ice-cream production and inspired Faroese individuals who responded to the market demand for domestic production.
• Foroya Banki, Commercial bank.
  Foroya Banki is the only commercial bank in the Faroe Islands. Apart from Foroya Banki, three savings banks operate in the Islands. The banking system is regulated by Danish laws and supervised by Danish authorities.
• Government of the Faroe Islands.
  Home Rule in the Faroe Islands is administered by the Parliament which is the legislative body dealing with special matters. Laws passed by the Parliament on special matters are termed Logtings-Acts, and to take effect must have received the consent of the Logman.
• Guttorm & Per Simonsen, Fishing company.
  The vessel practices high seas fisheries, with quotas in Faroese territorial waters, Icelandic juridiction, and Norwegian and European Union fishing protectal zones.
• Havnar Timburhandil, Plastic foil containers for the fishing industry.
  The company also owns P/F Vest Pack in Vestmanna, which produces amongst other things plastic foil containers for the fishing industry and the household, shopping bags in plastic and paper for supermarkets and industries.
• Havsbrun, Manufacturing fish meal and fish oil.
  Havsbrun has been manufacturing fish meal and fish oil since 1966. The factory's home base is Fuglafjordur on Eysturoy island.
• Hja Valdemar, Grocery Shop, Hardware etc.
  The owner, Mr. Valdemar Simonsen, started in 1973 with a bakery. He operated the company as a bakery for the first five years, after which he expanded to a general grocery shop, hardware, gift shop, yarn and clothing.
• KJ - Hydraulik, hydraulic systems and equipment.
  During the past years, KJ-Hydraulik has experienced a steady increase in its involvement with the Faroese fleet and offshore businesses (fish farmers etc.).
• Klaksvik, Centre in the North Atlantic.
  The second largest town in the Faroe Islands is Klaksvík. Towering above the entrance to the harbour is the pyramid mountain on the impressive island of Kunoy, and around the well-sheltered bay and harbour, the dwellings are beautifully spread on the hillsides.
• Klinkan Ltd, Fish proccesing plant.
  Klinkan owns and operates two identical fishing vessels, the Polish-built Stjarnan and Polarhav. Both trawlers are 37 m long, 9 m wide and carry 120 gross tons. The trawlers make the majority of their catches in Faroese waters, but seek other fishing grounds when additional raw material is needed.
• Kongshavnar Trolarafelag Ltd, Fishing company.
  Kongshavnar Trolarafelag Ltd. is a shipping company which is based in Saltangará on the island of Eysturoy. The company was established on April 10 1994 when two trawlers Jaspis and Ametyst were bought.
• Kovin Ltd, Tinned food.
  P/F Kovin is the only factory in the Faeroe Islands which makes tinned foods. It is situated in Sandvagur on the island of Vagoy, an appr. 30 mins drive from Vagur airport.
• Landsbanki Foroya, Bank in Faroe Islands.
  The Faroe Islands are a self-governing community within the Kingdom of Denmark. Matters relating to the Faroe Islands are divided into: Special matters, in which the Logting (the Parliament) has legislative authority and the Landsstyri (the Local Government) has executive power.
• M.J. Saltsjola, Salt for industrial use.
  The company's main area of business lies in the import of salt for industrial use from the island of Ibiza, Spain, to the Faroe Islands and Europe.
• Niels Pauli Ltd, Fishing company.
  Niels Pauli is a company which operates the deep-sea trawler M/T Niels Pauli. The trawler measures 47 m in length and 11 m in width and has a tonnage of 448.
• N.J. Mortensen Ltd, Fishing company.
  The company's activities cover:ownership of fishing vessels, retail trade, food and textiles, provisioning, a ship agency and supply.
• Office of Public Works in Faroe Islands.
  Since around 1960 the Faroes have developed into a modern society, based on an extensive infrastructure which includes 450 km of state roads and 450 km of municipality roads. In the seventies and eighties between 3 and 5% of the GNP was spent on roads.
• SEV, Faroese Electric Company.
  The company was awarded exclusive rights to hydraulic energy on the Faroe Islands, but not the monopoly on selling electricity. However no other companies have made an attempt to compete with SEV.
• Sjonvarp Foroya, The only TV.
  The mere fact that the population in the Faroe Islands is so small, only 45,000 people, makes the Faroese Television company, Sjonvarp Foroya (SvF), a remarkable organization.
• Skipafelagid Foroyar, Faroe Ship.
  Skipafelagiđ Foroyar, or Faroe Ship, with its Head Office in the Faroes, has the advantage of being strategically well-placed. Its location out in the North Atlantic enables it to function as a junction connecting Iceland, Scandinavia, the UK, Europe, Russia, Canada and the USA.
• Thorshavnar Skipasmidja, Shipyard.
  The yard is very well equipped with new and modern facilities for maintainance, conversions and newbuilding construction.
• Statoil, Oil company.
  The company offers complete services to ships from oil to food supplies presenting customers with the same expertise and services in which ever Faeroese ports they choose to be serviced at.
• Steintort Ltd, Fishing company.
  The company was founded in June 1993 and is owned by the inhabitants of the Hvalba district on the island of Suduroy, who make their living from the fishing industry.
• Tridrangur Ltd, Fishing company.
  The company has one 519-brt trawler, p/f Sverri Olason, which was built in Vagur Shipyard in 1989 and has a crew of 16.
• Trol og Snorisvirkid, Fishing lines producer.
  The company produces fishing line for the Faeroese trawler fleet. In addition the company acts as an agent for several companies in the trawler industry, such as the renowned Norwegian Scan Robe.
• Vest Pack, Packaging and wrapping products.
  Vest Pack, which is located in Vestmanna, is an industrial company in the plastics, labelling and cardboard industry. The factory is owned by Havnar Timburhandil Ltd and employs 15 people.
• Viberg Sorensen, Fishing company.
  The company, which is located in Trangisvag, is involved in vessel operation, net production and machine repairs. SETA operates two fishing vessels, m/s Sudurvardi and m/s Anita.
• Vonin, Trawlmaking.
  Currently, Vonin is at the forefront of research and development into fishing gear. Having its own trawl test tank installed in spacious facilities means that the company is in a position to constantly develop, monitor and upgrade existing trawls of all kinds to meet the rigorous requirements of the modern trawling fraternity.