Klaksvík - A 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.

The main source of income in the borough is fish and fishing. Over the years the locals have developed an expertise which ensures high standards of quality and production from modern fish processing plants.

Transport and communications
Klaksvík has several daily connections to the "mainland" of the Faroes and V·gar Airport by car ferries and buses. In turn, the Islands are linked to the mainland of Europe, Britain, Iceland and the USA by daily and weekly departures of modern cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off and car ferries. Three airlines provide daily and weekly passenger and cargo links direct to Denmark and Iceland, all-year-round. Connections to the small villages on the neighbouring islands is by small ferries or helicopter.

Culture
In Klaksvík there is a well-equipped museum housed in the old Trade Monopoly building. The individual and characteristic church "Christianskirkjan", built in 1963, has an interesting design, combining contemporary and traditional architecture.

Klaksvik - the well-sheltered bay and harbour

Part of the harbour - fish factory, shipyards and ferry berth.

Sport
In the late sixties a large indoor sports centre was erected, in the mid-seventies the Olympic-size indoor swimming pool was completed, and in the mid-eighties the local football-ground was covered with artificial grass. The town has additional in- and outdoor facilities for popular sports, such as volley-ball, badminton, judo, handball and tennis.

Health and social services
Klaksvík has a hospital, an old people's home, dental surgeons, general practitioners, midwives, a centre for the handicapped, a kindergarten, a housekeeping-service, a savings bank, a commercial bank, alibrary.

Education
There is a primary school, a navigation collage, a technical college, an evening school (College of Commerce), a music school, a housekeeping school, a cookery school, a needlework school.

Even if the Faroe Islands might seem remote, they are no further away than a telephone call - and for the ships ploughing the waves of the North Atlantic, the islands will often be the most convenient port of call.

Klaksvík is commonly called the fishing capital of the Faroes, and its natural and protected harbour offers excellent shelter from the winter storms.

For generations, the people of Klaksvík have amassed their skills in fishing, fish-processing and servicing the fishing fleet. The fish-processing plants are modern and up-to-date, and are able to offer fish products to the world from a maritime environment which the World Health Organisation has declared to be the cleanest on planet Earth.

The expansion within the fishing industry has given birth to a number of other supporting firms, such as shipyards, cold storage, an oil-depot, marine equipment, ship's chandler, radio and electrical services, a specialist in computer systems etc.

Klaksvík also offers good possibilities for expanding trade and industry in the harbourarea.

General facts about the harbour:
Position: 62° 14' N, 6° 36' W
Entrance from the north and the south
Depth - entrance, 8.8 m
Depth - in harbour, 8.0 m
Quays - length, west side: 170 + 125 m
Quays - length, 230 m

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