The Faroe Islands is a country (currently part of Denmark) that I’ve visited in October 2025.
One day in 2013, I was in the Shetland Islands in Scotland and asked around if anyone knew about a ferry or boat to the Faroes. No dice. Then in 2015, a friend asked if I wanted to join his summer trip to Iceland to go LARP as Vikings. He’d take the Smyril Line ferry from Denmark that stops in the Faroe Islands. I really wanted to join, but I didn’t make it up to northern Europe in 2015 and then I fucked off to South America for two years.
I hope that in the future, you can find posts about the Faroe Islands on this page. For now, perhaps read about other countries in Europe, such as Norway, Denmark, and Scotland?
Things I’d Like to Do in the Faroe Islands
- Hitchhike with the locals!✅ And while doing that, I’d like to hitchhike the Rundkørsel i Eysturoyartunnilin—the underwater tunnel that features a freaking roundabout!✅ A true masterpiece of human engineering and killing two birds with one stone. It opened to the public in late 2020
- Visit the capital city Tórshavn, the old part of town Tinganen, and Fort Skansin✅. It seems like an appropriate size of city to get to know in depth
- Pick up some Faroese words and phrases
- Arrive/exit in the country by ferry with the Smyril Line✅. It doesn’t matter if I arrive from Seyðisfjörður in Iceland or Hirtshals in Denmark, as long as there’s a big boat involved. I’d also be up for a sailing journey (in a Viking boat) like that, although the North Atlantic should not be messed with
- Climb the highest peak Slættaratindur (masl880)
- Visit and climb as many lighthouses as I can, such as the one in Nólsoy
- Hike at the second-highest sea cliff in the world named Cape Enniberg, which is a dizzying 754 meters tall. Also hiking in general, via all the tiny footbridges, such as the one that connects to the lighthouse in Mykines
- Visit the cliff lake named Sørvágsvatn✅ which has a waterfall named Bøsdalafossur that drops into the Atlantic Ocean. Perhaps it’s possible to kayak on the lake?
- In general, I’d love to go kayaking there, but it’s most likely at sea and therefore with a guided tour because well, it all sounds kind of dangerous
- Visit as many (small, inhabited) islands as I can. For some, it’s possible to go by local ferry. It would also be cool to take a helicopter with Atlantic Airways. The Faroe Islands only has one proper airport, but several active heliports all over the archipelago
- Go sheep✅ and puffin watching
If you know cool places and things to do in the Faroe Islands, comment below so I can always find your suggestions again! Tips are especially welcome if you are Faroese or have lived there for a while
Are you a travel blogger and do you have good posts about the Faroe Islands? Drop them in a comment below and I’ll read them!
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