Sandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík. It changed its name to Sandvík in 1913 as there was too much confusion regarding mail delivery, because there is another village named Hvalvík on Streymoy. The village had originally been known as Sandvík during the Viking Age.
Sandvík with Lítla Dímun in the background
Sandvík and Stóra Dímun as seen from just outside the tunnel from Hvalba.
Sandvík seen from the mountain north of the village.
Boat houses in the harbour of Sandvík.
Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle northward in the Faroes, which is uninhabited.
The 3.3 MW Botnur Hydroelectric Power Plant was built in 1921.
View from Eggjarnar
Fámjin is surrounded by some of the highest mountains of Suðuroy. The lake at left is Kirkjuvatn.
Pál Joensen