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
The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes, are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The official language of the country is Faroese, which is closely related to and partially mutually intelligible with Icelandic.
Satellite image of the Faroe Islands
The village of Skipanes on Eysturoy, with different weather in the distance
An October evening on Eysturoy
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) is common in the Faroe Islands during May and June.