Transport in the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands is served by an internal transport system based on roads, ferries, and helicopters. As of the 1970s, the majority of the population centres of the Faroe Islands have been joined to a single road network, connected by bridges and tunnels.
Ferries of Strandfaraskip Landsins, with the new vessel MS Smyril on the left
Entrance to the Norðoyatunnilin at Leirvík on Eysturoy
Streymin Bridge, connecting Streymoy and Eysturoy, was opened in 1973.
"Light Art" inside the Norðoyatunnilin
Tórshavn, usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the 347-meter-high (1,138 ft) mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the 350-meter-high (1,150 ft) Kirkjubøreyn. They are separated by the Sandá River. The city itself has a population of 14,099 (2024), and the greater urban area has a population of 23,194, including the suburbs of Hoyvík and Argir.
Image: Is 03196 Torshavn
Image: Is 03002 Torshavn
Image: Havnar kirkja
Image: Skansin 2