one of the leading banks in the country, I wish to welcome you to the Faroe Islands. Your visit transcends mental barriers. It shows the surrounding world and ourselves that the Faroe Islands and the Faroese [...] goal was to achieve the best possible results for as many people as possible, while he was so fortunate to have the opportunity. This is the attitude that characterizes a great leader. ??The distance between [...] between the reddish brown house of Tinganes in Tórshavn and the White House in Washington is immense. Thousands of kilometers divide the United States from the Faroe Islands. But this did not deter the Norse
looking forward to meeting them and listening to what they have to say. It is a great honour for us that they have set the time aside to stop in our country. We wish to receive them as the true dignitaries [...] and the environment in Reykjavik were broadcast around the world. We of course aspire to the same ambition, which is that when two such dignitaries visit our country this will assist in the promotion of [...] media are dispatching their people to the Faroes to cover this event, so the focus is upon the Faroes and the Faroese environment. Everybody wishes to express good old Faroese hospitality, so all guests
matter is that the working life of families with children should be adjusted to their specific needs and abilities. Welfare of the functional disabled is the best unit of measurement for our means to create [...] residential homes. The legal framework in regards to welfare of the elderly will be carried out in a new law that ensures the elderly citizens’ rights and options. The Welfare System Strengthens the Availability [...] globalisation, the very foundation is the development of the Faroese welfare society. This is why we for the first time with Vision 2015 have made strategic comprehensive plans for welfare of all the most important
only the increasingly devalued U.S. dollar to spend. On the island of Samos, within sight of the Turkish coast, we stayed with a lovely pair of English teachers who treated us to the only bed in the apartment [...] wrong. In these circumstances Ben only has to explain where the Faroes are located; I have to try and explain my country’s entire foreign policy. Clinton in Kosovo Anxious for the next leg of the trip, [...] Rasmussen This is one of the first lessons the Mother Continent (Europe, ed.) taught my husband and I on our month-long honeymoon trip en route to the Faroe Islands where we will start life together in Klaksvik
six of the islands whith over 80 % of the population. Moreover, the IT penetration is near 100 %. We are now about to undertake significant investments in the Vagar airport both with the aim to modernise [...] representations abroad – where the fourth one opened just last weekend in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. We are approaching the wider world, not least the EU, in many ways to engage in negotiations and deals [...] tremendously intriguing to think about oil exploration in this area, also known as the Atlantic Margin, as an activity quite similar to searching for the famous needle in the haystack. And – mind you – here we
polity close to the North Pole into to being a strong, dynamic polity in the middle of the North Atlantic taking the advantage of the new opportunities The task for the Faroes is to bring home the Faroes brainware [...] utilizing the power from the sea. The idea is to use the power waves give when they reach the shore, a process the company Sewave is working hard on being the world leader in. If it turns out a success, the Faroes [...] the Faroes are proven to be the safe haven on earth, according to statistics, it has the lowest crimerate in the world. If we look at violence, the picture is the same. Natural balance Faroes is one of
virus, in 30 degrees Celsius, wearing three shirts to many, I did not have the sweet feeling of adventure I had expected. However, I was happy to be done traveling for now. In the car on the way to the school [...] Arkansas, and I wouldn’t want to go to school anywhere else. The school is excellent and the knowledge I have gained there is monumental. But my schooling has not only happened in the classroom. Before I left [...] necessities to get by our first night. When I went to pay, the cashier started to talk to me, asking how I was doing. I had never seen this person before and stammered something about how I was tired, to which
offered the Faroese music industry to be inspired and to establish contacts with people in the industry through workshops and meetings. A similar project for the US market is in the pipeline. FIE is looking [...] role in Faroese society. The interest in music might be greater here than anywhere else in the world – this may be a result of the times we live in or the nature surrounding us, or it may be the inspiration [...] contemporary musicians. Whatever the reason, the inclination to make music here grows day by day. The music scene in the Faroes is very diverse, offering everything from metal bands to singer-songwriters, jazz
of a new political strategy the Faroese Government decided to merge the Trade Council and Tourist Board in the beginning of this year. This was done in the realisation of the fact that development of trade [...] Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean in the periphery of western society makes us quite [...] lazing in the sun. It seems that people are starting to turn their eyes to the north rather than the south. Maybe it is because people feel safer travelling north than south these days. And since the northern
content and safe. The crime rate here is among the lowest in the world, the average life expectancy is among the highest in the world, and the birth rate (2.6 children) is the highest in all of Europe. If [...] consumption is generated by rainwater. The Best Fish Products in the World The waters around the Faroe Islands are said to be the cleanest in the world. The perfect mix of the warm Gulf Stream from the south [...] experience in a radio programme in this way: »It’s a cosmic experience. The Faroe Islands is a country which is – and is not. It is in constant flux. It keeps disappearing: One moment it’s lost in the fog, and
