The Faroe Islands are green, old-fashioned, and mysterious.

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The Farerers have a rather ambiguous reputation—this is due to their thousand-year-old tradition of hunting fin whales, a practice that plays a vital role in the Farerese food industry. Fortunately, this tradition is not driven by any sporting interest or regarded as a national pastime; moreover, it does not contribute to the decline in the fin whale population.

I really want to show the Faroes from another perspective – as a beautiful, truly unique, and picturesque place. The reason is that the population of the Faroe Islands (which consist of 18 larger islands and many smaller ones, with 17 of them being inhabited) amounts to only around 50,000 people, of whom approximately 20,000 live in the capital, Torshavn. There are also individual islands with populations of less than a hundred people. Everyone there knows each other personally; people visit each other without any formalities… And around them – pure beauty! Waterfalls, fjords, cliffs, green forests… But there are also downsides: constant winds, often strong and destructive; little sunlight; plenty of rain, fog, and almost always a gray sky. In summer, the temperature rarely rises above +20 degrees Celsius. If you think about spending your vacation in the Faroes, people who love long walks, the sea breeze, fresh salty air, and tranquility will absolutely adore these places. I would be happy to spend a week there, getting away from the internet and the hustle and bustle of city life… To breathe fresh air, think, clear my mind with the sea breeze, and go fishing – in such beautiful (and mostly uninhabited) places, I wouldn’t refuse such an opportunity at all.

The grass on the roofs serves as sound insulation; it rains quite frequently there.

The Faroes are an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, between Iceland and Scotland. Interestingly, there is even a Faroese language – one of the rarest in Europe today. The local residents work hard to preserve its purity, avoiding the use of foreign words and creating their own terms to express new modern concepts.

Generally speaking, the Faroes are rather harsh environments. Due to the climate, agriculture is poorly developed; not many plants can grow there. The main occupations of the Faroese people are sheep farming (the name of the islands actually means “sheep islands”) and, of course, fishing. Whaling is another important aspect of their culture. The local residents store salted and dried whale meat in advance for a whole year, so hunting bowhead whales is essential for them. Many people disagree, arguing that it is inhumane… But on the other hand, if anything is inhumane, it’s probably the consumption of meat altogether… But that’s not the topic here. There are very few places like the Faroe Islands on our beautiful Earth. They are special and unique, and the Faroese people are truly proud of their rugged homeland.