Faroese Nordic House (Photo) (Bundle)

When the politician Erlendur Patursson shared his thoughts on a Faroese Nordic House of culture in the Faroese parliament in the 1960’s, many Faroese were sceptic. Was there even a need or space for a Nordic House on the Faroe Islands? But in the end, Erlendur got his wish. The Faroese parliament and the Nordic Council agreed on a new Nordic House on the Faroe Islands and in 1977 an architectural contest was initiated. 158 architects from all over Scandinavia participated, which eventually were narrowed down to the Norwegian Ola Steen and the Icelandic Kolbrún Ragnarsdóttir. The house has been home to many Faroese and foreign visitors over the years since it’s inauguration on May 8^th, 1983.

Tórshavn (Danish: Thorshavn) is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands, a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The capital of the Faroe Islands has much to offer locals as well as tourists.

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.

In 1584, Tórshavn had 101 inhabitants.
The population was divided into three equally large groups made up of farmers, their families and servants, trade and government
officials and people who owned no land and therefore not much else; this included the landless proletariat from the villages that during
this period came to Tórshavn in search of work.

Sources do not mention a built-up area in Tórshavn until after the Protestant reformation in 1539. In c. 1580 a small fort, Skansin, was built by the Faroese naval hero and trader Magnus Heinason at the north end of the harbour. Later, small fortifications were built at Tinganes.

In 1866, Tórshavn’s town council was founded. The town has been the capital of the Faroe Islands ever since. Later, in 1909, Tórshavn became a market town with the same municipal charter as Danish market towns. In 1913, the Danish Folketing granted DKK 810,000 to construction of a harbour in Tórshavn.

In 1974, the neighbouring villages Hoyvík and Hvítanes were made part of the town area. Later, even more municipalities joined the Tórshavn municipality. In 1978 Kaldbak, in 1997 Argir, in 2001 Kollafjørður, and finally in 2005, Kirkjubøur, Hestur, and Nólsoy.

Source material: Wikipedia