Towns of the Faroe Islands

This is a list of villages (and towns) and their population in the Faroe Islands as of January 2026.

Population Faroese name Postal Code Municipality Island Location
11 Akrar FO 927 Sumba Suðuroy 61°27′20″N 6°45′33″W / 61.45556°N 6.75917°W / 61.45556; -6.75917
2615 Argir FO 160 Tórshavn Streymoy 61°59′53″N 6°46′23″W / 61.99806°N 6.77306°W / 61.99806; -6.77306
57 Ánirnar FO 726 Klaksvík Borðoy 62°15′23″N 6°34′40″W / 62.25639°N 6.57778°W / 62.25639; -6.57778
66 Árnafjørður FO 727 Klaksvík Borðoy 62°15′21″N 6°32′3″W / 62.25583°N 6.53417°W / 62.25583; -6.53417
72 Bøur FO 386 Sørvágur Vágar 62°5′27″N 7°22′3″W / 62.09083°N 7.36750°W / 62.09083; -7.36750
38 Dalur FO 235 Húsavík Sandoy 61°46′56″N 6°40′32″W / 61.78222°N 6.67556°W / 61.78222; -6.67556
5 Depil FO 735 Hvannasund Borðoy 62°17′10″N 6°31′39″W / 62.28611°N 6.52750°W / 62.28611; -6.52750
692 Eiði FO 470 Eiði Eysturoy 62°18′1″N 7°5′20″W / 62.30028°N 7.08889°W / 62.30028; -7.08889
12 Elduvík FO 478 Runavík Eysturoy 62°16′57″N 6°54′35″W / 62.28250°N 6.90972°W / 62.28250; -6.90972
73 Fámjin FO 870 Fámjin Suðuroy 61°31′35″N 6°52′37″W / 61.52639°N 6.87694°W / 61.52639; -6.87694
255 Froðba FO 825 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 61°32′53″N 6°46′20″W / 61.54806°N 6.77222°W / 61.54806; -6.77222
1630 Fuglafjørður FO 530 Fuglafjørður Eysturoy 62°14′40″N 6°48′52″W / 62.24444°N 6.81444°W / 62.24444; -6.81444
61 Funningsfjørður FO 477 Runavík Eysturoy 62°14′17″N 6°55′44″W / 62.23806°N 6.92889°W / 62.23806; -6.92889
41 Funningur FO 475 Runavík Eysturoy 62°17′17″N 6°58′2″W / 62.28806°N 6.96722°W / 62.28806; -6.96722
15 Gásadalur FO 387 Sørvágur Vágar 62°6′44″N 7°26′5″W / 62.11222°N 7.43472°W / 62.11222; -7.43472
19 Gjógv FO 476 Sunda Eysturoy 62°19′30″N 6°56′28″W / 62.32500°N 6.94111°W / 62.32500; -6.94111
480 Glyvrar FO 625 Runavík Eysturoy 62°7′53″N 6°43′27″W / 62.13139°N 6.72417°W / 62.13139; -6.72417
51 Gøtugjógv FO 511 Eystur Eysturoy 62°11′25″N 6°44′47″W / 62.19028°N 6.74639°W / 62.19028; -6.74639
119 Haldórsvík FO 440 Sunda Streymoy 62°16′37″N 7°5′25″W / 62.27694°N 7.09028°W / 62.27694; -7.09028
64 Haraldssund FO 785 Kunoy Kunoy 62°16′20″N 6°36′7″W / 62.27222°N 6.60194°W / 62.27222; -6.60194
18 Hattarvík FO 767 Fugloy Fugloy 62°19′51″N 6°16′25″W / 62.33083°N 6.27361°W / 62.33083; -6.27361
10 Hellurnar FO 695 Fuglafjørður Eysturoy 62°15′49″N 6°50′40″W / 62.26361°N 6.84444°W / 62.26361; -6.84444
14 Hestur FO 280 Tórshavn Hestur 61°57′27″N 6°53′13″W / 61.95750°N 6.88694°W / 61.95750; -6.88694
105 Hov FO 960 Hov Suðuroy 61°30′30″N 6°45′29″W / 61.50833°N 6.75806°W / 61.50833; -6.75806
4702 Hoyvík FO 188 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°1′32″N 6°45′32″W / 62.02556°N 6.75889°W / 62.02556; -6.75889
319 Hósvík FO 420 Sunda Streymoy 62°9′17″N 6°56′25″W / 62.15472°N 6.94028°W / 62.15472; -6.94028
43 Húsar FO 796 Klaksvík Kalsoy 62°15′54″N 6°40′53″W / 62.26500°N 6.68139°W / 62.26500; -6.68139
65 Húsavík FO 230 Húsavík Sandoy 61°48′38″N 6°40′35″W / 61.81056°N 6.67639°W / 61.81056; -6.67639
566 Hvalba FO 850 Hvalba Suðuroy 61°36′7″N 6°56′58″W / 61.60194°N 6.94944°W / 61.60194; -6.94944
256 Hvalvík FO 430 Sunda Streymoy 62°11′23″N 7°1′51″W / 62.18972°N 7.03083°W / 62.18972; -7.03083
271 Hvannasund FO 740 Hvannasund Viðoy 62°17′43″N 6°30′58″W / 62.29528°N 6.51611°W / 62.29528; -6.51611
106 Hvítanes FO 187 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°2′48″N 6°46′10″W / 62.04667°N 6.76944°W / 62.04667; -6.76944
79 Innan Glyvur FO 494 Sjóvar Eysturoy 62°8′21″N 6°45′24″W / 62.13917°N 6.75667°W / 62.13917; -6.75667
249 Kaldbak FO 180 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°3′47″N 6°49′34″W / 62.06306°N 6.82611°W / 62.06306; -6.82611
7 Kaldbaksbotnur FO 185 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°3′58″N 6°54′45″W / 62.06611°N 6.91250°W / 62.06611; -6.91250
30 Kirkja FO 766 Fugloy Fugloy 62°19′10″N 6°18′51″W / 62.31944°N 6.31417°W / 62.31944; -6.31417
71 Kirkjubøur FO 175 Tórshavn Streymoy 61°57′22″N 6°47′37″W / 61.95611°N 6.79361°W / 61.95611; -6.79361
5142 Klaksvík FO 700 Klaksvík Borðoy 62°13′26″N 6°34′43″W / 62.22389°N 6.57861°W / 62.22389; -6.57861
29 Kolbeinagjógv FO 495 Sjóvar Eysturoy 62°6′30″N 6°47′6″W / 62.10833°N 6.78500°W / 62.10833; -6.78500
822 Kollafjørður FO 410 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°7′6″N 6°54′20″W / 62.11833°N 6.90556°W / 62.11833; -6.90556
0 Koltur FO 285 Tórshavn Koltur 61°59′13″N 6°57′53″W / 61.98694°N 6.96472°W / 61.98694; -6.96472
81 Kunoy FO 780 Kunoy Kunoy 62°17′37″N 6°40′2″W / 62.29361°N 6.66722°W / 62.29361; -6.66722
385 Kvívík FO 340 Kvívík Streymoy 62°7′14″N 7°4′4″W / 62.12056°N 7.06778°W / 62.12056; -7.06778
149 Lamba FO 627 Runavík Eysturoy 62°8′33″N 6°42′8″W / 62.14250°N 6.70222°W / 62.14250; -6.70222
12 Lambareiði FO 626 Runavík Eysturoy 62°8′31″N 6°43′44″W / 62.14194°N 6.72889°W / 62.14194; -6.72889
40 Langasandur FO 438 Sunda Streymoy 62°14′14″N 7°3′13″W / 62.23722°N 7.05361°W / 62.23722; -7.05361
1036 Leirvík FO 520 Eystur Eysturoy 62°12′40″N 6°42′22″W / 62.21111°N 6.70611°W / 62.21111; -6.70611
121 Leynar FO 335 Kvívík Streymoy 62°6′58″N 7°2′22″W / 62.11611°N 7.03944°W / 62.11611; -7.03944
34 Ljósá FO 466 Eiði Eysturoy 62°16′6″N 7°3′1″W / 62.26833°N 7.05028°W / 62.26833; -7.05028
80 Lopra FO 926 Sumba Suðuroy 61°26′40″N 6°46′8″W / 61.44444°N 6.76889°W / 61.44444; -6.76889
1139 Miðvágur FO 370 Vágar Vágar 62°3′4″N 7°11′38″W / 62.05111°N 7.19389°W / 62.05111; -7.19389
29 Mikladalur FO 797 Klaksvík Kalsoy 62°20′9″N 6°45′50″W / 62.33583°N 6.76389°W / 62.33583; -6.76389
0 Mjørkadalur   Tórshavn Streymoy 62°3′0″N 6°58′0″W / 62.05000°N 6.96667°W / 62.05000; -6.96667
20 Morskranes FO 496 Sjóvar Eysturoy 62°7′59″N 6°50′31″W / 62.13306°N 6.84194°W / 62.13306; -6.84194
0 Múli FO 737 Hvannasund Borðoy 62°21′10″N 6°34′47″W / 62.35278°N 6.57972°W / 62.35278; -6.57972
13 Mykines FO 388 Sørvágur Mykines 62°6′15″N 7°38′46″W / 62.10417°N 7.64611°W / 62.10417; -7.64611
369 Nes, Eysturoy FO 655 Nes Eysturoy 62°4′47″N 6°43′28″W / 62.07972°N 6.72444°W / 62.07972; -6.72444
0 Nesvík FO 437 Sunda Streymoy 62°12′35″N 7°0′30″W / 62.20972°N 7.00833°W / 62.20972; -7.00833
220 Nólsoy FO 270 Tórshavn Nólsoy 62°0′33″N 6°40′7″W / 62.00917°N 6.66861°W / 62.00917; -6.66861
149 Norðdepil FO 730 Hvannasund Borðoy 62°17′51″N 6°31′32″W / 62.29750°N 6.52556°W / 62.29750; -6.52556
152 Norðoyri FO 725 Klaksvík Borðoy 62°12′50″N 6°32′27″W / 62.21389°N 6.54083°W / 62.21389; -6.54083
9 Norðradalur FO 178 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°2′25″N 6°55′22″W / 62.04028°N 6.92278°W / 62.04028; -6.92278
650 Norðragøta FO 512 Eystur Eysturoy 62°12′3″N 6°44′27″W / 62.20083°N 6.74083°W / 62.20083; -6.74083
312 Norðskáli FO 460 Sunda Eysturoy 62°12′47″N 6°59′59″W / 62.21306°N 6.99972°W / 62.21306; -6.99972
1 Norðtoftir FO 736 Hvannasund Borðoy 62°16′38″N 6°30′49″W / 62.27722°N 6.51361°W / 62.27722; -6.51361
128 Oyndarfjørður FO 690 Runavík Eysturoy 62°16′40″N 6°51′4″W / 62.27778°N 6.85111°W / 62.27778; -6.85111
157 Oyrarbakki FO 400 Sunda Eysturoy 62°12′5″N 6°59′40″W / 62.20139°N 6.99444°W / 62.20139; -6.99444
39 Oyrareingir FO 415 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°6′19″N 6°57′41″W / 62.10528°N 6.96139°W / 62.10528; -6.96139
183 Oyri FO 450 Sunda Eysturoy 62°11′26″N 6°58′24″W / 62.19056°N 6.97333°W / 62.19056; -6.97333
324 Porkeri FO 950 Porkeri Suðuroy 61°28′59″N 6°44′36″W / 61.48306°N 6.74333°W / 61.48306; -6.74333
348 Rituvík FO 640 Runavík Eysturoy 62°6′25″N 6°40′58″W / 62.10694°N 6.68278°W / 62.10694; -6.68278
561 Runavík FO 620 Runavík Eysturoy 62°6′34″N 6°43′9″W / 62.10944°N 6.71917°W / 62.10944; -6.71917
13 Saksun FO 436 Sunda Streymoy 62°14′56″N 7°10′33″W / 62.24889°N 7.17583°W / 62.24889; -7.17583
1246 Saltangará FO 600 Runavík Eysturoy 62°7′3″N 6°43′7″W / 62.11750°N 6.71861°W / 62.11750; -6.71861
163 Saltnes FO 656 Nes Eysturoy 62°6′19″N 6°44′22″W / 62.10528°N 6.73944°W / 62.10528; -6.73944
1005 Sandavágur FO 360 Vágur Vágar 62°3′24″N 7°9′15″W / 62.05667°N 7.15417°W / 62.05667; -7.15417
543 Sandur FO 210 Sandur Sandoy 61°50′10″N 6°48′38″W / 61.83611°N 6.81056°W / 61.83611; -6.81056
65 Sandvík FO 860 Hvalba Suðuroy 61°38′16″N 6°55′19″W / 61.63778°N 6.92194°W / 61.63778; -6.92194
37 Selatrað FO 497 Sjóvar Eysturoy 62°9′31″N 6°52′41″W / 62.15861°N 6.87806°W / 62.15861; -6.87806
151 Signabøur FO 416 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°5′48″N 6°55′43″W / 62.09667°N 6.92861°W / 62.09667; -6.92861
9 Skarvanes FO 236 Húsavík Sandoy 61°47′35″N 6°44′13″W / 61.79306°N 6.73694°W / 61.79306; -6.73694
781 Skála FO 480 Runavík Eysturoy 62°9′44″N 6°46′57″W / 62.16222°N 6.78250°W / 62.16222; -6.78250
131 Skálafjørður/Skálabotnur FO 485 Runavík Eysturoy 62°11′52″N 6°50′59″W / 62.19778°N 6.84972°W / 62.19778; -6.84972
5 Skálafjørður (eysturkommuna) FO 485 Eystur Eysturoy 62°11′52″N 6°50′59″W / 62.19778°N 6.84972°W / 62.19778; -6.84972
171 Skálavík FO 220 Skálavík Sandoy 61°50′1″N 6°39′33″W / 61.83361°N 6.65917°W / 61.83361; -6.65917
58 Skipanes FO 665 Runavík Eysturoy 62°10′6″N 6°45′40″W / 62.16833°N 6.76111°W / 62.16833; -6.76111
488 Skopun FO 240 Skopun Sandoy 61°54′11″N 6°52′29″W / 61.90306°N 6.87472°W / 61.90306; -6.87472
30 Skúgvoy FO 260 Skúvoy Skúvoy 61°46′27″N 6°48′17″W / 61.77417°N 6.80472°W / 61.77417; -6.80472
13 Skælingur FO 336 Kvívík Streymoy 62°5′45″N 7°0′24″W / 62.09583°N 7.00667°W / 62.09583; -7.00667
5 Stóra Dímun FO 286 Skúvoy Stóra Dímun 61°41′50″N 6°45′5″W / 61.69722°N 6.75139°W / 61.69722; -6.75139
1120 Strendur FO 490 Sjóvar Eysturoy 62°6′46″N 6°45′23″W / 62.11278°N 6.75639°W / 62.11278; -6.75639
324 Streymnes FO 435 Sunda Streymoy 62°11′35″N 7°1′54″W / 62.19306°N 7.03167°W / 62.19306; -7.03167
40 Stykkið FO 330 Kvívík Streymoy 62°7′0″N 7°2′52″W / 62.11667°N 7.04778°W / 62.11667; -7.04778
242 Sumba FO 970 Sumba Suðuroy 61°24′21″N 6°42′19″W / 61.40583°N 6.70528°W / 61.40583; -6.70528
1 Sund FO 186 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°2′59″N 6°50′46″W / 62.04972°N 6.84611°W / 62.04972; -6.84611
41 Svínáir FO 465 Eiði Eysturoy 62°13′46″N 7°1′25″W / 62.22944°N 7.02361°W / 62.22944; -7.02361
30 Svínoy FO 765 Klaksvík Svínoy 62°16′47″N 6°20′55″W / 62.27972°N 6.34861°W / 62.27972; -6.34861
9 Syðradalur, Kalsoy FO 795 Klaksvík Kalsoy 62°14′46″N 6°39′48″W / 62.24611°N 6.66333°W / 62.24611; -6.66333
8 Syðradalur, Streymoy FO 177 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°1′27″N 6°54′36″W / 62.02417°N 6.91000°W / 62.02417; -6.91000
514 Syðrugøta FO 513 Eystur Eysturoy 62°11′12″N 6°45′12″W / 62.18667°N 6.75333°W / 62.18667; -6.75333
343 Søldarfjørður FO 660 Runavík Eysturoy 62°9′35″N 6°45′4″W / 62.15972°N 6.75111°W / 62.15972; -6.75111
1157 Sørvágur FO 380 Sørvágur Vágar 62°4′28″N 7°18′34″W / 62.07444°N 7.30944°W / 62.07444; -7.30944
45 Tjørnuvík FO 445 Sunda Streymoy 62°17′17″N 7°8′27″W / 62.28806°N 7.14083°W / 62.28806; -7.14083
1087 Toftir FO 650 Nes Eysturoy 62°5′20″N 6°44′8″W / 62.08889°N 6.73556°W / 62.08889; -6.73556
14242 Tórshavn FO 100 Tórshavn Streymoy 62°0′42″N 6°46′3″W / 62.01167°N 6.76750°W / 62.01167; -6.76750
523 Trongisvágur FO 826 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 61°33′50″N 6°50′40″W / 61.56389°N 6.84444°W / 61.56389; -6.84444
14 Trøllanes FO 798 Klaksvík Kalsoy 62°21′43″N 6°47′18″W / 62.36194°N 6.78833°W / 62.36194; -6.78833
849 Tvøroyri FO 800 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 61°33′21″N 6°48′12″W / 61.55583°N 6.80333°W / 61.55583; -6.80333
30 Undir Gøtueiði FO 666 Eystur Eysturoy 62°10′30″N 6°46′19″W / 62.17500°N 6.77194°W / 62.17500; -6.77194
44 Vatnsoyrar FO 385 Vágar Vágar 62°4′27″N 7°14′53″W / 62.07417°N 7.24806°W / 62.07417; -7.24806
1326 Vágur FO 900 Vágur Suðuroy 61°28′31″N 6°48′26″W / 61.47528°N 6.80722°W / 61.47528; -6.80722
43 Válur FO 358 Kvívík Streymoy 62°09′22″N 7°09′59″W / 62.15611°N 7.16639°W / 62.15611; -7.16639
263 Velbastaður FO 176 Tórshavn Streymoy 61°59′5″N 6°51′2″W / 61.98472°N 6.85056°W / 61.98472; -6.85056
1256 Vestmanna FO 350 Vestmanna Streymoy 62°9′23″N 7°9′59″W / 62.15639°N 7.16639°W / 62.15639; -7.16639
329 Viðareiði FO 750 Viðareiði Viðoy 62°21′35″N 6°31′58″W / 62.35972°N 6.53278°W / 62.35972; -6.53278
0 Víkarbyrgi FO 928 Sumba Suðuroy 61°24′21″N 6°42′19″W / 61.40583°N 6.70528°W / 61.40583; -6.70528
93 Æðuvík FO 645 Runavík Eysturoy 62°4′11″N 6°41′24″W / 62.06972°N 6.69000°W / 62.06972; -6.69000
25 Ørðavík/Øravík FO 827 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 61°32′10″N 6°48′31″W / 61.53611°N 6.80861°W / 61.53611; -6.80861
48 Øravíkarlíð  FO 826/7 Tvøroyri Suðuroy 61°33′N 6°50′W / 61.550°N 6.833°W / 61.550; -6.833