User:EileenSanda

My name is Eileen Sandá, I come from Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands.

I have uploadet photos from the Faroe Islands here on Wikimeida Commons. These photos include photos of Faroese villages, landscapes, wooden boats, sports people, musicians, artists, politicians, churches, museums etc.

Some of my photos[edit]

Cliffs of the Faroe Islands[edit]

Cliffs of Fámara, north west of Vágur on Suðuroy, Faroe Islands.
View from Eggjarnar, cliffs on the west coast of Suðuroy near Vágur.
Cliffs of Suðuroy, west of Hvalba.
Norðbergseiði, cliffs west of Hvalba in Suðuroy
Cliffs of Akraberg, the southern tip of Suðuroy
Cliffs of Vágseiði in foggy weather.
Cliffs of Fugloy, Eystfelli and Stapin, which is easternmost point of the Faroe Islands
Cliffs of the west coast of Koltur

Sportspeople from the Faroe Islands - Swimmers[edit]

Pál Joensen
Magnus Jákupsson
Shaila millum Garðarnar
Pauli Øssursson Mohr
Malan Bærendsen
Eyðbjørn Joensen
Jón Bjarnason, swimming coach for Suduroy Swimming Club (Pál Joensen's coach)

Sportspeople from the Faroe Islands - Football players[edit]

More photos of Faroese football players here

Faroese football match, FC Suðuroy vs. EB/Streymur
Heini Vatnsdal, FC Suðuroy
Hjalgrím Elttør, 2010 when he was playing for B36 Tórshavn. He plays for the national football team of the Faroe Islands.
Christian Lamhauge Holst, while playing for the national team of the Faroe Islands in a match against Italy.
Jónas Tór Næs, 2010 when he was playing for B36 Tórshavn, in 2011 he is playing for Valur in Iceland. He plays for the national football team of the Faroe Islands.
Pól Thorsteinsson, 2009, here playing for VB/Sumba, which changed their name to FC Suðuroy in 2010. He is a former player for the national football team of the Faroe Islands.
Christian Restorff Mouritsen, 2010, here playing for B36 Tórshavn, in 2011 he plays for Valur in Iceland. He plays for the national football team of the Faroe Islands.
Ndende Adama Gueye here playing for TB Tvøroyri in 2013.

Faroese Wooden Rowing Boats[edit]

More photos of Faroese rowing boats can be found on the page Kappróðrarbátar, Faroese Row Boats for Boat Races

Royndin Fríða, a wooden Faroese rowing boat (for boat races).
"Kappróður", Faroese boat race for wooden rowing boats.
Smyril, a 6-mannafar from Vágs Kappróðrarfelag (Vágur Rowing Club)
Jóansøka 2011, boat race between the largest type of boats 10-mannafør with 10 rowers and one coxswain.
Junkarin, 5-mannafar, Kvívíkar Sóknar Róðrarfelag.
Faroese rowing boats on the harbour of Tórshavn just before the races started at Ólavsøka 2011. Havnar Róðrarfelag has a special dragon head as the stem of their boats.
Grindabátar from Vágur, the oldest one, Gjógvarábáturin, was built in 1873 and is still in use.

Sailing Ships of the Faroe Islands[edit]

Johanna TG 326, a smack from Vágur, built in 1884 in Sussex, England.
Johanna TG 326
Westward Ho TN 54, a smack from Tórshavn, built in Grimsby, England in 1884.
Dragin KG 212 from Klaksvík, built 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Figurehead of Dragin KG 212.

Singers and musicians from the Faroe Islands[edit]

Brandur Enni, a singer, songwriter, composer, guitar player from Tvøroyri, he has participated in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest.
Jens Marni Hansen, a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer and guitar player. He participated in the Danish Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
The Dreams, a Faroese alternative rock / punk band from Tórshavn. They participated in the Danish Eurovision 2008.
Guðrun Sólja Jacobsen, a singer from Tvøroyri. She participated in and won the Danish TV song contest "Stjerne for en aften" (Star for one night) in 2003.
Hanus G. Johansen, a Faroese folk musician and singer and guitar player.
Sunleif Rasmussen, a Faroese composer.
Edvard Nyholm Debess, a Faroese composer and double bass player, he is from Tórshavn.
Ronni Nielsen, Rúna á Heygum (singer) and Rógvi á Rógvi (drums).
Jákup Eli Joensen
Rógvi á Rógvu, Magnus Johannessen and Mikael Blak.
Hallur Joensen
Evi Tausen

Other photos[edit]

Memorial Stone in memory of Martin Joensen from Sandvík, a Faroese writer.
Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen, a Faroese writer from Sandvík.
The church of Kirkja on Fugloy, Faroe Islands.
The Faroese band Frændur, playing at the Joansokufestival in Tvøroyri, 2009.
Mikkjal Sørensen, a Faroese politician.
The City Park in Tórshavn, "Viðarlundin í Havn".
The swimming hall in Vágur where Pál Joensen is training.
Traditional Faroese chain dance in Sjónleikarhúsið in Tórshavn at Ólavsøka 2011.
British pill box on Eggjarnar near Vágur, remains from World War II.
Á Skørinum, the football field and Sportshall of Royn Hvalba.
Faroe Islands vs. Italy on 2 September 2011 on Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn.
Memorial Lost at Sea in Porkeri.
GHM, a Faroese symphonic band from Tórshavn
Suduroy Hospital in Tvøroyri (Suðuroyar Sjúkrahús)
Young Faroese writers, 15-16 yeards old.
Rakel Helmsdal, a Faroese writer.
Sámal Soll, a Faroese writer.
Janus á Húsagarði, a Faroese artist