The National Archives of the Faroe Islands ( fo, Tjóðskjalasavnið) are located in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), 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. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

; they were established there in 1932 as a government archive. It is now the largest collection of documents in the country and has acquired educational and research functions. In 1932, the Danish government responded to the request of Faroese politicians and administrators to stop archiving documents in Denmark rather than in the Faroes. Government and military documents were however exempted. The archive was moved in 1972 to rooms in the

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

, including a reading room. In the 1980s they were transferred to a purpose-built building at V.U. Hammershaimbsgøta 24, near the

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

and the original location, V.U. Hammershaimbsgøta 11. In 2011, as a cost-saving measure, the National Archives was administratively combined with the

National Library of the Faroe Islands The National Library of the Faroe Islands ( fo, Føroya Landsbókasavn) is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. The library houses the la ...

, the

National Museum of the Faroe Islands The National Museum of the Faroe Islands ( fo, Tjóðsavn Føroya) is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn. The Museum on Brekkutún 6 The National Museum of the Faroe Islands has exhibitions in the museum building on ...

, the Natural History Museum, and the

Kaldbak Marine Biological Laboratory Kaldbak ( da, Kalbak) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast and part of Tórshavn Municipality. The village lies on the northern side of the fjord Kaldbaksfjørður. History Excavations show that Kaldbak was already inhabit ...

( fo, Havlívfrøðiliga Royndarstøðin) to form

Faroese National Heritage Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: *the Faroese language * the Faroese people Faroese people or Faroe Islanders ( fo, føroyingar; da, færinger) are a North Germanic peoples, North Germanic ...

( fo, Søvn Landsins).Faroe Islands National Heritage
Gransking. In 2017

( fo, Søvn Landsins) was dissolved and the National Archives of the Faroe Islands became an independent institution directly under the Ministry of Culture. For many years only

Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The first se ...

had its own archive but since October 2017 the Faroese Government has been funding a local archives in

Tvøroyri Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality. The village is considered ...

. The archives amount to of shelved materials in two locations. Digitalisation is a high priority; online access is also available to visitors to the National Archives, and in 2007 a project began to create an electronic databank of genealogical data on the inhabitants of the islands, drawing on records from the past 200 years. The National Archives has a director, Sámal Tróndur Finnsson Johansen, and eight other employees, whose responsibilities include training civil servants in archiving and assisting with research.

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Faroese National Heritage

Bøkur og skjøl
Faroese National Heritage
Former web page of the National Archives
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Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

Organizations based in the Faroe Islands 1938 establishments in Denmark Tórshavn

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