Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in
Runavík Municipality
Runavík Municipality ( fo, Runavíkar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of Saltangará is the administrative centre.
Its area comprises parts of the island of Eysturoy.
It contains the following towns and villages:
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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 ...
. It lies on the south half of the isle of
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...
.
Port
Founded in 1916, Runavík has an important port, originally used predominantly by fishing boats but now also a key supply base for the
North Sea oil
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In the petroleum industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and ...
industry as well as a trans-shipment port for freight to and from Europe.
The harbour underwent development in the late 1990s
and can now accommodate cruise ships.
Eysturoyartunnilin
A massive infrastructure project has been mounted to build an 11 km-long sub-sea tunnel between Runavík and
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 ...
,
thereby significantly reducing travel times to the capital. Construction costs are estimated to be around 1 billion
Faroese króna
The króna (plural: ''krónur''; sign: kr) is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by Danmarks Nationalbank, the central bank of Denmark. It is not a separate currency, but is rather a local issue of banknotes denominated in the Dani ...
. In 2014 all political parties of the Faroese parliament agreed on how and when to build the
Eysturoyartunnilin
The Eysturoyartunnilin (in English the Eysturoy Tunnel, earlier known as the Skálafjarðartunnilin) is a large undersea road tunnel under the Tangafjørður sound in the Faroe Islands, connecting the island of Streymoy to the island of Eysturo ...
and the
Sandoyartunnilin
Sandoyartunnilin (Sandoy Tunnel) is an undersea road tunnel under construction in the Faroe Islands. It will connect the main island of Streymoy with Sandoy to the south. The length of the tunnel will be 10.8 kilometres. The estimated cost is 8 ...
. The drillings started in 2016 regarding the Eysturoyartunnilin, which opened to the public in December 2020. The work on the Sandoyartunnilin began in 2019. The first step in the projects was to fill out a platform of land in the sea at
Saltnes near Runavík for the Eysturoy-tunnel.
Sport
The local football club is
NSÍ Runavík
NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík on the island of Eysturoy. It was founded 24 March 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.
In 2007, the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for t ...
, a men's team who play their home games at the
Runavík Stadium
Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy.
Port
Founded in 1916, Runavík has an important port, originally used predominantly by fishing boats but n ...
. They were
Faroe Islands Premier League
The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin menn'' for sponsorship reasons) is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1942 as Meistaradeildin, and it is played in current format since 2005, when Prem ...
winners in 2007. In 2020 a women's team was founded.
Sister Cities
Runavík is
twinned with
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Hjørring
Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (accor ...
,
Denmark
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Ísafjörður
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The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...
,
Iceland
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Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region with, as of 2020, a population of 2,522 inhabitants. Formerly Egilss ...
,
Iceland
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Uummannaq
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,
Greenland
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See also
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List of towns in the Faroe Islands
This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands. :fo:Býir í Føroyum :de:Liste der Städte und Orte auf den Färöern
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands
Towns
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Isla ...
References
External links
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Faroeislands.dk: RunavíkOfficial Tourism Office site
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Populated places in the Faroe Islands
Ports and harbours of the Faroe Islands
Eysturoy