Faroe Islands Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands (; , ; , ), or the Faeroe Islandsa North Atlantic archipelago located north-northwest of Scotland and about halfway between Norway and Icelandare an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Total area is about with a population of 50,322 in October 2017. The terrain is rugged; the climate is subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc)windy, wet, cloudy, and cool. Temperatures average above freezing throughout the year because of the Gulf Stream. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroes were part of the Hereditary Kingdom of Norway. In 1814, the Treaty of Kiel granted Denmark control over the
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands fittings. All the exterior materials originated from the Faroe Islands or were produced on the Islands except for the glass and anodized aluminum facades, which are Danish. "Red. Kim Dirchinck-Holmfeld "et al." 1996. Færøsk arkitektur (Architecture on the Faroe Islands). Arkitektens forlag." Nordic House in the Faroe Islands The Nordic House () is the most important cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region Erlendur Patursson (1913-1986), Faroese member of the Nordic Council, brought forward the idea of a Nordic cultural house in the Faroe