Faroe Islands Following the turmoil caused by the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) in 1816, the Faroe Islands became a county in the Danish Kingdom. As part of Mercantilism, Denmark maintained a monopoly over trade with the Faroe Islands and forbade their inhabitants trading with others (e.g. the geographically close Britain). The trade monopoly in the Faroe Islands was abolished in 1856, after which the area developed as a modern fishing nation with its own fishing fleet. The national awakening from 1888 initially arose from a struggle to maintain the Faroese language and was thus culturally oriented, but after 1906 it became more political
Faroe Islands Premier League February 2012 the name was changed to "Effodeildin", a 3-year deal was agreed with the Faroese petrol company Effo, which was previously called Statoil and Esso. The league renewed with Effo and was called Effodeildin until 2017. In December 2017 the name was changed to "Betri deildin menn", as the FSF signed with Betri, a bank based in Tórshavn. Source: Source: Source:; (from 1983) Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 2005, replacing 1. deild and it is organised by the Faroe Islands Football