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Sheep more than humans
The Faroe Islands are an autonomous region of Denmark that was discovered in the Middle Ages. The country consists of eighteen islands, of which only one is uninhabited: Little Duunas.
The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands is decorated with a sheep, symbol of the islands, which gives its name to the whole country (far. Faroe Islands – “Sheep Islands”). Sheep are the most common mammals in the Faroe Islands. Newcomers often joke that there are twice as many sheep as humans in the Faroe Islands.
About 52 thousand people live in the country. permanent residents – slightly more than in Lithuania’s sixth largest city, Alytus. Therefore, it is not surprising that many people know each other, and all those who leave Anapilin are informed on the radio.
Scanpix Photo / Faroe Islands
In the fog-shrouded Faroe Islands, traffic flows are low throughout the year, with only five traffic lights, an unemployment rate of only a small percentage, and the majority of the island’s fishing population accounts for 97% of the fishery products. exports of the country.
In 1948, the Faroe Islands gained autonomy from Denmark, and after the local population voted against joining the European Union in a referendum, the Faroe Islands are not part of the EU, although they enjoy many benefits.
Photo by Scanpix / Torshavn
The long road to recognition
Soccer in the archipelago has a fairly deep tradition, it is true that for many years there was no adequate infrastructure, so this game was played by locals in meadows, bogs or on rough stony surfaces.
The first club in the Tvoroyrar Boltfelag archipelago was founded in 1892, but before international recognition, footballers from the Faroe Islands were limited to a friendly duel with fans from neighboring Iceland, Greenland, Shetland or Orkney.
In the North Atlantic, the isolated archipelago football advanced slowly, without great external winds, until the Faroe Islands finally began to connect radio and television with the rest of the world in the 1980s and 1990s. The development of football has been particularly influenced by the popularity of satellite television in the islands.
The English Premier League is especially popular with locals nowadays. Almost all matches are broadcast on local television and several residents have exchanged subscriptions to watch British matches over the Internet.
Now the new annual subscribers are getting 
Gift voucher of 50 EUR.
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