The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is currently on an official visit with his wife, Eliza Reed, in the Faroe Islands. The couple has met local political leaders, attended official functions, visited cultural centers and a new wind farm operated by the Þórshöfn municipal utility.
Read more: Only 2.8% of Icelandic voters disapprove of history professor turned president
According to the office of the president the President has also met locals, including a Þórshöfn elementary school, Argjamaharsskóli, where he talked to the kids – and played a game of football!
The Faroe Islands, a cluster of 18 islands between Norway and Iceland inhabited by a 48,000 people. The islands are a self-governing autonomous part of Denmark. The early history of the islands remains clouded in mystery, but the current inhabitants are descendants of settlers who arrived in the 9th century during the Viking age. The people of the Faroe Islands speak a language which is descended from Old Norse, and is very close to Icelandic. The two languages are almost mutually intelligible.
The Faroese and Icelanders have historically maintained very close relations, and the Faroese are considered to be Iceland's closest friends on the international stage.
The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is currently on an official visit with his wife, Eliza Reed, in the Faroe Islands. The couple has met local political leaders, attended official functions, visited cultural centers and a new wind farm operated by the Þórshöfn municipal utility.
Read more: Only 2.8% of Icelandic voters disapprove of history professor turned president
According to the office of the president the President has also met locals, including a Þórshöfn elementary school, Argjamaharsskóli, where he talked to the kids – and played a game of football!
The Faroe Islands, a cluster of 18 islands between Norway and Iceland inhabited by a 48,000 people. The islands are a self-governing autonomous part of Denmark. The early history of the islands remains clouded in mystery, but the current inhabitants are descendants of settlers who arrived in the 9th century during the Viking age. The people of the Faroe Islands speak a language which is descended from Old Norse, and is very close to Icelandic. The two languages are almost mutually intelligible.
The Faroese and Icelanders have historically maintained very close relations, and the Faroese are considered to be Iceland's closest friends on the international stage.
