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Photoshoot For Our Nordic Wool Factory In The Islands

Mazuhn August 25, 2022

Photoshoot on the islands, for our Nordic Wool Factory! Clothing, sustainable and made with love, from 100 percent Faroese sheep wool (woven cloth). Photographer Sophie Valentin has been taking great shots for the new campaign. Not with professional models, but with all the Faroese people and friends who participate in our Nordic Wool Factory …

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In My Faroe Islands Moments, Must See & Do, Faroese & Their Stories Tags Nordic Wool Factory
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Katrin’s NoðaStova: Mohair And Seaman’s Yarn in Fuglafjørður

Mazuhn March 11, 2020

The port of Fuglafjørður plays a significant role in the pelagic fisheries of the North Atlantic. And it might as well be the only harbor world-wide that’s home to a shop selling mohair wool, NoðaStova, the shop that Katrin K. Petersen recently started. You don’t need to be in search of yarn at all, in order to pop in. Café, beach walk, shipwreck …

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In Faroese & Their Stories, Ships & Seafaring, Must See & Do, Business Tags Fuglafjørður, Yarn, Shipwreck, Knitting, Port, Café
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Ranvá’s Dream Cakes: From A Faroese Kitchen With Love

Mazuhn September 24, 2019

A heather color day, overcast sky and a spoonful of fog at lake Toftavatn. The autumnal setting of the gem, made of heather varieties and deep brown mounds. Not very far from the lake, in a Faroese kitchen, pretty much the same colors. The home of Ranvá’s Dream Cakes. Visiting Ranvá Knudsen, pedagogue and passionate baker …

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In Faroese & Their Stories, Food & Cooking Tags Toftavatn, Lake, Heather, Baking
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Slow Fashion In Tórshavn: Sissal Of Shisa Brand

Mazuhn July 5, 2019

Ullvøruhúsið, the old “Yarn and wool-ware house“. 101 years ago, people walked through the same door, a moody door with a mixture of great looks and charming stiffness. A year ago, the wool-ware house reopened, as the home of the Faroese fashion brands Steinum and Shisa Brand, pronounced like: She’s a brand. Slow fashion in Tórshavn …

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In Faroese & Their Stories Tags Slow Fashion, Knitting, Wool, Fish Leather, Seaweed, Tórshavn
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The Funningur Approach: Coffee Talk With Høgni Reistrup

Mazuhn February 27, 2019

A peculiarly Faroese characteristic: talking about family, homeland and the meaning of life, which is what we did on that very day, and Høgni Reistrup certainly has picked an adequate place, the village of Funningur. Høgni: singer, musician, writer, editor, reporter, scientist, advocate of Faroese independence and Faroese language enthusiast …

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In Faroese & Their Stories, Arts, Window Views, Tradition, Business Tags Funningur, Music, Sagas, Lifestyle, Tourism
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Preserving History: Uppi í Beiti. The Old House in Viðareiði

Mazuhn October 14, 2018

“You are looking for Sverri? Down there, that’s his house. Park your car in my driveway and follow the narrow path. That’s the shortest way.“ No sooner said than done. The second I walk towards the back of the old house, I know that something doesn’t add up – for whatever reason. Soon, I’ll find out …

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In Faroese & Their Stories, Architecture, History, Tradition, Window Views Tags Viðareiði, Pop-Up, Grass Roof, Christmas, Hvølpalás, Churches, Roykstova
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Electro Pop! Rannvá Helenudóttir, The Woman Behind HULDA

Mazuhn August 17, 2018

Unintentional wave-like finger ballet performance, hands swiftly gliding across keys and controllers, easily generating beats, bass lines and different layers of mysterious dark sounds. Visiting Rannvá Helenudóttir, the woman behind the Faroese electro pop project HULDA …

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In Faroese & Their Stories, Arts Tags Electro Pop, Huldufólk, Music
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My book about my Faroe Islands life and adventures!

Hear, hear! All of my adventures - many of which are not on my blog - are available as a book, with great drawings, maps and bonus materials. Publishing company: Piper Malik. 😊 Click here for my bookpage.



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Anja Mazuhn, journalist, writer. German philology, political science and theater studies (Freie Universität Berlin). Axel Springer School of Journalism. 

Having worked as a journalist for more than 20 years (i.a. DIE WELT), Anja wrote reports, travelogues and did interviews with the celebrities of Hollywood.

Together with her husband, she deeply fell in love with the Faroe Islands, and they bought a house on Eysturoy more than seven years ago – Anja’s second home. Urge to explore. In love with adventures, both on the large and small scale.



Our wool project! Jackets, hoodies …

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Together with some island farmer friends, we have set up a project, the Nordic Wool Factory. Beautiful things made of Faroese sheep’s wool and made for eternity. Jackets, hoodies, blankets, bags and such like.

Faroese sheep’s wool: a precious, renewable, sustainable and natural product, living up to former glory. Check out the German or English version of our Nordic Wool Factory website.

Community, philosophy, resources, design, pictures, sheep, videos, web shop, story. It’s all there. And we ship worldwide.

Nordic Wool Factory



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Anja's map of the Faroe Islands 

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Increase the size of the image and find out about the geographical situation and the names of the 18 islands.



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Wanted poster for a remote beauty  

Location: The Faroe Islands comprise 18 Islands in the North Atlantic. The Islands are separated by sounds and fjords.

On the map: 62º latitude North and 7º longitude West. Or one can say: North-west from Scotland, south-east of Iceland and west of Norway. 

Official language: Faroese. The second language is Danish. Almost everyone also speaks English.

Politics: A self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark. Faroe Islands has its own parliament and its own flag. Capital: Tórshavn.

Population: Approximately 52,500. The Faroe Islands are also home to about 70,000 sheep.

Climate: The Gulf Stream rules. Average temperature in summer: 13°C. The average temperature in the wintertime is 3°C.



Ready, set, go: How to get here   

By air: Direct flights with Atlantic Airways from i.a. Denmark, Island, Norway and England. Also: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

By sea: Smyril Line. There is a direct ferry connection to Denmark, Hirtshals. The ferry Norröna also sails to Iceland.

Paperwork in advance? Maybe, maybe not. Read about passport & visa rules before you book your trip.

Tourist information: Phone and internet services, accommodation and so on. Visit Faroe Islands.



Current, official travel guideline

Latest policies and news: Travel to the Faroe Islands.



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Once you arrive: Help and advice

Weather, driving conditions: www.landsverk.fo

Helicopter service: www.atlantic.fo

Ferries and busses: www.ssl.fo

Airport Vágar: www.floghavn.fo

Pharmacies: www.apotek.fo

In emergencies: dial 112. Hospitals in Tórshavn, Klaksvík and Tvøroyri.



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Studying in the Faroe Islands

University: www.setur.fo. Another useful page: Study in the Faroes.



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