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Northern Lights Above Our Village: A Trickle Of The Spell

Mazuhn January 29, 2020

It had been a run of bad weather. Violent storms hit our village and the islands, one after another, walls and minds shaking. After the last storm of that series, an all-embracing quiet spread. The ocean got calmer, wearing ice-blue again, instead of stormborn-black. The game of chill culminated in the events of last night … 

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In Our Village & Surrounds, My Faroe Islands Moments Tags Northern Lights, Marvel
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The Late Light Show

Mazuhn August 24, 2017

Summer’s almost over, nights are dark again. Time to monitor skies in the evenings, since I don’t want to miss one single Late Light Show. In the course of this week, I was lucky enough to catch some Northern Lights flickering above our bay. Shortly after, I captured another scene …

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In My Faroe Islands Moments, Our Village & Surrounds Tags Northern Lights, Kalsoy, Eysturoy, Nighttime

I’m wishing on a star …

Mazuhn September 15, 2016

Half an hour ago. Eysturoy. Elduvík. Magic. Northern Lights. What a beautiful way to say „Goodnight“. Never can get enough of these Northern Lights. Hard to find, not easy to chase. Make you feel very small in this world. But also somehow connected to everything that surrounds us day after day. Earth. The planet we all live on …

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In My Faroe Islands Moments, Our Village & Surrounds Tags Northern Lights, Nighttime

Northern Lights: Dancers in the dark

Mazuhn August 18, 2016

It’s a rare phenomenon. But it does happen, even in the month of August. Beautiful Northern Lights, dancing across Faroese skies, right on our doorstep, in our bay. I have always been fond of the Northern Lights, way before I actually saw them for the very first time – in full strength, way up north in Norway. Now: Northern Lights above the Faroes …

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In My Faroe Islands Moments, Our Village & Surrounds Tags Northern Lights, Nighttime


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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