Svínoy
in Norðoyar sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
62.279 and -6.334 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 62° 16' 43" and W -6° 20' 2"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - DKK
Spoken languages:
Faroese, Danish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:49 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:55 am and 7:04 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Explore Svínoy

Svínoy in Norðoyar sýsla with it's 95 inhabitants is located in Faroe Islands about 23 mi (or 38 km) north-east of Torshavn, the country's capital.

Local time in Svínoy is now 09:49 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 1 airports in the wider vicinity of Svínoy. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 34 mi (or 54 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Klaksvik, Kunoy, Eystur, Fuglafjordur and Torshavn. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 93%
Air Pressure 991 hPa
Wind Speed Severe Gale with 34 km/h (21 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Friday, 29th of March 2024

4°C (39 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Rain and snow, gale, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, broken clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

7°C (44 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Brim á Eiðinum

Published: May 28, 2010
Length: 18:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gulakur Zachariasen

Alfa Pilot á Eiðinum í Svínoy.


Brim og sjórok í Hattarvík 1.2.2014

Published: February 01, 2014
Length: 43:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jóhanna Hansen

Brim og sjórok í morgun 1.2.2014, Hattarvík, Fugloy, Føroyar Hattarvík, Fugloy, Faroe Islands 1.2.2014.


Tool- Parabola Cover

Published: December 08, 2007
Length: 06:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: niestopl

Tool- Parabola Cover.


NIMBUS MC (FØ45 á Kirkju, Fugloy, Faroe Islands

Published: July 31, 2010
Length: 40:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Finn Jespersen

Lasting av FØ45.


Súlan á Kirkju..

Published: November 29, 2009
Length: 38:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jpo83

Súlan lossar á Kirkju.


Brim og sjórok í Hattarvík 1.2.2014 (part 2)

Published: February 01, 2014
Length: 38:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jóhanna Hansen

Brim og sjórok í Hattarvík, Fugloy, Faroe Islands 1.2.2014 Storm in the Faroe Islands. Hattarvík. sorry for bad quality, taken with phone.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Fugloyarfjørður

Fugloyarfjørður is the firth separating Svínoy from Fugloy in the Faroe Islands.

Located at 62.3167, -6.31667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bodies of water of the Faroe Islands, Straits of the Faroe Islands

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Svínoy.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Svinö Bygd, Svinö, Svínoyarbygd, Svínoy, Востраў Свуйнай, Σβίνοϊ, סוינוי, Svuinojus, Свуйной, 斯温岛