Kollafjørður
in Streymoyar Sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
62.112 and -6.911 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 62° 6' 42" and W -6° 54' 38"
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: 02:48 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:47 am and 9:06 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org

Explore Kollafjørður

Kollafjørður in Streymoyar Sýsla with it's 1,049 inhabitants is a city in Faroe Islands a little north-west of Torshavn, the country's capital.

Local time in Kollafjørður is now 02:48 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Kollafjørður. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), 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: Fuglafjordur, Torshavn, Eystur, Eidi and Sandur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 38 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 56%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (8 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 55% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

7°C (45 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

8°C (47 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

7°C (45 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Videos from this area

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Sólarmyrking, Tórshavn, 2015-03-20

Published: April 06, 2015
Length: 20:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thierry Pauwels

Impression of the total solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, as seen by the Belgian group of Urania, located just North of Tórshavn. We were lucky with the weather. The previous three days gave...


Faroe Islands multi colored houses of Torshavn

Published: September 10, 2009
Length: 02:51 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: kovboyfilm

Produced by KOVBOYFILM http://www.kovboyfilm.com +44 (020) 3286 9937.


Silversmelt

Published: March 08, 2008
Length: 18:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: PrinssiFO

This fish is silversmelt. Recorded on a factory.


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Published: August 07, 2011
Length: 34:03 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: KennyBest999

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Leirvíkssangur

Published: October 26, 2008
Length: 08:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: olijakup1958

Ein heiðurskvøða til bygdina Leirvík. A tribute to my hometown Leirvík (Faroe Islands) Orð: Jórun Joensen Lag: Ingun og Óli Jákup Joensen.


Fjords in the Faroe Islands

Published: October 23, 2009
Length: 11:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jonathanwallace

I filmed this fjord near Torshavn when visiting the Faroe Islands in June 2009.


Sailing trip

Published: December 27, 2008
Length: 47:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: JandusJ

A sailing trip, Kollafjørður Faroe Islands.


Faroe Islands, Streymoy - Gjogv

Published: July 28, 2012
Length: 14:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: bogmar11

Streymoy-Gjogv 18.06.2012r. The village of Gjogv situated on the outermost northeast coasat of Eysturoy, with its natural harbour at bottom of the cliff.


Tattooferð til Færeyja

Published: August 13, 2009
Length: 09:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Siggi Palli

Siggi Palli og Fjölli fóru til Færeyja í febrúar 2009 til að undirbúa komu sína seinna sama ár. Fjölli flúraði nokkra heimamenn og þeir lærðu færeyska siði og ósiði!


The sweetest cat ever

Published: April 06, 2013
Length: 11:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: gullfiskurin

My 20 year old cat.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Hósvík

Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has 281 inhabitants and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast. Population: \t281 Postal code (Zip): \tFO 420 Location: \t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|9|17|N|6|56|25|W| | |name= }} Municipality:\tSunda Kommuna The ferry to Selatrað on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by a bridge between the islands. Hósvík was at one point called Thórsvík or Thors Bay, but was renamed to Hósvík.

Located at 62.1547, -6.94028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Signabøur

Signabøur is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 157. Its postal code is FO 416. There was a whaling station here from 1903 to 1920.22

Located at 62.0856, -6.92861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands, Whaling stations

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kollefiord Church, Kollefjord Kirke, Kollefjord, Kollafjørður