Sandvík
in Suðuroyar sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
61.633 and -6.925 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 61° 37' 58" and W -6° 55' 28"
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: 10:52 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:49 am and 9:04 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

Discover Sandvík

Sandvík in Suðuroyar sýsla with it's 116 citizens is a town in Faroe Islands about 27 mi (or 43 km) south of Torshavn, the country's capital city.

Current time in Sandvík is now 10:52 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports near Sandvík. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tvoroyri, Sandur, Torshavn, Midvagur and Eystur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Evening Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 57%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 46% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

6°C (43 °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, moderate breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

9°C (49 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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

Juletræet tændes på Færøerne

Published: November 25, 2013
Length: 01:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hellpien

Dette er en video jeg har lavet under mit praktikophold på Færøerne, nærmere bestemt er det fra byen Tvøroyri på øen Suðuroy. Og her er der lige et link til min blog: http://helleogsuduroy....


Valcafé á Seglloftinum - Miðnámsskúlanæmingur spyr um lestrarstuðulin

Published: October 28, 2011
Length: 10:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Eileen Sandá

Valfundur á Seglloftinum á Tvøroyri, sum Valkyrjurnar skipaðu fyri saman við Seglloftinum 21. oktober 2011. Í hesum brotinum síggja og hoyra vit ein næming frá Miðnámsskúlanum spyrja...


Fimleikaframsýning 2012 - 13. partur

Published: April 25, 2012
Length: 47:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Suduroyarportalurin

Leygardagin 21. apríl 2012 var árliga fimleikaframsýningin hjá Tvøroyrar Fimleikafelag. Suðuroyarportalurin var framvið við upptøkutólinum. 13. partur: Gentur í 6., 7. og flokki.


Suðuroyingur verður flotaður 3. apríl 2012

Published: April 04, 2012
Length: 12:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Suduroyarportalurin

Nýggi Suðuroyingur, hjá Suðuroyar Kappróðrarfelag, verður flotaður 3. apríl 2012.


Fimleikaframsýning 2012 - 4. partur

Published: April 23, 2012
Length: 55:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Suduroyarportalurin

Leygardagin 21. apríl 2012 var árliga fimleikaframsýningin hjá Tvøroyrar Fimleikafelag. Suðuroyarportalurin var framvið við upptøkutólinum. 4. partur: Gentur í 6., 7. og 8. flokki.


Suðureftir í summar

Published: June 28, 2012
Length: 44:34 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Dokumentar. fo

Suðureftir í summar. Sjónvarpslýsing fyri www.visitsuduroy.fo.


Nýggjár í Hvalba

Published: January 01, 2010
Length: 25:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bjarni Thomsen

Nýggjár í Hvalba. New Year in Hvalba.


Venture II Faroes

Published: May 06, 2011
Length: 00:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FlemingYachts

In the summer of 2010 a Fleming 65 motoryacht named Venture II made the journey from Southampton to circumnavigate Iceland by way of Scotland and the Faroe Islands. This segment covers the...


Móttøka av Sjagakletti og Gullberg

Published: May 14, 2012
Length: 09:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bjarni Thomsen

Móttøka av Sjagakletti og Gullberg. Hvalba 14Maj 2012.


Hvalbiar kirkja: Fyrsta guðstænasta eftir størri umvæling

Published: December 25, 2009
Length: 46:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bjarni Thomsen

Fyrsta guðstænastan í Hvalbiar kirkju eftir størri umvælingar var 25.des. 2009. Símin Jacobsen prestur helt guðstænastuna hendan dagin.


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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.

Hvalba

Hvalba is a village and a municipality, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The total population of Hvalba Municipality (Hvalbiar Kommuna) was 723 as of 1 January 2010; the population of Hvalba and Nes was 626 and the population of Sandvík was 97. Hvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe Islands. The village spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, northeast of Suðuroy.

Located at 61.6019, -6.94944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands, Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands, Ports and harbours of the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy

Hvalbiareiði

. ]] Hvalbiareiði is also called Fiskieiði, it is located on the west coast of Suðuroy, west of the village Hvalba.

Located at 61.591, -6.964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suðuroy, Cliffs of Suðuroy, Cliffs of the Faroe Islands, Visitor attractions in the Faroe Islands

Popular in vicinity

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


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sandvig, Sandvík