Streymoy

Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Tórshavn and Kollafjørður.

is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.

is a village in the , located on the island of Streymoy. As of 29. April 2025, the village had a population of 815. Its postal code is FO 410.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Leynar and Hósvíkar kirkja.

Lake
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is a lake on the island of Streymoy in the . is the sixth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 0.18 square kilometers.

Dwelling
is an abandoned village in the . A farm was established in the village as a settlement village in 1815, but there was probably already settlement at the site even earlier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvívík and Hósvík.

Village
is a village and municipality on the west coast of Streymoy in the .

Village
is a village in the . It has a population of 320 and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast. The ferry to on island used to go from , but was superseded by the Streymin Bridge between the islands.

Village
is a village in the , a self-governing overseas administrative division of . The village is situated on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar.

Streymoy

Latitude
62.1333° or 62° 8′ north
Longitude
-7° or 7° west
Population
3,360
Elevation
208 metres (682 feet)
Open location code
9CJM42M2+82
Geo­Names ID
2612225
Wiki­data ID
Q192540
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Streymoy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ستريموي
  • Azerbaijani: Streymoy
  • Basque: Streymoy
  • Belarusian: Востраў Стрэймой
  • Belarusian: Стрэймай
  • Belarusian: Стрэймой
  • Breton: Streymoy
  • Catalan: Streymoy
  • Chinese: 斯特勒姆岛
  • Chinese: 斯特勒姆島
  • Czech: Streymoy
  • Danish: Streymoy
  • Danish: Strømø Syssel
  • Danish: Strømø
  • Dutch: Streymoy
  • Esperanto: Streymoy
  • Estonian: Streymoy
  • Faroese: Streymoy
  • Faroese: Streymoyar sýsla
  • Finnish: Streymoy
  • French: Streymoy
  • German: Streymoy
  • German: Strömö
  • German: Strømø
  • Greek: Στρέιμοϊ
  • Hebrew: סטריימוי
  • Hungarian: Streymoy
  • Icelandic: Straumey
  • Icelandic: Streymoy
  • Indonesian: Streymoy
  • Irish: Streymoy
  • Italian: Streymoy
  • Japanese: ストレイモイ島
  • Korean: 스트레이모이섬
  • Korean: 스트뢰뫼
  • Latvian: Streimoja
  • Lithuanian: Streimojaus regionas
  • Lithuanian: Streimojus
  • Lithuanian: Strėjmojus
  • Lombard: Streymoy
  • Low German: Streumoog
  • Low German: Ströymoug
  • Northern Frisian: Streymoy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Streymoy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Strømø
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Streymoy
  • Norwegian: Streymoy
  • Ossetian: Стреймой
  • Persian: استرومو
  • Persian: استریموی
  • Polish: Streymoy
  • Portuguese: Streymoy
  • Romanian: Streymoy
  • Russian: Стреймой
  • Scots: Streymoy
  • Scottish Gaelic: Streymoy
  • Serbian: Strejmoj
  • Serbian: Стрејмој
  • Slovak: Streymoy
  • Spanish: Streymoy
  • Swedish: Böllufjall
  • Swedish: Bøllufjall
  • Swedish: Hugvan
  • Swedish: Húgvan
  • Swedish: Lagafjall
  • Swedish: Lágafjall
  • Swedish: Mosarökur
  • Swedish: Mulin
  • Swedish: Múlin
  • Swedish: Nugvan
  • Swedish: Núgvan
  • Swedish: Sneis
  • Swedish: Stigarnir
  • Swedish: Stígarnir
  • Swedish: Streymoy
  • Swedish: Strömö
  • Swedish: Víkartindur
  • Thai: Streymoy
  • Thai: Stromo
  • Thai: สเตรอเมอ
  • Turkish: Streymoy
  • Ukrainian: Стреймой
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Streymoy
  • Vietnamese: Streymoy
  • Western Frisian: Streymoy

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Streymoy”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.