Finsen

Finsen is a building in , . Finsen is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near the playground .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tórshavn Cathedral and National Library of the Faroe Islands.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second oldest received church of the , on in the old town of . Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. is situated 400 metres southeast of Finsen.

Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The is the national library for the , a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. is situated 610 metres south of Finsen.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary's Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located in Mariugøta 4 in the city of , the capital of the , in the Diocese of Copenhagen. is situated 280 metres northwest of Finsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tórshavn and Tinganes.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

Village
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is a village in the . most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.

Finsen

Latitude
62.01235° or 62° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
-6.77662° or 6° 46′ 36″ west
Open location code
9CJM266F+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29637569
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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