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 St Mary’s Catholic Church.

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.

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

Museum
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Listasavn Føroya is an art museum in , , for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts. Established in 1989, it consists of a gallery called Listaskáli and another for historic arts with an area of 1,600 m2. is situated 630 metres north 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
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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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