Fíggjamálaráðið

Fíggjamálaráðið is a government office in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Fíggjamálaráðið is situated nearby to the government office Governmetnal Bank of the Faroe Islands, as well as near the public building Umhvørvisstovan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Argir Church and Skansin.

Argir Church

Church

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Argir Church is situated 430 metres east of Fíggjamálaráðið.

Skansin

Fort

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. Skansin is situated 1½ km northeast of Fíggjamálaráðið.

Argir Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Nn3008, Public domain.

Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium on the sport site in Argir, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag. Argir Stadium is situated 1 km west of Fíggjamálaráðið.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argir and Tinganes.

Argir

Village

Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Tinganes

Quarter

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tinganes is the historic location of the landsstýri of the Faroe Islands, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

Tórshavn

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Fíggjamálaráðið

Type: Government office
Categories: building, office, and government building
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.99644° or 61° 59′ 47″ north

Longitude

-6.78215° or 6° 46′ 56″ west

Open location code

9CHMX6W9+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43652923

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

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