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Exporting from the UK to the Faroe Islands: A market guide

Overview

The Faroe Islands, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, comprise 18 islands. Fishing and related activities are the mains industries, but the Faroes are working towards a more diversified economy.

Business environment

Faroe Islands is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, so shares a lot of the same characteristics regarding ease of doing business.

Boats docked at a Faroe Islands waterfront

Faroe Islands: at a glance

Currency

Faroese króna and Danish krone

Business language

Faroese, Danish, English

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Value of total UK exports

£34 million

(ONS, 2020)

Time zone

GMT +0

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