Sandoyar

 Sandoy (lit. Sand Island) is an island in the Faroe Islands, south of Streymoy. It's one of the archipelago's more southerly islands: only Suðuroy, Skúvoy and the two small Dímun islands are further south.

Understand
As Sandoy is approached from Streymoy, there are views of a tiny island to the west of Sandoy. This island, Trøllhøvdi belongs to Kirkjubøur and is used for stock grazing.

Islands

 * Sandoy
 * Skúvoy
 * Stóra Dímun

Villages

 * - the largest village on Sandoy and the port for the ferry to Skúvoy. There is a rough and in places narrow road from here to the uninhabited bay of Søltuvík.


 * - north of the island, the arrival port from Streymoy; a very pleasant little harbour.
 * - This is the southernmost village on the east coast of Sandoy. It is reached by a corniche road.

Visitor information

 * visitsandoy.fo

Get in
Sandoyartunnellin (road 12), which opened in December 2023, is an undersea tunnel connecting the island to Kirkjubøur in Streymoy, which has slashed travel times from Tórshavn to Sandoyar from 60 to 16 minutes. It is one lane each way.

Get around
There is an infrequent bus between Sandur and Skopun.

See
There is a local museum in Sandur village. If you travel by car you can go to the small charming villages on the east coast: Húsavík, Skálavík and Dalur, or to the small village Skarvanes south of Sandur.