Froðba
in Suðuroyar sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
61.544 and -6.770 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 61° 32' 37" and W -6° 46' 13"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - DKK
Spoken languages:
Faroese, Danish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:23 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:53 am and 3:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org

Discover Froðba

Froðba in Suðuroyar sýsla with it's 158 citizens is a city in Faroe Islands about 32 mi (or 52 km) south of Torshavn, the country's capital city.

Local time in Froðba is now 12:23 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Froðba. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tvoroyri, Sandur, Torshavn, Midvagur and Eystur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 61%
Air Pressure 1001 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 22 km/h (13 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 82% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Snow, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

4°C (39 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light snow, strong breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

3°C (38 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Rain and snow, severe gale, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Juletræet tændes på Færøerne

Published: November 25, 2013
Length: 01:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hellpien

Dette er en video jeg har lavet under mit praktikophold på Færøerne, nærmere bestemt er det fra byen Tvøroyri på øen Suðuroy. Og her er der lige et link til min blog: http://helleogsuduroy....


Valcafé á Seglloftinum - Miðnámsskúlanæmingur spyr um lestrarstuðulin

Published: October 28, 2011
Length: 10:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Eileen Sandá

Valfundur á Seglloftinum á Tvøroyri, sum Valkyrjurnar skipaðu fyri saman við Seglloftinum 21. oktober 2011. Í hesum brotinum síggja og hoyra vit ein næming frá Miðnámsskúlanum spyrja...


Smyril Line - Faroe Islands 2013

Published: December 28, 2013
Length: 39:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Johan Wyckmans

Travelling from Hirtshals in Denmark to Iceland by Ferry. Passing the Faroe Islands on wednesday 19.06.2013.


Sunraise over Froðba, Faroe Island

Published: October 21, 2009
Length: 14:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Thomas Skipper

A friday morning in Froðba, Faroe Island.


Fimleikaframsýning 2012 - 13. partur

Published: April 25, 2012
Length: 47:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Suduroyarportalurin

Leygardagin 21. apríl 2012 var árliga fimleikaframsýningin hjá Tvøroyrar Fimleikafelag. Suðuroyarportalurin var framvið við upptøkutólinum. 13. partur: Gentur í 6., 7. og flokki.


Suðuroyingur verður flotaður 3. apríl 2012

Published: April 04, 2012
Length: 12:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Suduroyarportalurin

Nýggi Suðuroyingur, hjá Suðuroyar Kappróðrarfelag, verður flotaður 3. apríl 2012.


Fimleikaframsýning 2012 - 4. partur

Published: April 23, 2012
Length: 55:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Suduroyarportalurin

Leygardagin 21. apríl 2012 var árliga fimleikaframsýningin hjá Tvøroyrar Fimleikafelag. Suðuroyarportalurin var framvið við upptøkutólinum. 4. partur: Gentur í 6., 7. og 8. flokki.


Suðureftir í summar

Published: June 28, 2012
Length: 44:34 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Dokumentar. fo

Suðureftir í summar. Sjónvarpslýsing fyri www.visitsuduroy.fo.


View over the Ryskivatn and Miðvatn lakes

Published: July 27, 2013
Length: 33:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Robert Green

A view from the mountain ridge surrounding the Miðvatn and Ryskivatn lakes and reservoir in Suðuroy - the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The water from these lakes serve the hydro power...


Why Don't We Spend The Night

Published: July 23, 2010
Length: 07:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jogvan Elias Thomsen

Section from Vágur play Why Don't We Spend The Night.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Hov, Faroe Islands

Population:\t133 Postal code (Zip):\tFO 960 Location:\t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:61|30|30|N|6|45|29|W| | |name= }} Municipality:\tHovs Hov is a village located on Suduroy's east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s. North of Hov along the old road to Øravík are interesting basalt columns that march along the hills.

Located at 61.5083, -6.75806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy

Øravík

Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast. One part of the village is located in the bay of Øravík, the other part is 3 km further north near the ferry port Krambatangi. The northern part of Øravík and the southern part of Trongisvágur have grown together.

Located at 61.5361, -6.80861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands, Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy

Trongisvágsfjørður

Trongisvágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. There are four villages around the fjord. Furthest east on the northern side of the fjord is Froðba, in the bottom of the fjord is Trongisvágur. In between Trongisvágur and Froðba is Tvøroyri, the largest of these villages. South of Trongisvágur in a bay is Øravík, a part of Øravík is called Øravíkarlíð, it is located close to Trongisvágur and not visible from Øravík. These villages are in the Municipality of Tvøroyri.

Located at 61.5447, -6.79417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fjords of the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy

Church of Tvoroyri

Church of Tvoroyri is a national church in Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands. It was constructed in Norway as a building set, moved to Tvøroyri and then built there in 1908.

Located at 61.5539, -6.801 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in the Faroe Islands, Religious buildings completed in 1908

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Froðba.

capture of the webcam Punthavn: Tvøroyri, Krambatangi-1

Punthavn: Tvøroyri, Krambatangi-1, Punthavn (source)

capture of the webcam Krambatangi

Krambatangi, Krambatangi (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Frodebö, Froðböur, Froðba