


  • Population: 804 (April 2008)
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 360
  • Location:
  • Municipality: Sandavágur
  • Football team: SÍF and 07 Vestur

The runestone


Á Steig


Witch’s finger

There is a freestanding rock to the east of the town called Trøllkonufingur, which means Witch’s finger. It is said to have been climbed only once, and the story goes like this:
Frederick VIII of Denmark visited the Faroe Islands in 1844, and a man climbed the Witch’s finger so that he could wave to the King as he sailed past. Later, when the man had come down, he realized that he had left one of his gloves on the top of the rock, so decided to climb it again. On his way to the top he fell and died.

Question: What does this mean? Frederick VIII was born 1843 and he became king 1906, so probably it was some oher monarch the man was waving to.

Sandavágur Church



Sandavagur takes turns in hosting a civic festival called Vestanstevna which takes place annually at the beginning of July. The other participating villages are, Miðvágur and Sørvágur. The festival is similar to Olavsøka in Tórshavn but smaller.


Kovin, the canning factory in Sandavágur produces canned fish products: primarily shrimp, but also roe and normal fish meat. It also produces various kinds of pâté, for example from salmon, shrimps and tuna.

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