Klaksvík

Klaksvík on the island Borðoy is the second biggest city in the Faroe Islands and their biggest fishery harbour.

Maps

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  Position on the Faroe map.
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  Position of Klaksvík municipality (since 2005). Note, that the northern part of Kalsoy also belongs to it.

Photos

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  The harbour bay with the huge south tip of Kunoy in the background
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  Klaksvík
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  View over Klaksvík
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  Moonrise over Klaksvík
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  Early morning in Klaksvík
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  A shipyard in Klaksvík
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  A view of Klaksvík. The island in the background is Kunoy.
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  Before the tunnel was opened in 2006, there was a car ferry to Leirvík, Eysturoy.
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  Fisherman in Klaksvík
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  Old house at the shore
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  A huge town by Faroese standards
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  Harbour scene in Klaksvík
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  Víkavegur in Klaksvík
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  Forest near Klaksvík
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  Forest near Klaksvík
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  Klaksvíkingur, a wooden rowing boat from Klaksvík
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  Norðoyastevna in Klaksvík, rowing competition in the category of the largest boat types, called 10-mannafør. The white and red boat in the middle is Klaksvíkingur from Klaksvík.
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  A part of the crew of the rowing boat Klaksvíkingur, which won the race of 10-mannafør on Norðoyastevna 2012 and sat a new Faroese record.

Photos of 1899

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Stamps

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  FR 193 of 1990: Modern post office in Klaksvík.
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  FR 300 of 1996: Christianskirkjan (Christian's church).
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  Stamp FR 364 of 2000: Rasmus Rasmussen (l.) and Símun av Skarði (r.) in front of the old Folk Highschool in Klaksvík (ca. 1900).
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  FO 486 of 2004: Cruise on "Maria" 1854 - South end of Kunoy (seen from Klaksvík).
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  FO 528 of 2005: Bórðoyarvík (southern bay at Klaksvík), 1927 50x66 cm, by Jógvan Waagstein.
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  FO 626 of 2008: Klaksvík 100 years.