This is a major trading city located in the eastern part of Stirrup Island.
The majority of the Faroese population, approximately 85 percent, belongs to the Faroese Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The oldest brewery in the Faroes is called Föroya Bjór, it has produced beer since 1888 with exports mainly to Iceland and Denmark, it was originally located in Klaksvík, but after bying and merging with Restorff's Bryggjarí in Tórshavn, Føroya Bjór is now also located in the capital.