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.
Important parts of Faroese cuisine are lamb and fish, due to the proximity to the ocean. Traditional food from the Faroe Islands include skerpikjt (a type of dried mutton), seafood, whale meat, blubber, garnatlg, puffins, potatoes and few fresh vegetables.