Nature, Leisure and Culture
Tórshavn City Council has granted extra funds to culture this year with a special focus on large scale arts projects. We can therefore announce a new grant opportunity with a total of DKK550.000 available to be distributed to successful applicants.
The new opportunity is in line with the vision for Tórshavnar Kommuna “Our Capital – active and attentive”, and the purpose is to support quality and development within art and culture in Tórshavn Kommuna.
The vision can be read here
Individuals, businesses, foundations, and societies can apply to the Municipality for environmental funding. The rules and regulations for funding are that you either live in the Tórshavn Municipality community, or the project provides for the environment in the Tórshavn Municipality.
The application, at the latest, must be with Tórshavn Municipality by the 31st of March of the funding year.
If you wish to organise an exhibition or event or sell products on Tórshavn Municipality land during Ólavsøka, you must apply for permission. During Ólavsøka, Tórshavn Municipality organises all permits for events and sales in communal areas.
Read more about Ólavsøku permit (in Faroese)
It is now that the process of preparing the Ólavsøka schedule starts. If you plan to organise an event within sports, entertainment, culture etc., you must notify Tórshavn Municipality of this latest 30 of June.
You can apply for a gardening or animal wildlife plot if you are 18 or older and live in the Tórshavn Municipality.
You can apply for either fenced land or a garden plot, but you cannot apply for both.