About the Journal

Faroese Scientific Journal is an annual journal with scientific articles from and about the Faroe Islands and Faroese issues. The journal spans all scientific fields with articles  in Faroese (mostly Humanities and Social Sciences) or English (Natural and Life Sciences).

From 1952-2021 Fróðskaparrit was published in an annual printed volume. From volume 67/2021 onwards the journal is no longer published in a printed version.  All articles are available open access on this site. 


Current Issue

Published: 11-04-2025

Humanities

Bara tey, sum elska-elska at lesa, gera tað – Lesing og lesivanar hjá føroyskum børnum

Sissal Maria Rasmussen, Lydia Didriksen, Turið Kjølbro
Abstract 302 | Pdf Downloads 948

Page 54-82

Linguistics

Ræstar hugleiðingar - upprunin til sagnorðið 'ræsa'

Bjarni Steintún
Abstract 218 | Pdf Downloads 952

Page 5-18

Um ruðul og ruðuleika

Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen
Abstract 196 | Pdf Downloads 882

Page 83-92

Literature

Social Sciences

Page 93-115

Am I Like My Father?

Runa Preeti Ísfeld
Abstract 90 | Pdf Downloads 311

Page 193-218

Natural Sciences

A species inventory on the island of Koltur: Setting the baseline for long-term monitoring

Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, Jón Aldará, Kolbrún í Haraldsstovu, Hans Jørgen Andersen, Oliver Bechberger, Moritz Fahldieck, Vladimir I. Gusarov, Michael Haas, Jógvan Fróði Hansen, Jostein Kjærandsen, Thomas Kompa, Karl A. Thomsen, Birna V. Trygvadóttir Fjallstein, Mark Welch, Bjørn Patursson, Leivur Janus Hansen
Abstract 487 | Pdf Downloads 885

Page 116-167

The drifter that came in from the cold: First record of Sthereus ptinoides (E.F.Germar, 1823) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Europe

Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, Leivur Janus Hansen, Jan Pedersen
Abstract 241 | Pdf Downloads 702

Page 168-172

An investigation of genetic fecundity variants in Faroese sheep

Eva K. Hansen, Jens Ivan í Gerðinum, Dag Inge Våge, Svein-Ole Mikalsen
Abstract 53 | pdf Downloads 156

Page 219-240

Health and Medicine