Strandfaraskip Landsins
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Strandfaraskip Landsins is the public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...

 company of the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

. It is owned by the Faroese government and runs ferries (Oyggjaleiðir - Island links) and buses (Bygdaleiðir - Village links, with blue-painted buses).

Some ferry services have been discontinued in recent years due to the construction of new undersea tunnels linking the islands.

Fleet

  • M/S Másin
  • M/S Ritan
  • M/F Sam
  • M/S Sildberin
  • M/F Smyril
    Smyril
    The Smyril is a passenger / car ferry owned and operated by the Faroese transport company Strandfaraskip Landsins. She is the largest ferry in the fleet and the 5th vessel to carry the name Smyril, which is the Faroese word for Merlin....

  • M/B Súlan
  • M/F Teistin
  • M/F Ternan

See also

  • Smyril
    Smyril
    The Smyril is a passenger / car ferry owned and operated by the Faroese transport company Strandfaraskip Landsins. She is the largest ferry in the fleet and the 5th vessel to carry the name Smyril, which is the Faroese word for Merlin....

     - the flagship of the company
  • Smyril Line
    Smyril Line
    Smyril Line is a Faroese shipping company, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland, previously, it also served Norway and the United Kingdom. Smyril is the Faroese word for the merlin....

     - international ferry service (and separate company)
  • Transport in the Faroe Islands
    Transport in the Faroe Islands
    The Faroe Islands have a good internal transport system based on roads, ferries, and helicopters. There are no railways.International transport, both for passengers and freight, remains difficult due to high costs, low numbers, long distances, and weather-related difficulties, especially in...


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