Sandoy (lit. Sand Island) is an island in the Faroe Islands, south of Streymoy. It's one of the archipelago's more southerly islands: only Suðuroy, Skúvoy and the two small Dímun islands are further south.

Understand

As Sandoy is approached from Streymoy, there are views of a tiny island to the west of Sandoy. This island, Trøllhøvdi belongs to Kirkjubøur and is used for stock grazing.

Islands

• Sandoy
• Skúvoy
• Stóra Dímun

Villages

• 1 Sandur - the largest village on Sandoy and the port for the ferry to Skúvoy. There is a rough and in places narrow road from here to the uninhabited bay of Søltuvík.

South coast of Sandoy

• 2 Skopun - north of the island, the arrival port from Streymoy; a very pleasant little harbour.
• 3 Dalur - This is the southernmost village on the east coast of Sandoy. It is reached by a corniche road.
• 4 Húsavík
• 5 Skálavík

Visitor information

• 1 Visit Sandoy, Mørkin Mikla 3, Sandur, ☏ +298 222 078, info@visitsandoy.fo. Can help to book summer cottage home, bed & breakfast and camping. Runs the camping ground by the harbour. (updated Aug 2026)

Get in

By car

Sandoyartunnellin (road 12), which opened in December 2023, is an undersea tunnel connecting the island to Kirkjubøur in Streymoy, which has slashed travel times from Tórshavn to Sandoyar from 60 to 16 minutes. It is one lane each way.

By bus

Bus route No. 650 from Tórshavn arrives in Sandur. You will need to change bus at Sandur to go to other villages on Sandoyar. Notify the bus driver if you are connecting to another bus.

Get around

There are infrequent bus services between Sandur and other villages.

Bus route No. 600 serves between Sandur and Skopun. Route No. 601 runs between Sandur, Skálavík, Húsavík and Dalur. Even with published schedules, most departures on both routes are by request over the phone (☏ +298 225900). Departures before 09:35 must be requested no later than 19:00 on the previous day and departures after 09:35 must be requested at least 2 hrs prior to departure. Notify the driver if you are getting a connection.

See

There is a local museum in Sandur village. If you travel by car you can go to the small charming villages on the east coast: Húsavík, Skálavík and Dalur, or to the small village Skarvanes south of Sandur.

• 1 Listasavnið á Sandi (Sandur Art Museum), Áarbøur 11, Sandur, ☏ +298 211924, info@visitsandoy.fo. M–F 14:00–16:00; Sa Su 13:00–16:00; also by appointment. A museum built by Faroese singer and architect Jóan Petur Gregoriussen, designed to exhibit the work of Faroese artists. 100 kr per person. (updated Jul 2023)
• Bygdasavnid Norðara Koyta á Sandi (Sandur Village Museum), Kirkjavegur 15, Sandur, ☏ +298 222 078. 1 Jun–1 Sept, M–Sa 12:00–14:00. A museum exhibiting a house of Í Koytu, a settlement from the 16th century. 60 kr per person. (updated Jul 2023)
• 2 Biggest postbox in the world, Tormansvegur 58, Skopun. You probably didn't expect the world's largest postbox to be situated in a seemingly tiny town in a mostly forgotten part of the world, but the giant blue box is one of Skopun's main points of interest. Although it is on Tormansvegur, it can also be seen from Ognarvegur. (updated Jul 2023)

Eat

• 1 Caféin á Mølini, 3 Á Mølini, Skálavík (In the guesthouse), ☏ +298 50831, molin.birita@gmail.com. Su-Th 11.00-20.00, F Sa 11.00-22.00. Cafe serves coffee, pastries and light meals. Restaurant serves dinner with locally sourced seafood and lamb. (updated Aug 2026)
• 2 Cafe Retro, 44 Heimasandsvegur, Sandur, ☏ +298 217556. Burgers, fries, dessert. Temporarily closed. (updated Aug 2026)

Sleep

Camping

• 1 Sandur harbour, 4 Heimasandsvegur, Sandur, ☏ +298 222078, info@visitsandoy.fo. Tent and powered caravan camping site. Has shared kitchen, bathrooms, showers and washing machine. Tent: 80 kr/night. Caravan: 160 kr/night. (updated Aug 2026)

Guesthouse

• 2 Mølin guesthouse, 3 Á Mølini, Skálavík, ☏ +298 508311, molin.birita@gmail.com. Has cafe and restaurant on site. Free WiFi. Double: 1332 kr/night, Family (4): 1600 kr/night. (updated Aug 2026)

Go next

• Kirkjubøur at the other end of the undersea tunnel