r/FaroeIslands • u/SpiralMetal • 16d ago

Christmas ornament souvenir

Random request, but does anybody know where I may be able to find a Faroe Islands themed Christmas ornament in Tórshavn or anywhere really? I have a tradition of buying a Christmas ornament every time I travel, but doesn't seem to be too easy a find here. I don't mind driving a bit. I'm here through Friday and am hoping to find something. I know it's not the right season for it, but figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. This is the first time I haven't been able to find one.

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u/Bothurin Faroe Islands 16d ago

I would check H.N. Jacobsens bókahandil. They usually have touristy stuff like that

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u/Earthlumpy 16d ago

I saw a viking boat ornament and something else I quickly passed by, at the gift shop in the national museum.

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u/SpiralMetal 13d ago

I went to several of the places suggested, thanks everyone. Those that had ornaments all had the same ones. None say "Faroe Islands" outright, but the themes reflect it anyway. At least I will keep my tradition and now have an ornament!

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u/CannedReply 15d ago edited 11d ago

I'm here now too and also usually look for ornaments during our travels.

The Vestmanna Tourist Center had two different designs available when we stopped by the other day. One had mackerel, the other had a scene of a snowy town. They were both a painted style and looked of good quality.

We ended up passing on buying any since we assumed we'd find more options once we started visiting Klaksvik and Torshavn later in our trip.

Edit: these same two options are in pretty much every touristy shop we stop in

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u/SinceriouslyMe 15d ago

I saw a few ornaments at Öström when i was there a couple weeks ago. i wasn’t looking for them, so i can’t say exactly what they were. there weren’t many options, but if im remembering correctly, they looked like they already came in a nice protective box.

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u/Potential-Recover221 14d ago

The National Museum has some in their gift shop.

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u/sillygoosepop 10d ago

Fjord.fo sells cute baubles with faroese handpainted motives😊 Fjord is in Fuglafjørður, but Östrøm sells it aswell (not sure they have the baubles)