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.

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.

Villages

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• 61.833611-6.8169441 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.

• 61.912447-6.8718812 Skopun - north of the island, the arrival port from Streymoy; a very pleasant little harbour.
• 61.782222-6.6755563 Dalur - This is the southernmost village on the east coast of Sandoy. It is reached by a corniche road.
• 61.810556-6.6763894 Húsavík
• 61.833333-6.655 Skálavík

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.

Map of Sandoyar

There is an infrequent bus between Sandur and Skopun.

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.

• 61.8319-6.81261 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)
• 61.9053-6.88832 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)