Lamba (Faroe Islands)

Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark

Lamba

Village

Lamba

Lamba

Location in the Faroe Islands

Coordinates: 62°8′33″N 6°42′8″W﻿ / ﻿62.14250°N 6.70222°W﻿ / 62.14250; -6.70222
State|  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country|  Faroe Islands
Island| Eysturoy
Municipality| Runavíkar kommuna
Population

(30 April 2025)[1]

• Total

| 152
Time zone| GMT
• Summer (DST)| UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code|

FO 627

Climate| Cfc

Lamba (from Old Norse Lamb-hagi 'lamb outfield', Danish: Lamhauge), is a small village in the bottom of the inlet of Lambavík on the east coast of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.

There are similarly named places, Lamba in Shetland and Lambay in Ireland.

## Settlement

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The houses in Lamba are spread down through the valley following the road on its way from the bottom of the valley down to the small harbour.

There is a huge rock in the harbour. Nobody wants to remove it because it is said to be inhabited by ‘huldufólk’, a race of elfs or faries that people used to believe in. They are said to be fierce if disturbed.

Heri Joensen of Viking metal band Týr is from Lamba.

## See also

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* List of towns in the Faroe Islands

## References

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1. ^ "IB01010 Fólkatalsbroytingar skiftar á fødd, deyð, flutt, bygd og mánaðir (1985-2025)". Hagtalsgrunnur. Retrieved 2025-04-29.

## External links

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* Faroeislands.dk: Lambi Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.

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