Faroe Islands country code

How to call Faroe Islands using country code ?

Faroe Islands is located in Europe near countries : Northern Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Norway, Ireland and Wales. The international country code to dial Faroe Islands is :



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Phone use and access in Faeroe Islands

As many European countries, the international dialing code 298 is only required to call Faroe Islands from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Faroe Islands, it is not necessary to dial the Faroese country code 298. Finally, to call your correspondent in Faroe Islands from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 00298 / 810 298 / 011 298 / +298.

Some useful informations

  • International access code (exit code) : 00 (to dial when making calls from Faroe Islands to abroad)
  • Faroese international dialing code : 298
  • Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 20 193 Faroese subscribers
  • Mobile landline usage : 41.11% of Faroese
  • Mobile cellular users (2016) : 54 487 Faroese mobile users
  • Mobile phone usage : 110.93% of Faroese
  • Internet usage : 95.1% of Faroese

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How to call Faroe Islands from USA and Canada

Calling Faroese landline phone number

  • enter the exit code '011' ;
  • dial Faroe Islands country code : 298 ;
  • dial the area code : For example "YY" is Torshavn area phone code ;
  • add the Faroese phone number without the leading '0'.
Illustration : 011 298 YY XXX XXX.

Calling Faroese mobile phone number (cellular phone)

  • enter the exit code '011' or '+';
  • dial Faroe Islands country code : 298 ;
  • add the Faroese mobile phone number without the leading '0'.
Illustration : 011 298 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

Faroe Islands Map

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Faroe Islands Map

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About Faroe Islands


Faroe Islands belongs to the European continent bordering Northern Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Norway, Ireland and Wales. Faroese population is about 48856 inhabitants with an area of 1,393 km². The capital of Faroe Islands is Torshavn and the iso code is : FRO.

What time is it now in Faroe Islands ?


Before calling your Faroese correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Faroe Islands.
Faroese local time :

The current time is 12:54 PM (UTC/GMT 1 hours).

Current day :

We are : Saturday April 20, 2024 .

 

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Weather conditions at Torshavn

44°F / 7°C
mist
  • Humidity : 100 %
  • Pressure : 1026 mb
  • Wind Speed : 10 km/h
  • Cloud Cover : 100 %
  • Sunrise : 04:47:16
  • Sunset : 20:06:00

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