Crossing Continents Wives Wanted in the FaroesIn recent years the islands have been experiencing a declining population

Young women have been leaving the islands, often for education, and not returning

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Craggy and Treeless

Many of the smaller islands have a dwindling population

Crossing Continents—Wives Wanted in the Faroes
Men in the Faroe Islands are having to look far beyond their shores for marriage.
BBC Radio 4