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Radio 4,2 mins

“If I could bring the sun to Faeroe Islands, everyone would be happy.”

Crossing Continents

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The windswept Faroe Islands have a shortage of women. Consequently, some islanders have been finding wives from far away, in South East Asia. Chuen and Karsten Jensen have been married for just over a year. They explain what brought them together. Producer: John Murphy (Photo Chuen and Karsten in their home in Torshavn, the capital of the Faeroe Islands)

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