Kvinna is a Faroese

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 magazine for women, it was established on 11 November 2004. The title of the magazine Kvinna means Woman in Faroese. This magazine is the only Faroese magazine for women. Kvinna publishes 8 magazines yearly. They also arrange events throught the year, i.e. a running event for women, concerts with Faroese female singers etc. It is a Faroese company named Sansir which distributes the magazine Kvinna. Sansir provides innovative marketing and technology communications solutions. Kvinna has several times released CD's with Faroese female artists. In 2010 they released a Christmas CD along with the Christmas edition of Kvinna in November.

Kvinna.fo

Kvinna is not only a magazine, it is also a website (kvinna.fo) which has a chat forum mainly for womem, it is one of the most pupular chat forums in the Faroe Islands. Blogs written by Faroese women are also a part of the website.

Kvinnurenningin - A Running Event for Women

Once a year they arrange a run only for women. The women can run or walk 4,8 km. This event is not a competition, there are no medals or trophies for the winner. It is mainly an event just for having fun and because running is healthy. The event is quite popular, one of the biggest running events in the Faroe Islands. The run is called Kvinnurenningin, it was held for the first time in 2005 on 20 August. The Women's Run was held again in 2006 and 2007, but in 2008 there was no such event. In 2009 the event was arranged again, and this time 1070 women participated, which was a success for a small nation with only 48.000 inhabitants.