Mykines, Mykines
| Mykines | |
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| Village | |
 Mykines
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| Coordinates: 62°06′15″N 7°38′46″W / 62.10417°N 7.64611°WCoordinates: 62°06′15″N 7°38′46″W / 62.10417°N 7.64611°W | |
| State |
 Kingdom of Denmark
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| Constituent country |
 Faroe Islands
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| Island | Mykines |
| Municipality | Sørvágus |
| Population (1 January 2012) | |
| • Total | 14 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | FO 388 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Mykines village (pronounced 'Mitch'ness');Danish: Myggenæs) is the only settlement on Mykines Island, the westernmost of the Faroe Islands. It is a beautiful little coastal village with bright houses with turf roofs, with an old turf-roofed stone Church dating from 1878, and a small stream flowing through the village.
The population reached about 179 in 1925 and was still 150 in 1953. Since then it has decreased, and it now fluctuates during the year with a permanent population of around twenty people being supplemented during summer when families who used to live on the island return to their houses for the summer vacation. It had a population of 14 in 2012.
Mykines Island has no roads: access to other parts of the island is on foot, using well-used footpaths. Mykines village, similarly, has no streets, and footpaths weave between the buildings. Residents use all-terrain vehicles to some extent.
The village has a small harbour, though the regularity of ferry services can be disrupted by inclement weather. A small ferry visits one to three times a day from 1 May to 31 August and again in one week of October, when the Faroese schools have holiday (and only if the weather allows it). The ferry is run by a private company and not like the other ferries by the public bus and ferry company Strandfaraskip Landsins (SSL). Every year boat owners can make an offer to SSL in order to run the ferry to Mykines. In 2015 there was one boat called M/B Jósup, which transported tourists and locals from Sørvágur to Mykines and back again. During winter there is no ferry service, only helicopter. From the harbour a steep footpath leads up to the village, but there is also a simple funicular for goods transport. Some cruise ships visit Mykines, but they need to anchor at sea and use small boats to get ashore.
It is possible to reach Mykines three to four times a week by helicopter: Sunday, Wednesday and Fridays. In June, July and August it is also possible to take the helicopter to Mykines on Mondays. They go from Vágar Airport. There is a simple helipad at Mykines.
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