General election 26 March 2026

Unless you have been stripped off your eligibility or are under a protective guardianship, you are able to vote if you fulfill these requirements:

• You have turned 18
• You have Faroese residency and Danish citizenship
• You are registered to vote

The electoral rolls will be available for public inspection in Snarskivan (The Tórshavn Citizen Service Centre at Vaglið 11 in Tórshavn) no later than Thursday, 19 March 2026.

If you fulfill the requirements for voting, you are also eligible for the Faroese Parliament, unless you are convicted for an action that makes you unfit as a member of parliament and this consequence of the conviction has not been dropped.

You must be registered on the electoral roll in order to cast a vote. The electoral rolls will be available for public inspection in Snarskivan (The Tórshavn Citizen Service Centre at Vaglið 11 in Tórshavn) no later than Thursday, 19 March 2026.

If you are moving to another municipality after 11 March 2026 you will remain registered as a voter in the municipality you are moving out of. If you are moving 11 March or before, you will be registered in the municipality you are moving to.

If you are not listed on the electoral roll, but you believe that you meet the requirements to vote, you must contact the municipal civil registry in Snarskivan at Vaglið 11 in Tórshavn. Snarskivan will then check whether you meet the requirements to vote. If it turns out that you do meet the requirements, you will be registered on a supplementary list and will be able to vote.

Please note that you will not receive a polling card when you are on the supplementary list. Therefore, remember to bring a valid driver’s licence or passport with you to the polling station. At the polling station, you must contact the municipal civil registry, which will be present throughout the entire voting process on election day.

Residents without Danish citizenship are not eligible to vote in the general election.

If you have previously held foreign citizenship and have since obtained Danish citizenship, we recommend checking whether you are registered to vote. The National Registration Office (Landsfólkayvirlitið) may not have been made aware of this change which may jeopardize your voting eligibility. It is in most cases too late to make changes of this nature on election day.

The electoral rolls will be available for public inspection in Snarskivan (The Tórshavn Citizen Service Centre at Vaglið 11 in Tórshavn) no later than Thursday, 19 March 2026.

If you are a Faroese student currently studying abroad, you retain the right to vote provided that:

• You have previously lived in the Faroe Islands and have been registered in the Faroese National Register for at least five years altogether
• You have been residing outside the Faroe Islands for less than eight years

To vote, you must apply to be added to the electoral roll in the municipality where you were last registered. You apply on Vangin. Log in with your Samleiki.

Apply for voting rights to the general election

5 March 2026 is the last day on which Tórshavn Municipality can decide on enrolment in the electoral roll for the 2026 general election. This means that your application must be in the hands of Tórshavn Municipality before closing time on 5 March 2026 at 16:00.

Where, when, and how do I cast my vote?

If your application has been accepted you will be able to vote by mail-in ballot until Wednesday, 25 March 2026. Read more about where and how to cast your vote by mail-in ballot under the section ‘Cast your vote abroad’ on our page about voting before election day.

Please note that for your postal vote to be counted in the election, you must ensure that you cast your vote early enough for it to reach the electoral board in your home municipality before the voting begins on election day itself. Ask locally about the deadline for sending postal votes. If you live outside Denmark and Greenland, you can see an overview of Danish embassies and consulates and their opening hours on the website of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Please also note that you will not receive a polling card when you have applied to be included on the supplementary electoral roll. Therefore, you must remember to bring valid proof of identification when you cast your vote by mail-in ballot. Your ID can be either a passport or a driving licence.

You can read more about the rules in the Parliamentary Election Act (løgtingslógin).

Voting before election day (in Faroese)

Find us abroad (um.dk - in Danish only)

The Parliamentary Election Act (logir.fo - in Faroese only) 

When the National Registration Office (Landsfólkayvirlitið) has released the electoral rolls, everyone registered will automatically receive a poll card by mail. The poll card is your personal proof of eligibility, and you must remember to bring it when you go to the voting station to vote on election day. 

Voting stations

The poll card will list your designated voting station. You can find a list of all voting stations in the link below:

Voting stations (in Faroese)

Are you voting at Høllin á Hálsi?

The majority of voters will be casting their ballots at Høllin á Hálsi. This may cause traffic issues and result in limited parking, as well as long queues. To avoid this we recommend you get there before 15:00 on election day.

Which voting station do I belong to?

In the upper-left corner on your poll card you will see a number. This number represents which station you need to find to receive your ballot, all numbers between 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. There will be a sign as you enter Høllin á Hálsi that tells you which station your number belongs to.

If you have not received your poll card

You need to contact your municipality’s national register if you are eligible to vote and have not received your poll card, or if the card contains an error.

If you are a resident in the Municipality of Tórshavn you can contact Snarskivan at 30 20 10 or send an email to torshavn@torshavn.fo. Remember to include name and birthday when contacting us by email.

If you have lost your poll card

The election officials at your voting station can issue a new poll card to you in person on election day. You will need to show your driver’s licence or your passport.

You receive a poll card even though you have already voted by mail 

Even though you decide to vote early by mail-in ballot, you will still receive a poll card by mail prior to the election. This will not affect your early vote.

You may change your mind and vote for a new candidate on election day even if you have previously voted early. If you decide to vote in person on election day, the election committee will securely destroy your early vote, and the early vote will not count in the election results.

On your poll card it says where to cast your ballot, which is the voting station in your area. For the 2026 general election all voting stations will open at 10:00 on election day and close at 20:00, or as soon as all voters in the queue have finished voting.

If you do not know your voting station you can look it up here:

Voting stations (in Faroese)

You must bring your poll card to the voting station. If you do not have one, and if you are registered on the electoral roll, you may receive a new one at the voting station. Remember valid identification, either passport or driver’s license.

When you have received your voting ballot you will proceed into the voting booth. Here you can decide on which political party or candidate to vote for. Please note, that no one else is allowed inside the voting booth.

Remember to mark your ballot correctly when voting. You need to set an X next to the candidate or party you want to vote for. For further information on how to vote, please read this:

How to vote (in Faroese)

After you have marked your ballot, you should fold your ballot so the names are not visible and exit the voting cubicle. Put your ballot into the ballot box while an election official is watching. You are now finished.

If you have cast an early ballot, you may still change your mind and vote in person on election day instead. Your early ballot will then be securely destroyed and will not count in the election result.

If you need assistance to vote

If you are unable to vote on your own and need assistance, you need to contact a member of staff at the voting station. You are allowed to require assistance both inside and outside the voting station, for example by car. You may also require that the people assisting you are of your own choice. However, regardless of assistance you must be able to clearly state what you will be voting.

The final list of candidates will be presented to the public shortly before election day. You will be able to see the list of candidates on this website when they are announced.

Each political party’s list of addresses, web pages and other forms of contact can be found here:

Eligible political parties in the Faroe Islands