Faroese Cultural Prize

The board also gives additional special awards of 50.000 Danish Koroner and/or so-called sømdargávur or Sømdargáva landsins (grants), given as a lifelong annual grant of DKK 20 000.

This was also the first time that the event was held in Klaksvík, being announced in Spaniastova and broadcast live on national Faroese radio.

[1] The following year the prizes were handed out on 15 January in Stóra Pakkhús (The Large Storage House) in Vágur.

These persons have won the award since it started in 1998: Heiðursgáva landsins is DKK 75.000.

These persons have received the award: Sømdargáva lansins (Faroese Grant) is DKK 20.000, an annual subsidy for the rest of their lives.

Faroese Cultural Prize 2013 was handed to Tróndur Patursson in Stóra Pakkkhús in Vágur on 15 January 2014. Bjørn Kalsø Minister of Culture handed the award.
Árni Dahl received the Faroese Award of Honour 2013. Bjørn Kalsø cultural minister handed over the award.
Trygvi Danielsen received the Young Artist Award 2013. It was bestowed by Bjørn Kalsø , the Minister of Culture.