The lighthouses were built in the late 18th century to aid smugglers working against the unpopular trading monopoly imposed by Denmark.

The small coastal village is made up of colourful homes and buildings, placed extremely close to each other to help shelter each other from storms.

Nólsoy is the most populous of the Faroe islands not to have an existing or planned road connection to the rest of the archipelago.

[3][4] Old Norse nór (genitive nórs) refers to a narrow stretch of land in a body of water.

[5] Nólsoy has an annual civic festival called Ovastevna, held at the beginning of August.

Nólsoyar Páll carried trade between Denmark and Faroe Islands in his ship ‘Royndin Frida’.