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Travel Subsidy

The travel subsidy is a financial support for those travelling between their home and workplace. Applications must be submitted digitally and can only be made for the previous calendar year.

Requirements

To be eligible for the travel subsidy, you must:

  • receive a salary from your employer
  • have travel expenses
  • have residence and full tax liability in the Faroe Islands,
  • have traveled more than 30 km to and from work in total per day (Before January 1, 2025, the minimum was 20 km to and from work).

It is not possible to apply for more than 220 days per year.

Other conditions:

Double household

  • If you have a double household, you can apply for support between the rental place and the workplace.

Multiple workplaces during a calendar year

  • If you work in multiple places on the same day. You need to put all the places in one route
  • If you travel to the same town twice in one day. You need to put it in the same place twice (e.g. you work in Tórshavn during the day, you go home and the back to Tórshavn in the evening)
  • If you have multiple workplaces during the calendar year. But you do not travel to more than one each day, create a seperate route for each workplace.

Apprentices and Students:

  •  Apprentices: Entitled to travel support even while attending school. A confirmation from the school must be attached to the application.
  •  Students: Not entitled to travel support. Instead, apply for a school card from Strandfaraskipum Landsins.
The amount

The amount is based on how many kilometers you have traveled. And how many tunnels and ferries you have used. You can not apply for more than 220 days a year.

Before January 1, 2025, it was possible to receive a travel subsidy for air travel. However, due to recent changes in the law regarding travel subsidies, this option is no longer available

The amounts have changed over the years. You can see the numbers for 2025 below :

As of 1 January 2025

Travel by road
The round-trip distance between the home and place of work must be at least 30 km.

If the round-trip distance, according to Landsverk, is: 
Over 30 km, but under 50 km the allowance is DKK 13.50 / day 
Over 50 km, but under 64 km the allowance is DKK 20.50 / day 
Over 64 km, but under 102 km the allowance is DKK 27.00 / day 
Over 102 km, but under 124 km the allowance is DKK 32.50 / day
Over 124 km, but under 146 km the allowance is DKK 38.00 / day   
Over 146 km, but under 168 km the allowance is DKK 43.50 / day   
Over 168 km, but under 190 km the allowance is DKK 49.00 / day
Over 190 km, but under 212 km the allowance is DKK 54.50 / day   
Over 212 km the allowance is DKK 60.00 / day  
 

Travel by sea
Travel subsidy is granted for a maximum of two trips per working day.

Travel between Syðuroy and Tórshavn

DKK 15.90/trip
All other routes by seaDKK 7.45/trip
Subsea tunnels (Vága- and Norðoyarsubseatunnels)DKK 7.45/trip
Subsea tunnels (Sanoyar- and Eysturoyartunnels)DKK 8.45/trip

 

Please be mindful of the Eysturoyartunnel and the Bridge over Streymin.

  • If you travel over the bridge by Streymin instead of using the Eysturoyartunnel, simply avoid selecting the Eysturoyartunnel when applying.
  • If you alternate between using the bridge and the tunnel, you will need to set up two different routes.
 

Air travel

 

All routes by air

DKK 16.90/trip

 

As of 1 January 2024 and until 31 December 2024

Travel by road
The round-trip distance between the home and place of work must be at least 20 km.

If the round-trip distance, according to Landsverk, is: 
Over 20 km, but under 30 km the allowance is DKK 6.00 / day 
Over 30 km, but under 50 km the allowance is DKK 14.50 / day 
Over 50 km, but under 64 km the allowance is DKK 21.50 / day 
Over 64 km, but under 102 km the allowance is DKK 28.00 / day 
Over 102 km, but under 124 km the allowance is DKK 33.50 / day
Over 124 km, but under 146 km the allowance is DKK 39.50 / day   
Over 146 km, but under 168 km the allowance is DKK 44.50 / day   
Over 168 km, but under 190 km the allowance is DKK 50.50 / day
Over 190 km, but under 212 km the allowance is DKK 55.50 / day   
Over 212 km the allowance is DKK 61.00 / day  

 

 

Travel by sea
Travel subsidy is granted for a maximum of two trips per working day.

Travel between Syðuroy and Tórshavn

DKK 16.90/trip
All other routes by seaDKK 8.45/trip
Subsea tunnelsDKK 8.45/trip


Please be mindful of the Eysturoyartunnel and the Bridge over Streymin.

  • If you travel over the bridge by Streymin instead of using the Eysturoyartunnel, simply avoid selecting the Eysturoyartunnel when applying.
  • If you alternate between using the bridge and the tunnel, you will need to set up two different routes.
 

Air travel

 

All routes by air

DKK 16.90/trip
Applications
  • You can only apply for travel subsidies at ferdastudul.taks.fo (only in faroese)
  • You can only apply for the previous calendar year. For example, in 2025, you can apply for 2024
  • You can only apply for the whole year

Payments are processed every Monday

  • It may take a few weeks from the time the application is submitted until the money is in your account
Deadline

The deadline to apply for the travel subsidy is 31. Desember the following year. For example, if you are applying for support for 2024, the application deadline is December 31, 2025.