ABSTRACT
The Faroe Islands is situated in the North Atlantic Sea and includes 17 inhabited islands and half as many smaller inhabited islands. In 1380 the Faroe Islands were inherited by the Danish Queen Margrethe. The 1814 Kiel peace treaty separated Denmark and Norway, but the Faroe Islands remained part of Denmark. The Second World War created a new agenda for the Faroe Islands. The end of the war meant a restriction on the Faroese economic and political life. Among Faroese students in Denmark it is extremely rare to meet anyone not in favour of sovereignty. Against sovereignty are most unskilled workers, persons not wanting to live in a microstate and those being very fond of Denmark. The Faroese government's expectations were that a new Danish right-wing government with Venstre and the Conservatives would be more interested in negotiations than a government led by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.
