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Investing heavily in the infrastructure of the Faroe Islands and Greenland gives Denmark leverage whenever those territories start talking about independence. F

Investing heavily in the infrastructure of the Faroe Islands and Greenland gives Denmark leverage whenever those territories start talking about independence. Furthermore, it's increasing the standard of living for the people who live there, and having infrastructure in place makes it easier to attract businesses in the future. There's also a cool-factor.

usrusr 6y ago
So basically Copenhagen's way of keeping Faroe Islanders on Faroe Islands. Do they get along that badly? And it's not money given to Faroe Islands, it's money given to companies much closer to home for doing cool digs beneath Faroe Islands. I believe that Denmark understands this difference very well.
- fogihujy 6y ago
  There were plenty of people from the Faroe Islands and Greenland when I lived in Copenhagen a few years ago, and I never got the impression that Danes are hostile towards any of them. The Kingdom of Denmark is trying to keep itself in one piece though, and ensuring that people in the Faroe Islands and Greenland are happy being a part of the Kingdom is probably a good way of doing just that. Otherwise, they might just say yes when some US president attempts to buy them.
- halgir 6y ago
  I don't follow local politics much, so I'm not 100% sure about the following. But my impression is that it's financed by loans, paid for with tolls for using the tunnels. And I think the project is being dug by Norwegians. Denmark does pay a yearly subsidy to the Faroe Islands of ~105M USD to help with general upkeep, but that's not earmarked.
  - usrusr 6y ago
    Oh, that shines a very different light on it, thanks!
  - jeofken 6y ago
    NCC who dig it are Swedish, but this may be done by a Norwegian subsidiary
    - halgir 6y ago
      You're right, found this on NCC's Norwegian website: https://www.ncc.no/vare-prosjekter/undersjoiske-tunneler-faroyene/ https://www.ncc.no/vare-prosjekter/undersjoiske-tunneler-far...
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usrusr 6y ago

So basically Copenhagen's way of keeping Faroe Islanders on Faroe Islands. Do they get along that badly? And it's not money given to Faroe Islands, it's money given to companies much closer to home for doing cool digs beneath Faroe Islands. I believe that Denmark understands this difference very well.

fogihujy 6y ago
There were plenty of people from the Faroe Islands and Greenland when I lived in Copenhagen a few years ago, and I never got the impression that Danes are hostile towards any of them. The Kingdom of Denmark is trying to keep itself in one piece though, and ensuring that people in the Faroe Islands and Greenland are happy being a part of the Kingdom is probably a good way of doing just that. Otherwise, they might just say yes when some US president attempts to buy them.
halgir 6y ago
I don't follow local politics much, so I'm not 100% sure about the following. But my impression is that it's financed by loans, paid for with tolls for using the tunnels. And I think the project is being dug by Norwegians. Denmark does pay a yearly subsidy to the Faroe Islands of ~105M USD to help with general upkeep, but that's not earmarked.
- usrusr 6y ago
  Oh, that shines a very different light on it, thanks!
- jeofken 6y ago
  NCC who dig it are Swedish, but this may be done by a Norwegian subsidiary
  - halgir 6y ago
    You're right, found this on NCC's Norwegian website: https://www.ncc.no/vare-prosjekter/undersjoiske-tunneler-faroyene/ https://www.ncc.no/vare-prosjekter/undersjoiske-tunneler-far...
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