Sep 30, 2025
Kópakonan" (Seal Woman) statue on the island of Kalsoy - Denmark.
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Kópakonan" (Seal Woman) statue on the island of Kalsoy - Denmark.
This 9 ft bronze and stainless steel statue of Kópakonan,The Seal Wife, was created by Hans Pauli Olsen.
It was installed in the Mikladalur Harbor on Kalsoy, one of the Faroe Islands, on August 1st, 2014.
Photo Credit ~ Esbern Christiansen~
Selkies are a variation on the mermaid concept in Scottish, Irish, Icelandic and Faroese folklore.
They live in the sea as seals, but can shed their seal hide to become human on land.
If their seal skin is hidden or stolen, they are unable to return to the sea.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands 🌍
Places to visit...
Føroyar
Kalsø
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands, Denmark, 2019 - by Theo Bosboom (1969), Dutch
Mikladalur, Kalsoy, Faroe Islands.
Day 3
Kópakonan ("seal woman")
Ending scene of newest James Bond film No Time To Die was filmed on this island! We didn't have time to visit James Bond grave stone nut here is picture from brochure I took from hotel:
Kallur Lighthouse, Faroe Islands by Roman Popelar https://flic.kr/p/2nQwgzs