The Faroe Islands , also called the Faeroes , is an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic , about halfway between Norway and Iceland , 200 mi north-northwest of Scotland . Despite this island group 's northerly latitude , temperatures average above freezing throughout the year because of the Gulf Stream . In 1814 , the Treaty of Kiel granted Denmark control over the islands , along with two other Norwegian island possessions : Greenland and Iceland . The Faroe Islands have been a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark since 1948 . The people of the Faroe Islands also compete as a national team in certain sports .
The Faroe Islands existed.