How to call Faroe Islands using the international calling code +298 and area code.
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Example numbers for Faroe Islands:
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Time in Faroe Islands
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Code
+298
ISO
FO
Region
Atlantic
Time zone
Atlantic/Faroe
Every Faroe Islands number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Faroe Islands from abroad, the only fixed part is +298 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Faroe Islands.
+XXX XXXXXX
Dial the country code +298, then the full mobile number.
Example: +298 211234
+298 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +298 when dialing Faroe Islands from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
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Faroe Islands's international country code is +298. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Faroe Islands phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +298 referred to in search as the "298 area code". Strictly speaking, +298 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Faroe Islands. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +298 or 00298 is a Faroe Islands number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +298 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +298 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +298 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The country code (international dialing code) for Faroe Islands is +298. To call Faroe Islands from abroad, dial +298 followed by the national number without its leading zero.
+298 is Faroe Islands's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "298 area code". Any phone number starting with +298 is a Faroe Islands number.
From TwinPhone, just type +298 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +298, then the number without the leading 0.
Faroe Islands's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
No. TwinPhone works directly in your browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave. Open the site, add credit, dial +298 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
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