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Events in the year 2024 in Iceland.
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- ↑ "Faroe Islands Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "Holidays and Observances in the Faroe Islands in 2024". Time and Date. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "Anfinn Kallsberg farin". nordlysid.fo (in Faroese). 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.