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Astevna (plural: stevnur) is a regional summer festival in the Faroe Islands, usually accompanied by or built around national rowing boat championships.[1] The races and regattas are always held on Saturdays, except the Ólavsøka race in the capital of Tórshavn, which has a fixed date. There are seven official rowing-related stevnur:[2]
Other stevnur, which do not include rowing regattas, are held in various places, such as the Útoyggjastevna[8] for all the outpost islands, the Sandoyarstevna on Sandoy,[9] and boating festivals for modern boats in various places.