home to one of the pioneering chess clubs in the islands, Tofta Talvfelag which has won the Islands' Chess Championships once. The Toftir Boat Association (Bátafelagið) was established on 13 March 2005, and two months later the first Boat Festival was held in Toftir; it is now held every year on the first weekend of May. People from Toftir Fróði Benjaminsen, footballer Jóan Símun Edmundsson, footballer Øssur Hansen, footballer Hans Jacob Højgaard (1904–1992), composer Heri Joensen, musician in heavy metal band TÝR Jógvan Martin Olsen, footballer Johan Poulsen (1890–1980), teacher and politician See also List of towns in the Faroe Islands References External links Faroeislands.dk: Toftir Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands. Nes Municipality B68 FC-Toftir Framtak Populated places in the Faroe Islands