# Icelandic dopers - Do you believe in fairies?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icelandic-dopers-do-you-believe-in-fairies/494231>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icelandic-dopers-do-you-believe-in-fairies/494231 "2009-04-24T16:30:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![solkoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icelandic-dopers-do-you-believe-in-fairies/494231/1 "2009-04-24T16:30:29Z")

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I was listening to the CBC a few weeks ago. The story was on Icelanders and their belief in fairies. Apparently, a good percentage actually believe that fairies live amongst them. So much so that consultants are hired when new buildings are put up to ensure that no fairies occupy the land and have their homes destroyed in the construction process.  
This story aired around April fools day. I wondered if I was being duped.  
Does anyone know anything about this??

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icelandic-dopers-do-you-believe-in-fairies/494231/2 "2009-04-24T17:12:53Z")

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No, they don’t believe in ferries. They use airplanes to get to and from the Island.

What? 😃

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**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icelandic-dopers-do-you-believe-in-fairies/494231/3 "2009-04-24T17:47:15Z")

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[thread=514797]Here is[/thread] a very recent thread on this same subject. (Well, it was actually about elves, not fairies.) Some interesting discussion in it.

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icelandic-dopers-do-you-believe-in-fairies/494231/4 "2009-04-24T23:26:26Z")

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Crap, I was just about to link to it 😉