Read real-life stories of people who have moved to Fetlar, in their own words.

Employment on Fetlar often consists of people having several part-time jobs to make up their income. As the population grows the number and variety of jobs will also grow as local provision is put in place to meet demand.

Fetlar has an eclectic mix of housing, ranging from large lairds houses to small two-room crofters cottages. Recently, property in Fetlar has attracted a lot of interest from potential buyers.

Education services in Shetland are of very high standard, and the provision in Fetlar is no exception.

Shetland is well connected to the UK mainland, and Fetlar has reasonable transport links with the rest of Shetland. However, given that you will certainly have to use the scheduled ro-ro ferry service, pre-planning can certainly make your journey more efficient, minimising waiting times at the ferry terminals.

Fetlar is classed as a "non doctor" island, which means that health services are provided, in the first instance, by the resident district nurse

The Shetland Islands Council offers all the usual local authority services.

There are limited shopping opportunities on the Fetlar. Currently the shop opens for only two hours per day, five days a week. The post office which is located in the shop operates the same hours as the shop.

Shetland only has one specialist removal business based here, Ian F Reid, who operate out of a base in Lerwick and have extensive knowledge of removals to and from Shetland to anywhere in the UK

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