1971
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- The population of Shetland was 17,325. 459 less that 1961
- Musician and poet Lise Sinclair born
February
- 27th
St Ninian (II) sails from Lerwick for the last time.
May
June
- 2nd
Lerwick Health Centre opens as local NHS doctors form group practice.
July
- 8th.
Ragnar Thorseth with 'Santho' arrived Out Skerries on his 6000 nautical mile tour around The Norwegian Sea.
August
- 16th
Shetland Crofthouse Museum was opened.
October
- 18th
Trondra and Burra bridges are officially opened by George Younger, Under Secretary of State for Scotland.
December
- 19th
The Gullborg RE38, a motor fishing vessel of Faroe suffered an engine room explosion and sank approx 14 miles SE of Fair Isle.
