1999
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
- The Shetland News website closed down, due to lack of funds. It is relaunched in 2003
January
- 16th
The new Muckle Roe Bridge was completed. - 26th
Lerwick Up Helly-Aa. Guizer Jarl, Davie Mathewson, portrayed Sigurd Hlodvisson.
May
- 6th
Tavish Scott won the Scottish Parliament Election. 1999 Election Results
August
- 9th - 12th
The Tall Ships race passes through Shetland and stays for 3 days.
- 15th
The Fraoch Ban (LK966),a steel hulled motor stern fishing trawler, registered in Lerwick, while engaged in fishing operations capsized and sank off the SE coast of Bressay. All of the crew were saved.
November
- 20th
Author Bertie Deyell died.
