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Simsoya Destination Guide

Explore Simsoya in Norway

Simsoya in the region of Nordland is a town in Norway - some 432 mi or ( 695 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Simsoya is now 12:22 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Östersund, Trondheim, Sandnessjoen, Reksa, and Ornes. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Östersund . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Simsoya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

National Day 17th May in Leirfjord

3:25 min by organisten
Views: 1436 Rating: 3.67

The parade going from the church after the service. We had lovely weather, and even I walked along with a Norwegian Flag. I even had a larger flag hanging from my veranda! ..

A trip to the top of Horva, part of the mountain Seven Sisters in Helgeland norway

1:38 min by haugstadianer
Views: 109 Rating: 5.00

Horva is part of Seven Sisters (Syv Søstre) mountain in Helgeland norway. There is a maintenance road up all the way to the top and the walk is pretty easy. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Leirfjord Church

Leirfjord Church is a parish church in the municipality of Leirfjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leland. The church is part of the Leirfjord parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1867 and it seats about 450 people.

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Located at 66.06 12.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Leirfjord

Leirfjorden

Leirfjorden is a fjord in the municipalities of Leirfjord and Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre long fjord is located east of the town of Sandnessjøen, between the mainland and the island of Alsta. There is a short strait that connects it to the Vefsnfjorden to the south. There are two bridges that cross it: Helgeland Bridge in the west and Sundøy Bridge in the south. The village of Leland lies on the northern coast and the village of Sundøy lies on the southern coast.

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Located at 66.04 12.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Fjords of Nordland, Leirfjord

Sundøy Bridge

Sundøy Bridge is a cantilever bridge in the municipality of Leirfjord in Nordland county, Norway. The concrete bridge connects the mainland to the village of Sundøya on the island of Alsta. The 538-metre bridge has three spans, with the main span being 298 metres long. The maximum clearance to the sea is 43.5 metres . Sundøy Bridge was opened on 9 August 2003. It was designed by Jan-Eirik Nilsskog. The bridge cost NOK 176 million.

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Located at 66.02 12.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2003 establishments in Norway, Bridges completed in 2003, Leirfjord, Road bridges in Nordland

Hugla

Hugla is an island in the municipality of Nesna in Nordland county, Norway. The 17.9-square-kilometre island lies south of Tomma and Handnesøya, west of the mainland of Nesna, east of the island of Løkta, and north of the Ranfjorden. The residents of the island live mostly on the eastern coast, across the fjord from Nesna village.

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Located at 66.19 12.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Islands of Nordland, Nesna

Nesna University College

Nesna University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Nesna or HiNe) is a university college, a Norwegian state institution of higher education. It is one of the 24 Norwegian state university colleges, and is located in the municipality of Nesna in Helgeland, Nordland county. It was established in 1918 as Nesna Teachers' College, and was reorganised as a state university college on 1 August 1994 following the university college reform.

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Located at 66.20 13.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Education in Nordland, Educational institutions established in 1918, Educational institutions established in 1994, Nesna, Nesna University College, Universities and colleges in Norway