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Svolvær Destination Guide

Discover Svolvær in Norway

Svolvær in the region of Nordland with its 4,197 habitants is a town located in Norway - some 586 mi or ( 943 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Svolvær

Local time in Svolvær is now 04:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sorsele, Vestpollen, Vatnfjord, Straumnes, and Storvagan. When in this area, you might want to check out Sorsele . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Svolvær ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Lofoten Islands - World's most beautiful archipelagos!

2:23 min by Visitlofoten
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Enjoy this movie by Thomas Junker! The Lofoten Islands are without a doubt one of the most amazing, unspoilt regions in the world. Far out in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, Lofoten is an archipelago on ..

The Northern Light above Svolvær city, Lofoten, Norway.

0:44 min by xlofoten
Views: 18070 Rating: 5.00

Aurora Borealis above Svolvær city, the capital of Lofoten. Photo: Ronny Nilsen, Vidar Hansen. Production: www.x-lofoten.com ..


Hurtigruten - Trollfjord - Svolvær

8:04 min by MsCruiseguy
Views: 6243 Rating: 5.00

The arrival of the MS Trollfjord in Svolvær on the Lofoten in Norway. The MS Trollfjord is a sister ship of the MS Midnatsol. Christening: 13/05/2002 Length: 135,75 meters Width: 21,5 meters Draft: 5, ..

Svolvær, video from My Phone for November 01, 2007, 02:01 AM

1:08 min by Oywind
Views: 5350 Rating: 3.50

video uploaded from my mobile phone ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Svolvær Church

Svolvær Church is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of Austvågøya. The church is part of the Svolvær parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white concrete church was built in 1934 to serve the town of Svolvær. It seats about 400 people. \t\t \t\t\tSvolvær Lofoten Juni 2005. jpg \t\t\t View of the church and its surroundings \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tSvolvaer Church 2009.

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Located at 68.23 14.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Vågan

Svinøy Bridge

Svinøy Bridge is a cantilever road bridge in the town of Svolvær in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge connects the small island of Svinøya with the "main island" of Austvågøya in the middle of the town of Svolvær. Svinøy Bridge is 359 metres long, the two main spans are 24 metres and 22.5 metres long, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 19 metres . The bridge was opened in 1964.

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Located at 68.24 14.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1964 establishments in Norway, Bridges completed in 1964, Road bridges in Nordland, Vågan

Austvågøy

Austvågøy or Austvågøya is the northeasternmost of the larger islands in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located between the Vestfjorden and the Norwegian Sea. The island of Vestvågøya lies to the southwest and the large island of Hinnøya to the northeast. Most of the island is part of Vågan municipality, while the northeastern part belongs to Hadsel municipality. The main town on the island is Svolvær. Austvågøya is popular among mountain climbers.

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Located at 68.24 14.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Hadsel, Lofoten, Vågan

Vågan Church

Vågan Church (Norwegian: Vågan kirke; sometimes called the Lofoten Cathedral) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya. The church is part of the Vågan parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. Seating about 1200 people, this church is the largest wooden building in Northern Norway.

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Located at 68.22 14.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Vågan

Svolvær Airport, Helle

Svolvær Airport, Helle (Norwegian: Svolvær lufthavn, Helle) is a regional airport serving the town of Svolvær in Vågan municipality (and the region surrounding Svolvær) in Nordland county, Norway.

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Located at 68.24 14.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1972 establishments in Norway, Airports established in 1972, Airports in Nordland, Avinor airports, Vågan

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Svolvær