Haukeli (or historically ''Haukeligrend'') is a village in

Vinje Municipality Vinje is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot. General inform ...

in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located up in the Haukelifjell mountains, just south of the Hardangervidda National Park and immediately west of the village of

Edland Edland is a village in Vinje Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located where the rivers Bora and Kjela meet, just to the east of the village of Haukeli. The European route E134 highway runs through the village. ...

. Haukeli is where Norwegian National Road 9 and European route E134 meet. It is the last larger village heading west before going over the mountain pass and entering Western Norway. Prior to 1999, the area was called Haukeligrend. Haukeli hotell

Popular activities in the area are fishing, hunting, hiking, and skiing. Haukelifjell is located about to the west of Haukeli and it is a skiing destination at wintertime. Some of the rivers around Haukeli have been dammed to produce hydropower. Development started in 1957 with the construction of the

Haukeli Power Station Haukeli (or historically ''Haukeligrend'') is a village in Vinje Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located up in the Haukelifjell mountains, just south of the Hardangervidda National Park and immediately west of ...

and was finished in 1979 when the system was all completed.

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Vinje Villages in Vestfold og Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub