Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the

Måsøy Municipality Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten, ...

Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English language, English), is a Counties of Norway, county in Northern Norway, northern Norway that was established ...

county,

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. The village is located on the small island of

Havøya Havøya ( sme, Ávvá) is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies just off the coast of the Porsanger Peninsula with the island of Hjelmsøya to the north, Måsøya to the east, and Rolvsøya to th ...

, but is connected to the mainland by the

Havøysund Bridge The Havøysund Bridge ( no, Havøysundbrua) is the world's northernmost bridge over 50 meter length. It is a prestressed concrete cantilever bridge in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge crosses the ''Havøysund ...

. The village has a population (2017) of 976 which gives the village a

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of . Havøysund is a fishing village which offers a generally wide range of common services. There are fish processing factories, a boat yard, a petrol station, doctors,

Havøysund Church Havøysund Church ( no, Havøysund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Havøysund on the island of Havøya. It is one of the churches for th ...

, various shops, a sports hall, and museums. Havøysund also has a varied and lovely architecture; all the way along the beach one finds post-war houses, the so-called (the houses built after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

all had the same design). Up in the valley, there are more houses that were built in later decades after the war.

Måsøy Museum Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms og Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages includ ...

is located in Havøysund. The museum was established in a building that was originally built as a

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. The collection of items consists of tools and technical equipment as used by fishermen through the 1900s. Additionally, several fixed exhibitions such as a kitchen, living room, schoolhouse, and line baiting booth. The local supermarket is part of the Coop Prix chain, a subsidiary of the

Coop Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A chicken coop or other enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing co ...

company (similar to the Tesco Extra of

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in the United Kingdom).

Transportation

is part of

Norwegian County Road 889 County Road 889 ( no, Fylkesvei 889) is long and runs between Smørfjord and Havøysund in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. The road runs through Porsanger, Hammerfest and Måsøy, and passes the small villages of Kokelv, Selkop, Lillefjord, Latter, ...

which connects Havøysund to the mainland. The bridge was opened in 1986 by the late

King Olav Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...

. This road is a national tourist route. The closest airport to Havøysund is

Lakselv Airport Lakselv Airport ( no, Lakselv lufthavn; ) is an international airport located at Banak, Norway, Banak, north of Lakselv, in the municipalities of Norway, municipality of Porsanger, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Co-located with the military ...

which is situated about southeast in Lakselv. That airport has flights to

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies ...

with connecting flights to

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. Havøysund is also a stop on the Hurtigruten coastal express, between the towns of

Hammerfest Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfe ...

and Honningsvåg.

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