Husøy is a village in

Senja Municipality Senja is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 when the municipalities of Berg, Lenvik, Torsken, and Tranøy were merged into one municipality. It is located in the traditional district of Hå ...

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county,

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. The village covers the entire island of Husøy which is located in the Øyfjorden off the northwest coast of the large island of Senja. The village/island is located about southwest of the city of Tromsø. The village of

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sits about across the

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on the island of Senja. The village has a population (2017) of 285 which gives the village a

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of . Up until recent times, the island was only accessible by boat; however, it is now connected to the island of Senja by a

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. The island has a grocery store, primary and secondary school, daycare, restaurant, and Husøy Chapel.

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Bygdefolket reddet hjørnesteinsbedriften da den fikk koronatrøbbel
he people of the village, rescued (the company that employs a significant number of the locals, or) ''hjørnesteinsbedriften''(16 March 2021)

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. Journalist: Tonje Hareland Islands of Troms og Finnmark Populated places of Arctic Norway Senja Villages in Troms og Finnmark {{TromsFinnmark-island-stub