Lyngseidet (also sme, Ivgumuotki or fkv, Yykeänmuotka) 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 ...

Lyngen Municipality Lyngen ( se, Ivggu suohkan; fkv, Yykeän komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lyngseidet. Other villages include Furuflaten, Lattervika, Nord-Lenange ...

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,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The village is located on an

isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmu ...

that is about wide between an arm of the

Ullsfjorden or is a fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The fjord runs through the municipalities of Tromsø, Karlsøy, and Lyngen. The fjord flows from the village of Sjøvassbotn northwards along the west side of the Lyngen Peninsula (where the ...

and the

Lyngenfjorden Lyngen (also known as , , or ) is a fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The long fjord is the longest fjord in Troms and it is often used as the dividing line between "northern Troms" and "southern Troms". The fjord is located within the ...

. The village is home to two grocery stores,

Lyngen Church Lyngen Church ( no, Lyngen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lyngseidet. It is the main church for the Lyngen parish which is part of the ...

, nursing home, schools, daycare, pharmacy and library. A nine meter tall plastic figure

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

named

Gollis Gollis is a Norwegian tourist attraction. It is a tall Santa Claus made out of plastic materials. It is located in Lyngseidet in Lyngen in the county of Troms og Finnmark. It has been claimed to be the world's biggest Santa Claus. History Go ...

is also located here. Lyngseidet is located north of the village of

Furuflaten or is a village in Lyngen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Lyngen fjord. Furuflaten is located at the mouth of the Lyngsdalselva river, about south of the village of Lyngseidet and about stra ...

and by ferry from

Olderdalen Olderdalen ( se, Dálošvággi; fkv, Junttaniemi) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gáivuotna – Kåfjord – Kaivuono in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Olderdalen is located in the Olderdalen valley along the Kåfjorden ...

, in the neighboring

Kåfjord Municipality Kåfjord or Kåfjorden may refer to these places in Norway: Finnmark county * Kåfjord, Alta, a village in Alta municipality * Kåfjorden (Alta), a fjord in Alta municipality * Kåfjord Church (Finnmark), a church in Alta municipality * Kåfjord, ...

. The village has a population (2017) of 819 which gives the village a

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of .

References

External links

Official tourist page of the Lyngen region
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