Skutvika or Skutvik is a small village in the municipality of

Hamarøy Hamarøy ( smj, Hábmer) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is t ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county,

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. The village is situated at the southwestern extreme of the Hamarøya peninsula, about north of the town of Bodø, southwest of the town of Narvik, and south of the town of

Svolvær Svolvær () is the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The town has a population (2018) of 4,720 which gives the ...

. To the west and south of Skutvik is the Økssundet, a

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connecting the Sagfjorden and

Vestfjorden Vestfjorden is a long fjord or oceanic sea in Nordland county, Norway. The name literally means "the west fjord", although it is called a fjord, it could best be described as a firth or an open bight of sea. The "fjord" lies between the Lofote ...

. The landscape in the immediate vicinity of the village is dominated by hills, while further north a row of mountains rises up to above sea level. Økssundet&Lofotveggen01

There were 212 inhabitants in Skutvik in 2011.Statistics Norway: StatBank
02.01.10 (Population by age, sex, marital status and foreign citizenship) 04317 Statistical unit 18490112 Skutvik has a grocery shop, cafeteria with accommodation, electronics business, school and kindergarten among other things. The main employer is Mainstream Norway with its salmon-processing plant. The name ''Skutvik(a)'' literally means ''"(the) ship cove"''.

Transportation

Norwegian County Road 81 Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

starts in Skutvik and ends at the

European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...

highway in Ulvsvåg (total length of ). * There are bus connections with Ulvsvåg,

Oppeid Oppeid or Oppeide is the administrative centre of Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about southwest of the town of Narvik. It is located right next to the village of Presteid on a small isthmus of land b ...

and Skutvik are offered through Stoklands Bilruter, a division of Saltens Bilruter. * There are daily departures of a car-ferry from Skutvik that connect to

and

Skrova Skrova is a small island group and village area in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Village The fishing village of Skrova lies on the northern part of the island group. It exists mostly on the island of ''Heimskrova'', but also i ...

Lofoten Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolvær ...

connecting County Road 81 to the

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highway. There is increased ferry capacity and numbers of departures during the summer season (June–August). * There is a high-speed passenger express boat running between the towns of

and

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...

that stops at Skutvik. The two-hour ferry ride from Skutvik goes through a varied landscape, first between the mountains of

Steigen Steigen ('stejgen) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leinesfjord. Other villages include Bogen, Leines, Nordfold, N ...

and the Hamarøya peninsula, and then the crossing of the open ocean of the

, that on a clear day provides the view over the entire

mountain range. To call at the tiny island of

, the ferry goes between islets and rocks.

Tourist attractions

Hamarøyskaftet Hamarøyskaftet is a mountain in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland 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 ...

''(The Hamarøy Mountain)'' is a peak which could be viewed from the county road about from Skutvik, known for its special shape (almost vertical sides). * Nesstraumen ''(The Ness Current)'', located outside Ness, east of Skutvik, is one of the most powerful sea currents in

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with a maximum speed of up to . *

Artscape Nordland Artscape Nordland (''Skulpturlandskap Nordland'') is an international art project that aims to bring art to people where they live, art museums being few and far apart in the sparsely populated county of Nordland. The project currently includes 33 ...

: The sculpture "Stella Maris" by Steinar Christensen is located next to the beach towards Økssundet.

Accommodations

* Ness Camping is located in the tiny village Ness, east of Skutvik * Skutvik Fiskecamp ''(Fish Camp)'' is located next to the ferry port * Skutvik Gjestegård ''(Guesthouse)''

References

External links

Skutvik.com

Hamarøy county

Torghatten Nord (Time-schedules for ferry and high-speed passenger express)

Nordland Adventures: Arranged climbing at Hamarøyskaftet

Ness Camping

dintur.no: Skutvik Fiskecamp

Hamsuns Rike: Skutvik Gjestegård
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