Solfjellsjøen or Solfjellsjyen 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 municipality of

Dønna Dønna is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the island municipality is the village of Solfjellsj ...

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 located on the west-central part of the island of Dønna.

Nordvik Church Nordvik Church ( no, Nordvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Nordvik area, just north of the village of Solfjellsjøen on the island of Dønna. It is one of ...

is located about north of the village. There is a

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connection from Solfjellsjøen to the nearby island of

Vandve Vandve or Vandved is an island in the municipality of Dønna in Nordland county, Norway. The flat island lies about west of the island of Dønna and about south of the Åsvær islands. Vandve Church is located on the island. There is a regula ...

to the west. The village has a population (2018) of 281 and a

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of . Solfjellsjøen is also the home of the politician Odd-Harald Vistnes Forsland.

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Dønna Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub