Storsteinnes is the

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Balsfjord Municipality Balsfjord ( sme, Báhccavuotna ; fkv, Paatsivuono) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storsteinnes. Other villages include Mestervik, Mortenhals, and Nord ...

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 has a population (2017) of 1,076 which gives the village a

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of . This makes it the largest urban area in the municipality. Storsteinnes Chapel is located in this village.

Location

Storsteinnes is located at the southern end of the Sørkjosen, which is a branch of the main

Balsfjorden or is a fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The long fjord runs through the municipalities of Balsfjord and Tromsø. It branches off the Tromsøysundet strait just south of the city of Tromsø and it flows in a north–south direction, ...

. The European route E6 highway formerly passed through the central part of the village, but the highway now passes about southeast of the village center. The Sagelv river runs through the village and Josefvatnet lake is located to the northwest of the village. The village of

Nordkjosbotn or is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the city of Tromsø. Two major highways, European route E6 and European route E8, meet in this village, making it a m ...

is about to the east of Storsteinnes.

Economy

Most of the economy of Storsteinnes involves municipal services, but

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is also important. Tine runs a dairy in Storsteinnes, which is one of Norway's largest producers of Brunost. They also produce a special kind of goat milk cheese called ''Balsfjordost''.

References

{{Authority control Villages in Troms Populated places of Arctic Norway Balsfjord