Skaland is a village in

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county,

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. The village is located on the shores of the Bergsfjorden on the northwest side of the island of Senja, about to the southwest of the village of Senjahopen and about southwest of the city of Tromsø. The village of Finnsæter is located about across the fjord to the south. The population (2001) was 236. The main employer in the area is the

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factory, Skaland Grafitverk which was founded in 1917. Berg Church is also located in the village. The village was the

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of the old

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until 1 January 2020 when it was merged into

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