Straumsnes or Strømsnes is a village in the municipality of Fauske in

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,

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 ...

. It is located in the

Valnesfjord Straumsnes or Strømsnes is a village in the Fauske, municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Valnesfjord area of Fauske. The Fauske (town), town of Fauske lies to the east and the Bodø (town), town of Bodø lies ...

area of Fauske. The town of Fauske lies to the east and the town of Bodø lies about to the west. The village sits just inland of

Skjerstad Fjord Skjerstad FjordWelle-Strand, Erling. 1988. ''2500 Miles on the Coastal Steamer''. Narvik: Notrabooks, p. 31. ( no, Skjerstadfjorden) is a fjord in the municipalities of Bodø, Fauske, and Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. It is a long arm off ...

, along the southern shore of the lake Valnesfjordvatnet. The village has a population (2018) of 486 and a

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of .

Valnesfjord Church Valnesfjord Church ( no, Valnesfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straumsnes, Fauske, Straumsnes. It is the church for the Valnesfjord parish ...

is located on the southern side of the village area.

References

Fauske Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway {{nordland-geo-stub no:Valnesfjord nn:Valnesfjord