Veiholmen is a

fishing village A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 ...

located on a group of tiny islands in the northern part of

Smøla Municipality Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hopen, other villages include Dyrnes, Råket, and Veiholmen. The municipality ...

in Møre og Romsdal 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 the ...

. The island is located at the end of a long road leading north from the village of Hopen. The road goes over many islands connecting Veiholmen to the island of Smøla to the south. In 2015, the village had the population of 212.

Haugjegla Lighthouse Haugjegla Lighthouse ( no, Haugjegla fyr; also spelled: ''Hauggjegla'') is a coastal lighthouse located in Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on a waveswept skerry about north of Veiholmen on the north side of ...

is located about north of Veiholmen on a small

skerry A skerry is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack. A skerry may have vegetative life such as moss and small, hardy grasses. They ar ...

. For some time, Veiholmen was one of Norway's largest fishing villages (located south of

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, Svolv� ...

), but it has declined significantly throughout the 20th century. Today, Veiholmen is a very popular place for tourists in the spring, summer, and autumn. The population grows from around 200 people in the winter to more than 2000 people during the peak summer season. The island has several tourist attractions as the

, the old fishing village itself, several museums and very good fishing opportunities.

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Islands of Møre og Romsdal Villages in Møre og Romsdal Smøla {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub