, , or is the

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Loppa Municipality Loppa ( and ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Other villages in Loppa include Andsnes, Bergsfjord, Lan ...

Finnmark Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland (Finland), Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norweg ...

county,

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. The village is located on the east side of the Øksfjorden, just south of the mouth of the fjord. Øksfjord Church is located in the village. The village has one café and one pub, as of 2015. The village of Øksfjordbotn lies about to the southeast, near the border with

Alta Municipality Alta (; ; ; ) is the most populated List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Alta (town), town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the ...

. The village has a population (2023) of 504 and a

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of .

Transportation

Øksfjord is visited by the

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coastal service boat daily, stopping here between stops at Skjervøy and

Hammerfest Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/cityIn the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city". that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the nor ...

. Since most of Loppa Municipality is inaccessible by car, Øksfjord is a major transportation hub with regular car ferry connections to the

Nuvsvåg Nuvsvåg is a village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the Nuvsfjorden. This part of Loppa is a peninsula that has one road along the fjord, but it is only accessible by a ferry from ...

Bergsfjord Bergsfjord is a village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland part of Loppa Municipality, along the Bergsfjorden, across from the island of Silda (Finnmark), Silda. The village of Sør-Tverrfjord ...

, and

Sør-Tverrfjord Sør-Tverrfjord is a village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland of Loppa, along the Langfjorden (Loppa), Langfjorden, south of the island of Silda (Finnmark), Silda. The village is connected ...

areas. There is also a regular ferry connection from Øksfjord to the village of Hasvik on the neighboring island of

Sørøya or is Norway's fourth largest island in terms of area and the largest in Finnmark county. The island is divided between Hasvik Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality. It is often claimed to be "one of the most beautiful" of the islands in ...

Hasvik Municipality Hasvik (; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Other villages in the municipality include Breivik, Finn ...

History

On 12 April 1941, the

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(which was

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to the United Kingdom at that time) moored the destroyer at the pier at one o'clock in the night, with two objectives: To show the people of

occupied Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the World War II, Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the Norwegian Campaign, German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi G ...

that the Navy was operating on the coast of Norway; and to blow up a

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factory. The warship departed after two hours, while inhabitants stood on the pier singing the national anthem.

Media gallery

Oeksfjord Norwegen.jpg, View of the village MS Narvik in Øksfjord.JPG, The

ship docked in Øksfjord Oeksfjord.jpg, View of the village from a distance Oeksfjord kirke.JPG, View of Øksfjord Church

Climate

Øksfjord's climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The

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subtype for this climate is " Dfc". (Continental Subarctic Climate).Climate Summary
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Popular culture

*Øksfjord is the setting of the 2009 film ''

Dead Snow ''Dead Snow'' () is a 2009 Norwegian satiric horror film directed by Tommy Wirkola, starring Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Vegar Hoel, Jeppe Laursen, Evy Kasseth Røsten, Jenny Skavlan, and Lasse Valdal. The film centers on a group ...

Notable people

* Hans E. Kinck (1865–1926), a novelist, dramatist, and essayist who was born and raised in Øksfjord * Hallgeir Pedersen, a jazz guitarist who lives in Øksfjord

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oksfjord Villages in Finnmark Loppa Populated places of Arctic Norway