Husøy is a village in

Senja Municipality Senja is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 when the municipalities of Berg, Lenvik, Torsken, and Tranøy were merged into one municipality. It is located in the traditional district of Hålogaland. ...

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county,

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. The village covers the entire island of Husøy which is located in the Øyfjorden off the northwest coast of the large island of Senja. The village/island is located about southwest of the city of Tromsø. The village of

Fjordgård Fjordgård or Fjordgard is a small fishing village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the northern part of the island of Senja, the second largest island in Norway. Fjordgård lies on the west side of the fjord ''Ør ...

sits about across the

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on the island of Senja. The village has a population (2023) of 276 and a

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of . Up until recent times, the island was only accessible by boat; however, it is now connected to the island of Senja by a

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. The island has a grocery store, primary and secondary school, daycare, restaurant, and

Husøy Chapel Husøy Chapel () is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the island-village of Husøy, just off the coast of the island of Senja. It is an annex chapel for the Lenvik parish which is pa ...

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Bygdefolket reddet hjørnesteinsbedriften da den fikk koronatrøbbel
he people of the village, rescued (the company that employs a significant number of the locals, or) ''hjørnesteinsbedriften''(16 March 2021)

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. Journalist: Tonje Hareland Islands of Troms Populated places of Arctic Norway Senja Villages in Troms {{Troms-island-stub