Husøya is a small island and the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Træna Municipality 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, ...
county,
Norway
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. It is located just east of the island of
Sanna in the
Trænfjorden, about northwest of the island of
Lovund
Lovund is an island and village in the municipality of Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of the Træna islands. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on t ...
(in neighboring
Lurøy Municipality
Lurøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lurøy ...
) and about south of
Selvær. The
Træna Lighthouse lies south of the island. The island is only accessible by boat, and there is regular ferry service from Husøya to the island of
Selvær and to
Stokkvågen
Stokkvågen is a village and ferry port located in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies on the mainland coast of Lurøy, about west of the town of Mo i Rana. The port has ferries that connect the mainland to the islan ...
on the mainland.
Most of the flat island is made up of the village of Husøya, which is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is the location of
Træna Church. The village has a population (2018) of 379 and a
population density
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of .
The annual
Træna Music Festival is held here and on the neighboring island of
Sanna.
Media gallery
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References
Villages in Nordland
Islands of Nordland
Populated places of Arctic Norway
Træna
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