Fløya

This article is about the mountain in Nordland. For the mountain in Bergen that is also called Fløyfjellet, see Fløyen.

Fløya^[2] (also known as Fløyfjellet^[3] or Svolen^[4]) is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 590-metre (1,940 ft) tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.

Fløya
Fløyfjellet / Svolen (historic)
Fløya seen from Svolvær
Highest point
Elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)[1]
Coordinates	68.2483°N 14.6012°E / 68.2483; 14.6012[1]
Geography
Interactive map of the mountain
Location	Nordland, Norway
Parent range	Lofoten

The mountain is popular among climbers, in particular Svolværgeita, a 150 m (490 ft) high pinnacle at the southern face of Fløya, which resembles a goat with two horns.^[5][6]

Name

The official name of the mountain is Fløya,^[2] but it is also known as Fløyfjellet.^[3] The mountain was historically called Svålen or Svolen^[4] and now that name usually refers to one of the lower peaks on the east side of the mountain.^[7]