Hammerfest
municipality in Finnmark, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hammerfest (
pronunciation; Hámmerfeasta [ˈhaːmmerˌfea̯sːta]) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. The municipality has an area of 2,693 square kilometres (1,040 sq mi) and a population of 11,274 people. The population density is low, with only 4.4 people per square kilometer (1.7/m²).[1][2] The municipality is made up of three large islands and several small islands. Most of it is not connected to the mainland by road.
Hammerfest was formed as a municipality in 1838.[3] In 1992, it merged with the neighboring municipality of Sørøysund to form a larger municipality with the same name.[4] In 2020, it became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county.[5]
Economy: In regard to having a new power line built: A license has been given (as of August 2025) to build power lines from Skaidi (map), a settlement in Hammerfest, to Lebesby; The power lines will be 420 kilovolt.[6]
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Settlements
- Akkarfjord
- Akkarfjord (Kvaløya in Hammerfest)
- Erdal (Hammerfest)
- Fiskebukta
- Forsøl; No people were (still) living there, as of 2024.[7] However, there is an elementary school and a kindergarten (as of 2025); Together they have 27 students (2025).[8]
- Fuglenes
- Hellefjord
- Kokelv
- Kvalsund (settlement in Hammerfest); 289 inhabitants (as of 2023)
- Kårhamn
- Rypefjord (picture); 1,802 people live there (as of 2023)
- Seiland
- Skaidi
- Stallogargo
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Government
Related pages
- List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027
References
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