Ekkerøya
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(), , or is one of the oldest fishing villages on the Varangerfjorden in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in Vadsø Municipality about east of the town of Vadsø which is the administrative centre of the municipality and the county. The village of Valen lies just north of Ekkerøy. The village is known as Ekkerøya in Norwegian, but it can also be called Ekkerøy. The (former) island on which it is located is known as Store Ekkerøya (meaning "big Ekkerøya", as opposed to the smaller, nearby island called Lille Ekkerøya, meaning "little Ekkerøya").
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(), , or is one of the oldest fishing villages on the Varangerfjorden in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in Vadsø Municipality about east of the town of Vadsø which is the administrative centre of the municipality and the county. The village of Valen lies just north of Ekkerøy. The village is known as Ekkerøya in Norwegian, but it can also be called Ekkerøy. The (former) island on which it is located is known as Store Ekkerøya (meaning "big Ekkerøya", as opposed to the smaller, nearby island called Lille Ekkerøya, meaning "little Ekkerøya").
Historically, the population was Norwegian or Kven, rather than Sami, and the economy was based on fishing and farming. There are about forty people living in the village today and tourism forms part of the economy.
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