Skutvika
Sign in to saveSkutvika or Skutvik is a small village in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is situated at the southwestern extreme of the Hamarøya peninsula, about north of the town of Bodø, southwest of the town of Narvik, and south of the town of Svolvær. To the west and south of Skutvik is the Økssundet, a sound connecting the Sagfjorden and Vestfjorden. The landscape in the immediate vicinity of the village is dominated by hills, while further north a row of mountains rises up to above sea level.
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Key facts
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- Skutvika
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- Skutvik
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- View of the village, ferry port, and "Old-Skutvik"
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Hamarøy Municipality
- Elevation
- +14
- Image
- Skutvik Hamarøy02.jpg
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Skutvika or Skutvik is a small village in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is situated at the southwestern extreme of the Hamarøya peninsula, about north of the town of Bodø, southwest of the town of Narvik, and south of the town of Svolvær. To the west and south of Skutvik is the Økssundet, a sound connecting the Sagfjorden and Vestfjorden. The landscape in the immediate vicinity of the village is dominated by hills, while further north a row of mountains rises up to above sea level.
thumb|left|Økssundet merges with Vestfjord at Øksnesodden The village had a population (2000) of 201 and a population density of . Since 2000, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. In 2007, there were 212 residents in the village. Skutvik has a grocery shop, cafeteria with accommodation, electronics business, school and kindergarten among other things. The main employer is Mainstream Norway with its salmon-processing plant. The name Skutvik(a) literally means "(the) ship cove".