Finnøya
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Finnøya is an island in Hamarøy
Hamarøy
Hamarøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppeid...
municipality, Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway. The island is situated north west of the settlement of Innhavet with which it is connected by bridge. The island has an area of 68 km², and the highest point is Straumfjellet at 436 m. Finnøya had a population of 52 in 2001.