Kårhamn is a small fishing village on the island Seiland

Seiland

Seiland is an island in the southwest of Hammerfest in Finnmark county. The island is divided between the municipalities of Hammerfest, Alta and Kvalsund and has an area of...

 southwest of Hammerfest

Hammerfest

is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

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Kårhamn has an approximate population of 50 people, where most are employed in LeanFish AS' fishplant. The village also has a small school, kindergarten and a grocery store

Grocery store

A grocery store is a store that retails food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells these "groceries" to customers. Large grocery stores that stock products other than food, such as clothing or household items, are...

 with post office

Post office

A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...

. The grocery store has also recently begun to function as a small library, taking over this service from the school.

Kårhamn was previously located in Sørøysund

Sørøysund

Sørøysund is a former municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Hammerfest. The former municipality encompassed the eastern part of the island of Sørøya, the northern part of the island of Seiland, and the northern part of Kvaløya .-Name:The name...

municipality, but became a part of Hammerfest when Sørøysund was incorporated into the latter on 1 January 1992.