Sandstrand is a village situated in the middle of the municipality of Skånland

Skånland

Skånland is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Evenskjer.- General information :...

 in Troms

Troms

or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. Its population (2001) is 303. The village is located along the Vagsfjorden

Vågsfjorden

Vågsfjorden is a fjord in the southern part of Troms county in North Norway. Situated between Norway's two largest islands, Hinnøya to the south and Senja to the north, the 46 kilometers long fjord is part of the municipalities of Harstad, Bjarkøy, Tranøy, Dyrøy, Ibestad and Skånland...

, just west of the village of Tovik

Tovik

Tovik is a village in the municipality of Skånland in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 151. The village is located along the Astafjorden on the main road about east of the larger village of Sandstrand and just west of the village of Renså. It lies in the middle of Skånland municipality...

. It's about mid-way between the two main urban areas in Skånland, Evenskjer

Evenskjer

Evenskjer is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Skånland in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 575. The village is located along the Tjeldsundet strait about south of the city of Harstad...

 and Grov

Grov, Troms

Grov or Grovfjord is a village in the municipality of Skånland in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 288. The village is located east of the village of Tovik along the Grovfjorden at a very narrow point in the fjord. It is about southeast of the city of Harstad and about west of Narvik...

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Economy

The village boomed economically in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1990s, however, most businesses had to close down due to competition from nearby cities and towns. Since being a thriving village, Sandstrand has arguably dwindled somewhat into rural passivity during recent years. Since then, many inhabitants commute to other areas where employment is easier to find.

Sometimes in the summer, Sandstrand hosts the Åsesletta Love Festival. The sports club IL Santor has its base in Sandstrand, though their football grounds is situated in nearby Renså

Renså

Renså is a minor village in the municipality of Skånland in Troms county, Norway. It's located just east of the slightly larger village of Tovik, and about east of Sandstrand. The population of Renså is 69. The village is located next to the Rensåelva river which flows into the Astafjorden...

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