Skei is the administrative centre of the municipality of Jølster

Jølster

Jølster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Skei...

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 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...

. The village is located at the northeastern end of the lake Jølstravatn

Jølstravatn

Jølstravatn is a lake in the municipality of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The lake empties its water into the long Jølstra river which then flows into the Førdefjorden. The impressive eastern arm of Jølstravatn is called Kjøsnesfjorden, although it is not a true fjord that is...

 along the highway . Skei is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) south of Byrkjelo

Byrkjelo

Byrkjelo is a village in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located about halfway between the villages of Sandane and Skei along the highway . The small village of Egge is located south of Byrkjelo...

 in Gloppen

Gloppen

Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of the areas have their own main service centres. ...

, 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) northwest of Vassenden

Vassenden

Vassenden is a village in the municipality of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located along the river Jølstra at the western end of the lake Jølstravatn. The population of Vassenden was 314 in 2009, and the village is about ....

/Langhaugane

Langhaugane

Langhaugane is a village along the river Jølstra in the municipality of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located along the highway about west of Vassenden, near the western end of the lake Jølstravatnet. The municipal center of Skei is northeast of Langhaugane and the town of...

, and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the village of Ålhus

Ålhus

Ålhus is a small village in the municipality of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on highway on the northern side of the lake Jølstravatnet, in a largely agricultural area. Ålhus is located west of the village of Skei and northeast of the villages of Vassenden and...

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The 0.56 square kilometres (138.4 acre) village is located at an elevation of 208 metres (682.4 ft) above sea level, and it has a population (2009) of 407. Skei is located just west of Jostedalsbreen National Park

Jostedalsbreen National Park

Jostedalsbreen National Park is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. The park was established by royal decree on 25 October 1991, and then in 1998, it was enlarged to the northwest...

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Notable residents

• Asgeir Årdal
  Asgeir Årdal
  Asgeir Mandelid Årdal is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in March 2005 in Drammen, Norway. He collected his first World Cup points with a 24th place finish in Drammen in March 2008....
  
   (born 1983)–a Norwegian cross-country skier
  Cross-country skiing
  Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...