Svinør is a Norwegian island south of Åvik

Åvik

Åvik is a small seaport village in the municipality of Lindesnes, Norway. Across the sound to the south lies Svinør.-External links:*...

 in Lindesnes

Lindesnes

Lindesnes is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of Spangereid, Sør-Audnedal, and Vigmostad....

, and is a former port

Port

A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....

. It was most often used in bad weather (the Norwegian term uthavn meaning "exterior harbor"), when it was the largest port east of Lindesnes

Lindesnes

Lindesnes is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of Spangereid, Sør-Audnedal, and Vigmostad....

. In 1800 many people lived here, but in has now been replaced by Vigeland

Vigeland, Norway

Vigeland is an old farm in Valle parish, Lindesnes municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The farm is first mentioned in 1390 , but it is probably much older.-Name:...

as the municipal centre. Today there are many holidaymakers in Svinør.

There was formerly a customs station in Svinør.