Destination Guide: Straumnes (Nordland Fylke, Vågan) in Norway

Straumnes
in Vågan of Nordland Fylke, Norway

How to get there and get around

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 68.393 and 14.466 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 68° 23' 35" and E 14° 27' 58"
Currency and Currency Code:: Krone - NOK
Spoken languages:: Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
Local electricity:: 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:40 PM (Saturday): Timezone: Europe/Oslo; UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 9:30 am and 2:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:: -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:: Ouwenga
References: This place on Wikipedia; This place on Geonames.org

Current travel safety evaluation for Norway in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Straumnes

Straumnes in Vågan (Nordland Fylke) is a town in Norway about 596 mi (or 960 km) north of Oslo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Straumnes is now 08:40 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports near Straumnes, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Norway is Svolvær Helle Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Svolvaer, Straume, Stokmarknes, Myre and Leinesfjorden. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F

Morning Temperature	5°C / 41 °F
Evening Temperature	4°C / 39 °F
Night Temperature	3°C / 38 °F
	16%
Air Humidity	82%
Air Pressure	971 hPa
Wind Speed	Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions	Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky
General Conditions	Rain and snow

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

5°C (41 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

2°C (36 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

1°C (35 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Videos from this area

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Kajakk Vatnfjord Lofoten

Published: September 29, 2012
Length: 08:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MrThomas11223344

Kajakk Lofoten Vatnfjord september 2012.

Aurora Borealis

Published: February 09, 2009
Length: 40:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Audun Ingebrigtsen

Northern Light (aurora Borealis) pictures taken in Lofoten, Norway Vinter 2009.

norway sommet de Matmora - iles lofoten

Published: March 26, 2014
Length: 17:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Christophe Formisano

Matmora over Delp-aksla

Published: September 05, 2011
Length: 19:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrThomas11223344

4.august 2011.

Into the wild Lofoten

Published: March 30, 2009
Length: 12:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Troels Yndigegn

Lofoten skiing 9 maj 2010

Published: May 11, 2010
Length: 01:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: headloose59

Skiing in Lofoten.

Polarlightcenter Laukvik Control room

Published: March 10, 2014
Length: 53:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: han jonkers

Polarlightcenter, Rob Stammes and Threes van Nieuwenhoven. Midnattsolveien 1706, Straumnes 8315 Laukvik, Lofoten, Norway.

TOPPTUR MATMORA

Published: January 26, 2014
Length: 46:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Simon Hein

FJELL & EKSPEDISJON på topptur på matmora. 22 Januar 2014.

Lofoten - Grunnfør [Infrared]

Published: July 14, 2013
Length: 48:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: lowisoftw

This is a short clip from Lofoten, Grunnfør taken with a Nikon D3100 converted for infrared(720nm).

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Strandlandet Church

Strandlandet Church is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straumnes on the northwestern part of the island of Austvågøya. The church is part of the Strandlandet parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1938 to serve the eastern part of the old municipality of Gimsøy. It was designed by Sverre Pettersen and it seats about 250 people.

Located at 68.3929, 14.4688 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Nordland, Vågan

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Did you know?

This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Strömnes, Straumnes

Straumnes in Nordland Fylke
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Straumnes
in Vågan of Nordland Fylke, Norway

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