Place:Sandnessjøen, Nordland, Norway

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NameSandnessjøen
Alt namesSandnessource: Family History Library Catalog
Stamnessource: Family History Library Catalog
Stamnæssource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Located inNordland, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s and it received town status in 1999. Sandnessjøen is located on the island of Alsta, just west of the De syv søstre (The Seven Sisters) mountain range.

The town is a transportation hub for the Helgeland region, as well as a commercial and business centre for the region. The town has a population (2017) of 6,043 which gives the town a population density of .


Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka is located south of the town. Beginning in late June 2011, the regional airline Widerøe launched direct flights in summer between Sandnessjøen Airport and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.

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