Stamsund

Description

Stamsund is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The village is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the town of Leknes. Historically, the village was the administrative centre of Hol Municipality from 1919 until 1963.

The 1.03-square-kilometre (250-acre) village has a population (2023) of 1,104 and a population density of 1,072 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,780/sq mi).

The Hurtigruten Coastal Express service stops twice a day at the Stamsund port, southbound from Svolvær and northbound from Bodø. Stamsund Church is located in this village and it serves the whole Stamsund region.