 FISKARHEIMEN HAVLY STAMSUND LOFOTEN HOTEL JUSTAD RORBUER & VANDRERHJEM STAMSUND RORBUER STEINE RORBUER STORFORD CAMPING & CABINS YTTERVIKS RORBUER |
  Vestvågåy is the largest township in Lofoten with 10700 inhabitants. Westwards you are crossing the narrow strait of Nappstraumen through an underwater tunnel.  A bridge connects Vestvågåy and Austvågåy at the strait of Gimsøystraumen. The distance to Svolvær is 73 km. Vestvågåy - as you may well see - is the geographical centre of Lofoten.Winter fishing season for spawning cod. Fish farming plants breeding cod and salmon. This is a modern trade in growth and development. Several tourist accomodations are found at different parts ot the island, as well as restaurants and different activities. Picnic areas with a lovely view of both mountain and sea. Angling from bare rockfaces. Deep sea fishing for cod and halibut. You may experience midnight sun or the surprisingly changing winter light. Welcome to Vestvågåy, to a place for experiences and contrasts, a society rich in traditions but yet inhabited by modern people. Vestvågåy diary is a major producer of butter and cheese. Cheese from Lofoten is sold to all parts of the country, and a national test has confirmed that the best lamb in the country comes from Lofoten. 
The largest fishing villages in West Lofoten; founded by J.M Johansen at the beginning of this century. Stamsund Sports Club runs the best alpine skiing resort in the Lofoten Islands and recently the snowboard aces Daniel Franck and Terje Håkonsen arranges "The Artic Challenge". They competit in the worlds biggest Quarter-Pipe and in the worlds biggest Half-Pipe. In Stamsund, we have the Nordland Puppet Theatre and Children´s School of Culture. The Coastal Steamer "Hurtigruta" docks in Stamsund. |
The township / municipality is Flakstad, Moskenes, Vestvågøy, Vågan, Værøy and Røst. The southernmost part of Norway´s largest island, Hinnøy, is also in Lofoten. The total land area amounts to 1,227 sq. km. About 25,000 people live there. The road distance is almost 170 km from Fiskebøl near Vesterålen in the north to Å in the south, where the E10 ends. From Lofotodden, at the south end of Moskenesøy Island, the air distance is more than 60 km to Skomvær, the southernmost point in Lofoten. Lofoten stretches like a wall of mountains to the southwest in the sea. Between the mainland and the "Lofoten Wall" lies the Vestfjord. Lofoten consists of mountains and peaks, wide open ocean, sheltered inlets, stretches of seashore and large virgin areas. C L I M A T E Due to the warm Gulf Stream, Lofoten has a much milder climate than other parts of the world at the same latitude, such as Alaska and Greenland. The coastal climate in Lofoten makes the winters mild and the summers relatively cool. January and February are the coldest months, with an average temperature of -1°C. July and August are warmest with an average temperature of 12°C. May and June are the driest months, with an average 40 mm of rainfall. |