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County in Northern Norway
Photo: Kristian Magnus Kanstad, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Nordland is a county in Northern Norway. Nordland has an endless and very rugged coastline with thousands of islands. Further inland there are high mountains, glaciers and plateaus. Nordland has a long, rugged strip of the mainland, while wide archipelagos stretch far into the Atlantic. Because of fjords cutting deep into the bedrock, Nordland is only a few kilometers wide from the border to the sea at the most narrow points.
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A museum about the old trade centre.
By plane
Because of long distances and fragmented landscape there are numerous smaller airports in Nordland:
By train
By bus
Express buses, often the cheapest alternative, go further north to Narvik and Lofoten from Fauske and Bodø.
By car
The E6 road is the main road, running along the entire county.
By plane
Time can be saved by air travel inside Nordland. See the Get in section for more.
By bus or boat
The easiest way to get around is by bus or boat if you don't have a car. Search on reisnordland.no.
By car
A drive through Nordland from the southern county line to the far end of Lofoten will be more than 1000 km, similar to a drive through the length of Italy's mainland.
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Bodø · International · BOO
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Helgeland is the southern part of Nordland in Norway, between Trøndelag and the Arctic Circle right in the centre of Norway. The Helgeland coast is characterised by a wide belt of islands stretching some 50 km into the Atlantic and fjords that cut deep into the mainland.
Tysfjord (Lule Sami: Divtasvuodna) is a former municipality in Ofoten in Nordland. The centre is Kjøpsvik.
one of the most scenic parts of Norway.
Vesterålen is an archipelago in northern Norway, north of the Lofoten islands. Most of the islands are wilderness.
Junkerdal National Park is in Nordland in northern Norway, near the border with Sweden. It is known for its rich biodiversity and alpine landscapes.
Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park is in Nordland, northern Norway. It is one of the country’s largest national parks, known for its glaciers, mountains, and varied ecosystems.
Sulitjelma (Pite Sami: Sulidælbmá, Lule Sami: Sulisjielmmá) is a village and former mining town in the Fauske municipality of Nordland, Norway. It is a trailhead for treks to the Sulitjelmaisen and Blåmansisen glaciers and nearby fells, as well as for the 800 km Nordkalottleden trail.
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