"The Shark Teeth Rock Wall in Northern Norway" Lofoten by ruffen

Lofoten Travel Guide: 142 reviews and 289 photos

Ramberg at Flakstadøya, with a loooong white beach

Lofoten - some Islands above the Polar Circle

Lofoten, the birthplace of my parents and their parents before in generations. Most of my Lofoten tips will be at my Moskenesøya page where I learned to walk at my 1'st birthday - climb big stones (yelling when I couldn't get down) and still tries to visit once a year ( I have to take the plane for 1,5 hours then ferry for 3,5 hours to get there form my home in Oslo ).

Lofoten exist of several Islands.
Late 80's and early 90's they built a lot of bridges and even a long tunnel UNDER one fjord to make the communications at and between the islands better. No more tiny rowboat with low power outboard motor laaaate at night when the last ferry had already made its last trip for the night.

They are still building new bridges. But these are to replace those narrow old bridges.

Some bridge or under-water-tunnel that don't ever never will be built are to the islands at the very west of those already linked together by road, Værøy and Røst.

Name of the Lofoten Islands

Reine, seen from the "neck" towards Reinefjorden

The main Lofoten Islands are, east to west:

Austvågøya
Gimsøya
Vestvågøya
Flakstadøya
Moskenesøya - My paradise in Lofoten; Reine, Moskenes, Hamnøy, Sørvågen, Å...
Værøy ......here at vt; Varøy....
Røst

Hyperlink is to my page about the place!

How to find/search for these at VT

View from Hamnøy towards Studalsvannet

In Norway we got æ, ø and å as our 3 last letter in the alpabet. (ø in norwegian and danish is the same as ö in swedish, german and turkish)

I'v been a bit frustrated when searching for places with those letters.
Normally æ = ae, ø = oe and å = aa when written in english. But no rule without exceptions....

For you to find these islands type:
austvagoeya
gimsoeya
vestvagoeya
flakstadoeya
moskenesoeya
varoey
roest

Most of these places have tips and reviews written about under Lofoten!!!

Wanna have a look how it looks like in Svolvær and Leknes today?
The lokal newspaper Lofotposten have webcamera placed there.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Relatives, fresh fish, high mountains, wild nature, white long beaches, clear sea......
Cons:All the times i feed the crabs goinge there as a kid (seasick!)
In a nutshell:Wild and beautiful, even in bad weather :)

Intro Updated Apr 10, 2005
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The "other" side of Reine seen from "the neck" - Lofoten

Reine at Moskenesøya Things to Do (2)

Reine... what can I say? Where my dad are from. I was even baptised at Reine. I love the place, no matter the... more travel advice

Ramberg and its looong white beach - Lofoten

Ramberg at Flakstadøya Things to Do (2)

Ramberg at Flakstadøya have a very very loooong white beach. You can't miss it driving through Lofoten. The main road... more travel advice

Travelogues (1)

Written Mar 23, 2005

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Comments (23)

tini58de Apr 22, 2007 at 1:35 PM Report Abuse

Wonderful introduction to the Lofoten! Have a good week!
storyin Mar 14, 2007 at 9:18 PM Report Abuse

I can imagine I buy my lunch in coop , Reine :P thanks for your reply!
Ekaterinburg Mar 4, 2007 at 4:47 AM Report Abuse

I can see why it got that award. Beautiful place. Any more photos/tips :))
OH_DK Mar 4, 2007 at 3:43 AM Report Abuse

Der er rigtig flot på Lofoten! I 1990 cyklede jeg op langs Norges vestkyst og kom forbi Værøy, Svolvær, Reine, Henningsvær, Melbu - dejlig natur!
craic Dec 3, 2006 at 4:57 AM Report Abuse

so beautiful!
xantylaol Nov 12, 2006 at 2:59 PM Report Abuse

Ah - that is your connection to Reine. Yes the beaches are smashing - the only problem is the temperature :)
FletteMette Oct 28, 2006 at 5:25 AM Report Abuse

En skam at eg ikkje har kommet meg til Lofoten endå, har kjempelyst - og e jo ikkje SÅ langt fra Tromsø...:o)
christine.j Oct 28, 2006 at 4:06 AM Report Abuse

That looks like my kind of area!
RickinDutch Sep 13, 2006 at 12:43 PM Report Abuse

What a great spot! Looks like here in Alaska!
mapakettle Apr 2, 2006 at 11:07 AM Report Abuse

Never hesitate to brag about a place you love. Pa