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Nordland/Bodø 2024

Nordland is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county administration is in the town of Bodø. 

Bodø is European Capital of Culture in 2024. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. In the southern part of the county is Vega, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Lule Sami: Nordlánnda, Southern Sami: Nordlaante, Northern Sami: Nordlánda

Facts about Nordland:

Robert Selfors

The Saltfjellet mountain range forms a natural border between Helgeland and Salten, and is where the Arctic Circle cuts through the county. Norway's second-largest glacier, Svartisen, the second-largest lake, Røssvatnet, and the second-deepest fjord, Tysfjord (897 m) are all located in Nordland. 

 

Hovdsundet Susanne Forsland
  • 10% of Norway’s electrical power is produced in Nordland (15 Twh)
  • Nordland is the second largest hydropower producer in Norway
  • Nordland is Norway’s largest fish-farming county, with 65% of the exports from Northern Norway coming from Nordland
  • Nordland is the fourth largest of Norway’s 11 counties, behind Troms og Finnmark, Innlandet, and Trøndelag
Bodø2024 Aurora Sofie Olufsen
  • 241,235 people live in Nordland, and Bodø, the region’s capital city, is home to 52,357 residents
  • Bodø, along with Nordland, is a European Capital of Culture for 2024
  • The Nordland bunad has been voted the most beautiful version of the Norwegian national costume
  • Nordland has a rich coastal culture dating back at least 10,000 years, and is home to Norway’s national mountain, Stetind, the Norwegian mainland's second largest glacier, Svartisen, and one of the strongest maelstroms in the world, Saltstraumen
  • The county flower of Nordland is the Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia)
Publisert av Anniken Furholt Andersen
Publisert 02.05.2024 00.01
Sist endret 02.05.2024 00.01