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Måløy

Photo: Jason Dunning / HRG archive

Måløy is a small, Norwegian town in the Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane County. At the southern side of the island Vågsøy, we find this small community, which also is a port of call for the Hurtigruten on it's way between Bergen and Kirkenes.

The Coat of Arms for Vågsøy

To the left you can see the coat-of-arms of Vågsøy municipality. It shows two silver colored rudders on blue background, and it was approved in March 1987.

The Coat of Arms was designed by an artist from Nordfjord; Inge Rotevatn.

Vågsøy is known as the second biggest fishing municipality in Norway, and has around 6000 inhabitants, living in Vågsøya, Bryggja and the islands of Risøy, Husevågøy, Grindøy, Gangsøyand Silda.

The town of Måløy has about 3000 inhabitants.

In 1974 the Måløy bridge was completed, and by that a new and important connection to the mainland

In Vågsøy you also find the amazing Kråkenes Lighthouse, with a weather station and the mainhouse for the former lighhouse keeper and their family.The Lighthouse was abandoned when it was automatized in 1986.

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Our last presentation is Lofoten, the archipelago in Nordland County. Also take a look at our presentations of Svolvær, Stokmarknes and Sortland. Svolvær is the capital of Lofoten, while Sortland is known as the Blue Town of Vesterålen.

Stokmarknes is recognized as the "Home of the Hurtigruten", and here you also find the Hurtigruten Museum.