Hammerfest

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Hammerfest

Total population

8,010

Coordinates70.66°, 23.68°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/city that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The 3.02-square-kilometre (750-acre) town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of 2,610 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,800/sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

T

Trond Abrahamsen

ice hockey player

M

Mimmi Bæivi

Norwegian politician

H

Hilde Skancke Pedersen

Norwegian sculptor

A

Antonie Tiberg

Norwegian historian (1878-1952)

K

Knut Moe

Norwegian resistance radio agent

R

Rolf Danielsen

Norwegian educator, author and historian (1922–2002)

F

Finn Remen

Norwegian musician

O

Odd Henning Skyllingstad

Norwegian illustrator and cartoonist

S

Steve Leirvik

Norwegian novelist

A

Arnfinn Sørensen

Norwegian politician (1924-2014)

W

Willie Nordrå

Norwegian graphic artist

J

Jasper Soini

Norwegian photographer

Martin Hector

O

Olav Nesse

featured in the Norwegian Who's Who 1973

K

Kristian Hermann Berg

Norwegian fisherman, farmer and politician

Marcus W. Noodt

Norwegian photographer (1824-1895)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Finnmark

• Rypefjord
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,743
• Forsøl
  4.9 mi away · pop. 202
• Kvalsund - Ráhkkerávju
  13 mi away · pop. 328
• Neverfjord - Náivuotna
  15.6 mi away
• Kokelv
  22.3 mi away
• Tufjord
  24.2 mi away · pop. 84
• Skaidi
  24.7 mi away
• Gunnarnes
  25.2 mi away
• Ingøy
  30.3 mi away
• Havøysund - Ávanuorri
  32 mi away · pop. 903
• Breivikbotn
  32.4 mi away · pop. 313
• Storekorsnes - Giranjárga
  32.9 mi away

Browse all places in Finnmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hammerfest

"Herregud hvor her ser ut!"

Johanne Løkken · 2007

A winter in Lapland and Sweden; with various observations relating to Finmark and its inhabitants; made during a residence at Hammerfest. Near the North Cape

Arthur de Capell Broke · 1827

A winter in Lapland and Sweden

Brooke, Arthur de Capell Sir · 1827

Dream Destinations

Mary-Ann Gallagher · 2010

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