Kvenvik

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Kvenvik

Coordinates69.93°, 23.10°

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

Overview

Kvenvik (Norwegian), Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami), or Suislahti (Kven) is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the town of Alta. It had a population (2012) of 194.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Finn Hågen Krogh

Norwegian cross-country skier

Tore Reginiussen

Norwegian association football player

Bjørn Wirkola

Norwegian ski jumper

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Mads Reginiussen

Norwegian footballer

E

Eleonore Bjartveit

Norwegian politician (1924-2002)

Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen

Norwegian footballer

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Jarle Pedersen

Norwegian speed skater

Tommy Wirkola

Norwegian filmmaker (born 1979)

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Knut Leo Abrahamsen

Olympic Nordic combined skier

Kåre Simensen

Norwegian politician

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Karl Akre

member of the Parliament of Norway (1840-1912)

Petter Carlsen

Norwegian composer, singer, and guitarist

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Morten Giæver

Norwegian footballer

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Egil Rasmussen

Norwegian writer (1903–1964)

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Einar M. Bull

Norwegian diplomat

Gustav Lund

Norwegian Sami preacher and journalist (1862–1912)

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

Nearby places in Finnmark

• Kåfjord
  1.9 mi away
• Øvre Alta
  3.9 mi away
• Alta
  4.9 mi away · pop. 16,382
• Talmulahti
  8.8 mi away · pop. 287
• Tverrelvdalen - Fallijoki
  9.4 mi away · pop. 458
• Rafsbotn - Rässivuono
  12 mi away · pop. 478
• Leirbotn
  15 mi away
• Storekorsnes - Giranjárga
  20 mi away
• Vassdalen
  27.2 mi away
• Øksfjord - Ákšovuotna
  27.9 mi away · pop. 497
• Nuvsvåg
  33.1 mi away
• Máze - Masi
  36 mi away · pop. 350

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 Kvenvik

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Seen 2026-08-29

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-08-28

European Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

Seen 2026-08-18

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Seen 2026-08-18

tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Seen 2026-08-15

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-14

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-08-14

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-08-12

pineapple-weed

Matricaria discoidea

Seen 2026-08-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).