Skjervøy (North Sámi: Skiervvá suohkan, Kven: Kieruan komuuni) is an archipelago municipality in Troms. The main village is the one by the same name on the island of Skjervøya.

Understand[edit]

The population is about 3,000.

The municipality is in north-east Troms, with Ullsfjorden to the west, Lyngenfjorden to the southwest, Reisafjorden to the southeast, and Kvænangen fjord to the east. The largest island is Arnøya, while most people live on the adjacent Skjervøya. Other islands include Haukøya, Kågen, Laukøya, Vorterøya, and the northern half of Uløya. Villages include Årviksand, Akkarvik and Arnøyhamn on Arnøya, and Skjerøy.

• 70.03520.9771 Skjerøy – the main village, with most of the population.
• 70.06420.4922 Akkarvik
• 70.05320.6323 Arnøyhamn
• 70.041921.23254 Haukøya
• 69.9820.8585 Kågen
• 70.10420.8366 Laukøya
• 69.85320.6237 Uløya with Havnnes on the south-western tip (in Nordreisa) and Uløybukta on the east coast
• 69.9720.6538 Vorterøya
• 70.19520.5219 Årviksand

Climate[edit]

Due to the Atlantic, average temperatures are just a few degree below freezing in winter and a little above 10°C in summer. The polar night and the midnight sun can be enjoyed much of the winter and summer, respectively.

Get in[edit]

Skjervøya is connected to the mainland by the Maursund Tunnel to Kågen and the Skjervøy Bridge from there.

There is an express ferry from Tromsø to Skjervøy (2½ hr). Also Hurtigruten calls at Skjervøy (350 kr and 4½ hr from Tromsø).

Ferries from nearby places on E6:

• From 69.784620.6171 Rotsund on E6 to Havnnes and Uløybukta on Uløya
• From 69.940322.04312 Burfjord, centre of the Kvænangen municipality (check!).

There are flights from Tromsø, Hammerfest and Kirkenes to 69.78520.9583 Sørkjosen Airport in Nordreisa to the south (a 45 min drive).

Get around[edit]

By car[edit]

By boat[edit]

There are local "steamers" connecting some of the islands to Skjervøy, such as the one from Skjervøy to Spildra. You should also be able to find private boat transport (about 1,000 kr, depending on length etc.).

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See[edit]

• 70.03520.89321 Skjervøy Church, Strandveien 50, ☏ +47-777-77-540, [email protected]. Skjervøy Church from 1728 is the oldest wooden church in Troms. (updated Aug 2023)

The village of Maursund is an old trading post with well-preserved 19th-century houses.

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Sleep[edit]

• 70.036620.981311 Hotel Maritim Skjervøy, ☏ +47 77 76 03 77. (updated Aug 2023)

Lodging[edit]

• 70.01521.572 Skaga (on the island Spildra in Kvænangen, ferry from Burfjord and perhaps Skjervøy), ☏ +47 906 22 651 (mobile), +47 776 99469 (landline), [email protected]. A small timber cabin (23 m²) on a remote farm that was abandoned 1957. Fishing, hunting and picking eggs; views of the midnight sun in the summer, and the northern lights in the winter. 2–3 persons, outhouse toilet, wood stove for heat, no running water. Sauna, gas stove for cooking, electricity by aggregate, fishing equipment for borrowing. Linen, utensils and motorboat use included. Mobile phone coverage. May–September 5,000 kr/week, October–April 6,000 kr/week; with hunting included 6,000–10,000 kr/week. 

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