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National Tourist Route Havysund takes you to the High North. The route follows the Arctic Ocean and meanders through a rugged landscape of cliffs and untamed nature where the bare mountains touch the oceans edge.

The fishing hamlet of Havøysund offers an intriguing encounter with a vital community on the coast of Finnmark. Along this weather-beaten coastline, fisheries have provided the region with its industrial basis.

From Havysund, visitors can catch a boat to the islands of Rolvsøy and Ingøy and to Fruholmen lighthouse, further out into the Arctic Ocean. The region provides excellent opportunities for deep-sea fishing. Hjelmsøystauren rock, with one of Europes largest bird colonies, is also well worth a visit.

National Tourist Route Havøysund is a good alternative to the North Cape, and is also suitable for cyclists. The coastal steamer Hurtigruten calls at Havøysund every day of the week. Thereby, you have the opportunity to compose your own round trip to include several National Tourist Routes.

National Tourist Route Havøysund runs from Kokelv to Havøysund over a total distance of 66 kilometres.



Information about National Tourist Route Havøysund, download pdf.

Travel info Havøysund

Questions concerning places to stay, places to eat, itineraries etc. should be addressed to local and regional tourist agencies and enterprises. In the menu on the left you will find some links that may be helpful.

Have a good trip!

Selvika. On nice summer days, this sheltered bay makes a popular excursion for people from Havøysund. A lovely barbecue area down on the beach will be accessible for wheelchair users and cyclists. Architect: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter RRA. Photo: Jiri Havran
Selvika. On nice summer days, this sheltered bay makes a popular excursion for people from Havøysund. A lovely barbecue area down on the beach will be accessible for wheelchair users and cyclists. Architect: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter RRA.

Photo: Jiri Havran
Selvika is a lovely area for walks on nice days. Photo: Jarle Wæhler
Selvika is a lovely area for walks on nice days.

Photo: Jarle Wæhler
A rugged landscape along the Fv 889 county road at Vekselvik in Måsøy. The rock formation is called the Sphinx. Photo: Roger Ellingsen
A rugged landscape along the Fv 889 county road at Vekselvik in Måsøy. The rock formation is called the Sphinx.

Photo: Roger Ellingsen
Lillefjord in Måsøy. This picnic area with a footbridge and toilets is in a sheltered setting at the head of the fjord. The bridge provides access to excellent walking terrain, and it is only a short distance to a viewpoint beside a waterfall. Photo: Jærle Wæhler
Lillefjord in Måsøy. This picnic area with a footbridge and toilets is in a sheltered setting at the head of the fjord. The bridge provides access to excellent walking terrain, and it is only a short distance to a viewpoint beside a waterfall.

Photo: Jærle Wæhler
Kokelv on county road no. 889. A short detour from the nastional tourist route. Photo: Anne Olsen-Ryum
Kokelv on county road no. 889. A short detour from the nastional tourist route.

Photo: Anne Olsen-Ryum
County road no. 889, near Revsbotn bay. Reindeer can often be spotted in the terrain along this stretch. Photo: Anne Olsen-Ryum
County road no. 889, near Revsbotn bay. Reindeer can often be spotted in the terrain along this stretch.

Photo: Anne Olsen-Ryum

County road no. 889, rugged landscape at Vekselvik in Revsbotn. Photo: Werner Harstad
County road no. 889, rugged landscape at Vekselvik in Revsbotn.

Photo: Werner Harstad
A beautiful winter day at Snefjord in Måsøy. Photo: Hjalmar Steinnes
A beautiful winter day at Snefjord in Måsøy.

Photo: Hjalmar Steinnes
The coastal steamer Nordlys arriving at Havøysund, the northernmost point of Norway’s national tourist routes. Photo: Jarle Wæhler
The coastal steamer Nordlys arriving at Havøysund, the northernmost point of Norway’s national tourist routes.

Photo: Jarle Wæhler
The coastal steamer Nordstjernen has gone from Havøysund, the northernmost point of Norway’s national tourist routes. Photo: Roger Ellingsen
The coastal steamer Nordstjernen has gone from Havøysund, the northernmost point of Norway’s national tourist routes.

Photo: Roger Ellingsen
Havøysund in Måsøy, 71 degrees north. The northernmost point of National Tourist Route Havøysund, the most northerly of all the tourist routes. Photo: Anne Olsen-Ryum
Havøysund in Måsøy, 71 degrees north. The northernmost point of National Tourist Route Havøysund, the most northerly of all the tourist routes.

Photo: Anne Olsen-Ryum
The islands of Ingøy and Rolfsøy seen from Havøygalen in Havøysund on a clear autumn evening. Havøysund is the northernmost place on all our National Tourist Routes. Photo: Roger Ellingsen
The islands of Ingøy and Rolfsøy seen from Havøygalen in Havøysund on a clear autumn evening. Havøysund is the northernmost place on all our National Tourist Routes.

Photo: Roger Ellingsen
Overview map of the stretch, with locations described under the "Architecture" menu.

If you wish to plan your journey or consult more detailed maps you will find links to maps and route planners in the menu "Travel info".
National Tourist Route Havøysund takes you to the High North. The route follows the Arctic Ocean and meanders through a rugged landscape of cliffs and untamed nature where the bare mountains touch the oceans edge.
Here you can find a simple map providing a geographical overview of the route. If you wish to plan your journey or consult more detailed maps you will find links to maps and route planners in the menu "Travel info".
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