Kamøyvær, Norway

Kamøyvær, Norway

Kamøyvær Norway

Kamøyvær is a small fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It lies along the Kamøyfjorden on the east side of the island of Magerøya, about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) northwest of the town of Honningsvåg, at the end of a dead-end road (Norwegian County Road 172). About 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) south of the village, this road connects with the European route E69, the main road leading to the North Cape. The village is sheltered from the open sea by the islands of Lille Kamøya and Store Kamøya; the stretch of water between the village and Store Kamøya is called Østersundet. Around 70 people live in Kamøyvær. Although there are no ethnic distinctions today, the inhabitants are descended from coastal Sami, Kven, and Norwegians. In the summer of 2012, the local workforce also included people from the Baltic states. A small hotel/guesthouse called the Arran, owned by a Sami family, occupies three blue-painted buildings in the center of the village—one right on the harbor waters and the other two just across the road. The top floor of a house in the village center hosts an art gallery called Gallery East of the Sun, which displays and sells the work of German-born artist Eva Schmutterer, who lives in the village.
Recommended airport
Valan (HVG)
Nearby destinations
  • Gjevaer a 19.89 km
  • Havoysund a 45.48 km
  • Skarsvag a 7.67 km
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