Hammerfest

Not to be confused with Hammerfest (town).

Hammerfest (pronunciation; Hámmerfeasta [ˈhaːmmerˌfea̯sːta]) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. The municipality has an area of 2,693 square kilometres (1,040 sq mi) and a population of 11,274 people. The population density is low, with only 4.4 people per square kilometer (1.7/m²).[1][2] The municipality is made up of three large islands and several small islands. Most of it is not connected to the mainland by road.

Hammerfest was formed as a municipality in 1838.[3] In 1992, it merged with the neighboring municipality of Sørøysund to form a larger municipality with the same name.[4] In 2020, it became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county.[5]

Economy: In regard to having a new power line built: A license has been given (as of August 2025) to build power lines from Skaidi (map), a settlement in Hammerfest, to Lebesby; The power lines will be 420 kilovolt.[6]

Settlements

  • Akkarfjord
  • Akkarfjord (Kvaløya in Hammerfest)
  • Erdal (Hammerfest)
  • Fiskebukta
  • Forsøl; No people were (still) living there, as of 2024.[7] However, there is an elementary school and a kindergarten (as of 2025); Together they have 27 students (2025).[8]
  • Fuglenes
  • Hellefjord
  • Kokelv
  • Kvalsund (settlement in Hammerfest); 289 inhabitants (as of 2023)
  • Kårhamn
  • Rypefjord (picture); 1,802 people live there (as of 2023)
  • Seiland
  • Skaidi
  • Stallogargo

Government

The mayor, Terje Rogde, is elected until late 2027.[9]

Politics

In 2025, there was a parliamentary election.

  • Labour Party got [c. 40% or] 40.1% of the votes.[10]
  • Progress Party, [c. 25% or] 25.3% of the votes
  • Red party, [c. 7% or] 7.9% of the votes
  • Conservative Party, [c. 6% or] 6.6% of the votes
  • Centre Party (Norway), [c. 6% or] 6.8% of the votes[10]
  • List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

References

  1. ↑ "06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) 1951 - 2023. Statbank Norway". SSB. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. ↑ "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) 2007 - 2023. Statbank Norway". SSB. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ↑ "Formannskapsdistrikt". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  4. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  5. ↑ Nikel, David (2020-01-19). "A New Map of Norway: Meet Norway's New Counties". Life in Norway. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/far-bygge-420-kv-kraftledning-til-lebesby-1.17529292. Retrieved 2025-08-15
  7. ↑ https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/04859/. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ↑ https://hammerfest.kommune.no/forsol-oppvekstsenter/. Retrieved 2025-07-20
  9. ↑ https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 nrk.no/valg/2025/resultat/56/5636. Retrieved 2025-09-21


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