Finneid

Finneid
Town
Fauske with Finneid at top center
Finneid
Location in Nordland
Finneid
Finneid (Norway)
Coordinates: 67°15′17.611″N 15°26′25.534″E / 67.25489194°N 15.44042611°E / 67.25489194; 15.44042611Coordinates: 67°15′17.611″N 15°26′25.534″E / 67.25489194°N 15.44042611°E / 67.25489194; 15.44042611
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality Fauske
Elevation[1] 26 m (85 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 8200 Fauske

Finneid is a small town with a population of 210 (2016 census) that lies 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) southeast of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway.[2]

Finneid was the port for shipping out the ore that came from the mine in Sulitjelma.[2] The town formerly had hotels, boarding houses, and shops, but as mining in Sulitjelma declined most of the businesses established in Finneid closed down.

Finneid is connected to Fauske by European route E6 and to Sulitjelma by Norwegian County Road 830.[3]

References

  1. "Finneid, Fauske (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Store norske leksikon: Finneid.
  3. Vegliste 2016: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2016. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, p. 2. Archived 2017-03-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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