Finneid Explained

Official Name:Finneid
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nordland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Salten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Fauske
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8200 Fauske
Elevation M:26
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:67.2549°N 15.4404°W

Finneid is a small town with a population of 210 (2016 census) that lies 3km (02miles) 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finneid, Fauske (Nordland). yr.no. Norwegian. January 18, 2017.
  2. https://snl.no/Finneid Store norske leksikon: Finneid.
  3. http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/1571367/binary/1139174?fast_title=Nordland+-+vegliste+fylkes-+og+kommunale+veger+oktober+2016.pdf Vegliste 2016: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2016. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, p. 2.