Øksfjord

Øksfjord
—  Village  —
Øksfjord Location in Norway
Coordinates: 70°14′N 22°22′E / 70.233°N 22.367°E / 70.233; 22.367
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Finnmark
Municipality	Loppa
Population (2006)
– Total	510
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Øksfjord is the administrative centre of Loppa municipality, Norway. Its population (2006) is 510. Visited by Hurtigruten daily, it is located between Skjervøy and Hammerfest. There is a car ferry connection to Hasvik on Sørøya, and to Sør-Tverrfjord and Bergsfjord.

Pop culture

Øksfjord is the setting of the 2009 film Død snø (Dead Snow)
Hallgeir Pedersen is a internationally well known guitarist that lives in Øksfjord. Official homepage
July 21, 2012 there will be a "Øksfjordtreff" with a concert and ball-hall dance where also xfjordinger who live other places in the world will come back to party for a weekend.

Coordinates: 70°14′N 22°22′E / 70.233°N 22.367°E / 70.233; 22.367