Hammerfest

Hammerfest (pronunciation^ⓘ; Hámmerfeastacode: sme promoted to code: se [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). 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. In 1992, it merged with the neighboring municipality of Sørøysund to form a larger municipality with the same name. In 2020, it became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county.

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.

Settlements

• Akkarfjord
• Akkarfjord (Kvaløya in Hammerfest)
• Erdal (Hammerfest)

• Fiskebukta
• Forsøl; No people were (still) living there, as of 2024. However, there is an elementary school and a kindergarten (as of 2025); Together they have 27 students (2025).
• 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.

Politics

In 2025, there was a parliamentary election.

• Labour Party got [c. 40% or] 40.1% of the votes.
• 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

Related pages

• List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

References

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