Henningsvær

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title: "Henningsvær" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["vågan-municipality", "villages-in-nordland", "populated-places-of-arctic-norway", "lofoten"] description: "Village in Vågan Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henningsvær" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Vågan Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Henningsvær
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Henningsvær marina buildings.jpg
image_caption	Henningsvær marina buildings
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Nordland#Norway
pushpin_label	Henningsvær
pushpin_label_position	bottom
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Northern Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Nordland
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Lofoten
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Vågan Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.3
population_as_of	2023
population_footnotes
population_total	507
population_density_km2	1690
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	8312 Henningsvær
coordinates
elevation_m	6
elevation_footnotes
::

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Henningsvær is a fishing village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on several small islands off the southern coast of the large island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village is located about 20 km southwest of the town of Svolvær. Henningsvær is connected to the rest of Vågan via the Henningsvær Bridges. The village is mostly located on the islands of Heimøya and Hellandsøya.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Vågan_Festvågtinden_lub_2025-07-20_img05_Aussicht.jpg" caption="Aerial view of Henningsvær"] ::

The 0.3 km2 village has a population (2023) of 507 and a population density of 1690 PD/km2. Due to its traditional fishing village architecture, Henningsvær draws many tourists. Climbing and diving/snorkeling are also popular tourist activities. Henningsvær Church is located in the village, on the island of Heimøya.

With the increase in professional and consumer drone photography in the second decade of the 2000s, the Henningsvaer Fotballbanen (football pitch) has gained global attention. The European football organisation, UEFA, filmed on and around the field for their "We Play Strong" video with Liv Cooke. Pepsi Max Norge offered their support for the UEFA Champions League Final in 2018 with an art installation created by children kicking footballs covered in paint. The field is managed by Henningsvaer IL football club under the leadership of Ole Johan Wiik, as of 2018. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Henningsvær_and_the_surrounding_islands.jpg" caption="Henningsvær and the surrounding islands." alt="A photo of Henningsvær and the surrounding islands."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Henningsvar_Stadion,_looking_from_southwest.jpg" caption="Henningsvær Stadion, looking northeast"] ::

Name

The first element is the male name "Henning". The last element is which means 'fishing village'. The name is first recorded in 1567.

References

References

1. "Henningsvær, Vågan (Nordland)". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
4. UEFA. (26 February 2013). "UEFA launches #PlayAnywhere campaign".

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