Balsfjord or Balsfjorden may refer to:
Troms is a county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea. The county had a population of 169,610 in 2024.
Målselv is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. The main commercial centre of the municipality is the Bardufoss area. Other villages in the municipality include Alappmoen, Fossmoen, Holmen, and Skjold. Besides bordering Sweden to the east and the ocean to the northwest, it borders the municipalities of Balsfjord, Storfjord, Bardu, Sørreisa, and Senja.
Balsfjord is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storsteinnes. Other notable villages include Mestervik, Mortenhals, and Nordkjosbotn.
Malangen is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 372-square-kilometre (144 sq mi) municipality existed from 1871 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality surrounded the Malangen fjord and today that area is divided between several municipalities: Balsfjord, Lenvik, Tromsø, and Målselv. The administrative centre was the village of Mortenhals where the main church for the municipality, Malangen Church, is located.
Nordkjosbotn (Norwegian) or Gárgán (Northern Sami) is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of the city of Tromsø. Two major highways, European route E6 and European route E8, meet in this village, making it a major crossroads in Northern Norway, with an estimated annual passage of 3 million people. The 0.7-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2017) of 464 which gives the village a population density of 663 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,720/sq mi). Nordkjosbotn Church is located in this village. Macks Ølbryggeri, a brewery, has been operating in Nordkjosbotn since 2012.
Sletta may refer to:
Børre Arnold Knudsen (1937–2014) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest noted for his anti-abortion activism. Together with Ludvig Nessa, he staged protests at abortion clinics as well as other public stunts starting in the late 1980s, and he spent time in jail for refusing to pay fines received for his protests.
Stuorajávri may refer to the following locations:
Rock carvings at Tennes in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway comprise figures of prehistoric rock art (bergkunst). The oldest figures have been dated to 4600 BC and the most recent to about 2600 BC. The figures were the first from a hunting culture that were discovered in Scandinavia.
Istind, Istinden, or Istindan may refer to:
Balsfjorden (Norwegian) or Báhccavuotna (Northern Sami) is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. The 57-kilometre (35 mi) long fjord runs through Balsfjord Municipality and Tromsø Municipality. It branches off the Tromsøysundet strait just south of the city of Tromsø and it flows in a north–south direction, ranging from 2 to 7 kilometres wide. The European route E8 highway follows most of the eastern shore of the fjord and the European route E6 highway runs along the southern end of the fjord. The village of Storsteinnes lies along the southwestern coast of the fjord and the village of Nordkjosbotn lies at the southeastern end of the fjord.
Mortenhals or Mortenshals is a village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Malangen fjord, across the fjord from Rossfjordstraumen. The village of Mestervik is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the south. Malangen Church is located here. This village was the administrative centre of the old Malangen Municipality which existed from 1871 until 1964.
Mestervik Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mestervik. It is an annex chapel for the Malangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was originally a school and it was rebuilt in a long church design in 1968 using plans drawn up by the architect Kjell Hansen. The church seats about 100 people.
Malangen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mortenhals. It is the church for the Malangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1853 by local builders. The church seats about 280 people. The building was consecrated on 31 August 1853.
Storsteinnes Chapel is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Storsteinnes. It is one of the churches for the Balsfjord parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1968. The church seats about 200 people.
Nordkjosbotn Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordkjosbotn. It is one of the churches for the Balsfjord parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wood and aggregate concrete church was built in a long church style in 1987 using plans drawn up by the architect Åge Pedersen. The church seats about 260 people.
Balsfjord Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located at Balsfjord, just north of the village of Tennes. It is one of the churches for the Balsfjord parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1856 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 400 people.
Straumsfjorden or Straumfjorden may refer to the following places in Norway:
Malangen may refer to: