Nordland is one of the three northernmost counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in the town of Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. In the southern part of the county is Vega, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
Northern Norway is a geographical region of Norway, consisting of the three northernmost counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in Northern Norway are Mo i Rana, Bodø, Narvik, Harstad, Tromsø and Alta. Northern Norway is often described as the land of the midnight sun and the land of the northern lights. Farther north, halfway to the North Pole, is the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, traditionally not regarded as part of Northern Norway.
Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form a natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county.
Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about 9,354 square kilometres (3,612 sq mi) and has a population (2016) of about 73,375 people.
Brønnøysund Airport is a regional airport located at the town of Brønnøysund, in Brønnøy Municipality, Nordland county, Norway. The airport is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor and serves the southern part of Helgeland. It has a 1,200-by-30-meter runway numbered 03–21 and is served by Widerøe, which operates their Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft to Oslo, Trondheim, Bodø, Bergen and other airports in Helgeland. The airport also serves offshore helicopter flights by CHC Helikopter Service to Norne and temporary oil rigs in the Norwegian Sea. In 2014, the airport served 117,471 passengers, making it the second-busiest regional airport in Norway, after Florø Airport.
Vy Buss, formerly branded as Nettbuss, is the largest bus company in Norway, owned by Vy. It was established on 10 February 2000 as the continuation of the bus operations from former NSB Biltrafikk. In addition to bus services in major parts of Norway, it also operates buses in Sweden through subsidiaries.
Mosjøen Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Mosjøen in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. In 2014, Mosjøen Airport had 61,480 passengers. It is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor.
Sandnessjøen Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Sandnessjøen, Norway. The airport is located in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, 5.5 nautical miles south west of Sandnessjøen. In 2014, Sandnessjøen Airport served 74,138 passengers. It is operated by Avinor.
Boreal Norge AS is a Norwegian public transport operator. Established as a subsidiary of CGEA Transport in 1999, it operates through its subsidiaries buses, ferries and trams in the counties of Finnmark, Nordland, Rogaland, Trøndelag and Troms, primarily through the purchase of former monopolists. The company has 2,500 employees and operates ca 920 buses, 34 ferries/ships and 9 trams.
Nordtrafikk is a Norwegian truck and ambulance operator based in Sortland Municipality. The company operates ambulance services for Northern Norway Regional Health Authority. The company's bus and ferry operations were sold to Veolia Transport Norge in 2006. They formerly operated bus routes in Harstad Municipality, Lofoten, Salten, Trysil and Vesterålen and ferry transport in Lofoten and Vesterålen.
Helgelandske was a Norwegian bus and ferry operator based in Helgeland. The company was owned by Veolia Transport Norge and operated 18 passenger- and car ferries. The company had its main office in Sandnessjøen. In 2007 it was merged with Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap and former Nordtrafikk subsidiaries Nordtrafikk Buss and Nordtrafikk Maritim to become Veolia Transport Nord.
Risør og Tvedestrand Bilruter was a Norwegian bus company that operated in the eastern parts of Agder on contract with the county administration of Aust-Agder. In June 2005, SBR sold its half to RTB. In 2007, the company had 36 buses and 85 employees, and was owned by the municipalities of Risør, Tvedestrand, Vegårshei and Gjerstad, where the bus company had most of its routes. Along with Setesdal Bilruter it bought Høvågruta in 2002.
Opplandstrafikk is the public transport administration for bus transport in Oppland, Norway and is part of the central administration of the Oppland County Municipality. The unit plans, markets and organises the public transport in Oppland, but does not operate any buses itself. Instead it issues contracts to operating companies based on negotiated contracts or public service obligation. Opplandstrafikk has mostly bus traffic, but also one ferry line, Tangen–Horn in Gran municipality. The rail traffic inside Oppland is organised and ticketed by NSB without involvement of Opplandstrafikk.
County Road 17, also known as the Coastal Highway, is a Norwegian highway that runs from the town of Bodø in Nordland county to the town of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. It is 630 kilometres (390 mi) long and includes six ferry crossings. The road runs along the coast of Nordland and Trøndelag counties through 28 different municipalities. This road is a much more scenic, albeit longer and more time-consuming, route than the inland European Route E6 highway.
Ofotens Bilruter is a bus company based in Narvik, Norway, that operates schedules services in Ofoten. Owned by TIRB, it is part of Hurtigruten Group, and operates on contract with Nordland County Municipality. This includes the city buses in Narvik, regional buses in Ofoten, and Airport Express Coach branded buses to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes and NOR-WAY Bussekspress branded buses to Bodø.
Stocklands Bilruter AS was a bus company operating in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. t operated on a contract with the Nordland county municipality.
Bodø or Bådåddjo (Lule Sami) is a town in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of both Bodø Municipality and of Nordland county. It is located on the Bodø peninsula between the Vestfjorden and the Saltfjorden. Bodø is located just north of the Arctic Circle. It is the largest urban area and town in Nordland county and it is the second-largest town in Northern Norway.
The Nordland Fotballkrets(Nordland Football Association) is one of the 18 district organisations of the Norwegian Football Federation. It administers lower tier football in the traditional district of Helgeland and Salten.
Mo i Rana Airport, Fagerlia is a regional airport under construction, which will serve the town of Mo i Rana in the municipality of Rana and surrounding municipalities in Nordland county, Norway. The airport will be located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) outside the town.
