Risøyhamn

Risøyhamn is part of the municipality Andøy in Norway.

The village has about 211 inhabitants in the province (county ) Nordland in Vesterålen in northern Norway. Risøyhamn is Hurtigruten. The place is an important transport hub in Vesterålen. The inhabitants live mainly from fishing.

The port of Risøyhamn the so-called Risøyrenna, an artificially deepened waterway leads from a length of 4.5 km. In 1922, the Canal was inaugurated in the presence of the king. This Risøy - channel was a major step forward for the marine connection of the archipelago, as now, for example Stokmarknes could be better achieved. Even today use the ships of the Hurtigruten daily this connection.