page_title: Svolvær
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Svolvær / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Forme de radoub en construction à Svolvaer, Norvège English: Dry dock under construction in Svolvaer, Norway
context_page_description: Svolvær is the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The 2.37-square-kilometre town has a population of 4,720 which gives the town a population density of 1,992 inhabitants per square kilometre.
context_section_description: Most of Svolvær is located on the main island of Austvågøya, but some parts of the town are built on small surrounding islands connected by bridges, including the Svinøy Bridge.  Tesla built a Supercharger in the town in 2020.  There is a regional airport near the town, Svolvær Airport, Helle, and Svolvær is a port of call for Hurtigruten.  There is a ferry connection from Svolvær to the nearby scenic island of Skrova, which also crosses the Vestfjord to Skutvik (in Hamarøy) in the summer. There is also an express boat that connects to the city of Bodø.  The Lofast road (European route E10) was officially opened on 1 December 2007, giving Svolvær access to the mainland and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes. There are plans to upgrade European route E10 from Å to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes. There are now scheduled bus connections to Evenes (3 hr) and Narvik (4 hr 15 min).
caption: Dry dock being built in Svolvær (2010)
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