Hammerfest

Hammerfest (;  ) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. The municipality has an area of  and a population of 11,274 people. The population density is low, with only 4.4 people per square kilometer (1.7/m²). The municipality is made up of three large islands and several small islands. Most of it is not connected to the mainland by road. 

Hammerfest was formed as a municipality in 1838. In 1992, it merged with the neighboring municipality of Sørøysund to form a larger municipality with the same name. In 2020, it became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county.

Economy: In regard to having a new power line built: A license has been given (as of August 2025) to build power lines from Skaidi (map), a settlement in Hammerfest, to Lebesby; The power lines will be 420 kilovolt.https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/far-bygge-420-kv-kraftledning-til-lebesby-1.17529292. Retrieved 2025-08-15

Settlements
Akkarfjord
Akkarfjord (Kvaløya in Hammerfest)
Erdal (Hammerfest)

Fiskebukta
Forsøl; No people were (still) living there, as of 2024.https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/04859/. Retrieved  1 October 2024. However, there is an elementary school and a kindergarten (as of 2025); Together they have 27 students (2025).https://hammerfest.kommune.no/forsol-oppvekstsenter/. Retrieved 2025-07-20
Fuglenes

Hellefjord
Kokelv
Kvalsund (settlement in Hammerfest); 289 inhabitants (as of 2023)
Kårhamn
Rypefjord (picture); 1,802 people live there (as of 2023)
Seiland
Skaidi
Stallogargo

Government
The mayor,  Terje Rogde, is elected until late 2027.https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26

Politics
In 2025, there was a parliamentary election.
Labour Party got [c. 40% or] 40.1% of the votes.nrk.no/valg/2025/resultat/56/5636. Retrieved 2025-09-21
Progress Party, [c. 25% or] 25.3% of the votes
Red party, [c. 7% or] 7.9% of the votes
Conservative Party, [c. 6% or] 6.6% of the votes
Centre Party (Norway), [c. 6% or] 6.8% of the votes

Related pages
List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

 References 

Category:Municipalities of Finnmark