455 Træna


15 km2


Husøy


Fishing, fishing industry and seafarming


At the outer edges of the Helgeland coast, 1.5 hours from the mainland via Express Catamaran, you’ll find the island community of Træna consisting of 418 islands. One of the smallest municipalities of Norway.


Træna’s business activities consist mainly of fishing, fish processing and fish farming, as well as tourism and other services.


Træna Lighthouse was built as early as in 1877. The islands have a rich bird life, and are very well suited for visitors seeking to experience nature close up. On the island of Sanna, there are many caves dug out by the sea. The most famous one is “Kirkehellar’n”, which is 20 m wide, 45 m deep and 30 m high. The islands have been inhabited since the Stone Age, verifiable by several findings. In Langhågen, archeologists have uncovered 31 house remains dating back to 2000 B.C. Further remains of houses from the same period were uncovered on another island in the region as recently as 2006. Archeo- logical excavation on the island of Sanna from 1937-1939 uncovered remains from old and new stone age, iron age and the time of the black


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death. The Petter Dass Chapel, Træna Church (1773) and the Træna Village Museum are all worth a visit.


The Petter Dass Chapel


Turistinformasjon Museumsbestyrer Turid Myhre, Tel: +47 95 27 70 89 Træna kommune Tel. +47 75 09 58 00 visithelgeland.com kystriksveien.no


FOTO: GEIR BENDEN


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