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Salangen

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Salangen

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Salangen municipality is a small, but lively municipality in Troms og Finnmark county. The municipality has 2048 inhabitants and is located in Inner South Troms between the three cities of Harstad, Narvik and Tromsø. The municipal center is Sjøvegan which is located at the end of Sagfjorden. Salangen has an area of 458 square kilometers and borders Dyrøy, Sørreisa, Bardu, Lavangen and Ibestad.

Salangen has an active cultural life with a regional cultural center, a library, a cultural school, a volunteer center, several museums and many associations and clubs. Every year there are several festivals and events in Salangen, such as Salangsdagan, Salangen Live, Salangen Grand Prix and Salangen Culture Festival.

Salangen also has many attractive tourist destinations, such as the beautiful Sagelva with its waterfalls and power plants, the historic Røkenes Farm with its old trade activity, the exciting Salangsverket with its mining history, the idyllic Upper Salangen with its great hiking opportunities and the impressive Istindan with its spectacular view.

Salangen has a varied business structure with both public and private activity. The municipality has among other things a large agricultural sector with many farms that produce milk, meat and potatoes. The municipality also has several small and medium-sized businesses in areas such as construction, transport, trade, service, industry and tourism. Some examples of private businesses in Salangen are Salaks AS which operates with salmon farming, Salangen Mekaniske AS which produces steel structures, Salangen Nyheter AS which operates with local newspaper and web-TV, and Røkenes Gård AS which operates with accommodation and catering.

Salangen has a well-developed infrastructure with road, bus and express boat connection to neighboring municipalities and cities. The municipality also has a good selection of public services such as schools, kindergartens, health center, doctor’s office, nursing home, care homes and NAV. The municipality has two primary schools (Salangen school and Upper Salangen school), one secondary school (Salangen school) and one high school (Sjøvegan high school). The municipality also has four kindergartens (Sagatun kindergarten, Sjøvegan kindergarten, Upper Salangen kindergarten and Elvenes kindergarten).

Salangen municipality is a great place to live and work for people of all ages. The municipality has a rich cultural offer, a varied business life, a beautiful natural environment and a good local community. Welcome to Salangen!

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  • 2 087 residents
  • 1 schools
  • 1 kindergartens

Where is Salangen?

Sources

https://www.salangen.kommune.no/om-salangen.402252.no.html 

https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salangen 

https://www.salangen.kommune.no/salangen-regionale-kulturhus.555113.no.html 

https://www.salangen.kommune.no/kulturavdelingen.449285.no.html 

https://www.salangen.kommune.no/hvordan-reise-til-salangen.587353.no.html 

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