Gáivuotna – Kåfjord – Kaivuono

Kåfjord (Norwegian), Gáivuotna [ˈkaːjːvuo̯tna] (Northern Sami), or Kaivuono (Kven)[3] is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Olderdalen. Other villages include Løkvollen, Manndalen, Birtavarre, Trollvik, Samuelsberg, Nordmannvik, and Djupvik.

Kåfjord kommune
Gáivuona suohkan
Kaivuonon komuuni
Municipality
View of Olderdalen
View of Olderdalen
Flag of Kåfjord kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Kåfjord kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Kåfjord kommune
Troms og Finnmark within
Norway
Kåfjord within Troms og Finnmark
Kåfjord within Troms og Finnmark
Coordinates: 69°36′14″N 20°31′57″E
CountryNorway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictNord-Troms
Established1929
 • Preceded byLyngen Municipality
Administrative centreOlderdalen
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Bernt Eirik Isaksen Lyngstad (Ap)
Area
 • Total991.14 km2 (382.68 sq mi)
 • Land949.55 km2 (366.62 sq mi)
 • Water41.59 km2 (16.06 sq mi)  4.2%
 • Rank#116 in Norway
Population
 (2022)
 • Total2,012
 • Rank#278 in Norway
 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −9%
DemonymKåfjording[1]
Official languages
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
 • Sámi formNorthern Sami
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5426
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 991-square-kilometre (383 sq mi) municipality is the 116th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kåfjord is the 278th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,012. The municipality's population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

The municipality of Kåfjord was established in 1929 when the large Lyngen Municipality was divided into three: Lyngen in the northwest, Kåfjord in the northeast, and Storfjord Municipality in the south. The initial population of Kåfjord was 2,482. Then on 1 January 1992, the Nordnes area along the Lyngen fjord in Lyngen Municipality (population: 38) was transferred to Kåfjord Municipality.[6]

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Troms county.[7]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the local Kåfjorden (Old Norse: Kofafjǫrðr). The name is likely a Norwegianized form of the Sámi name Gáivuotna. The first element of the Sami name has an unknown meaning. The last element is vuotna which means "fjord".[8]

The name of the municipality was simply Kåfjord from 1926 until 2 May 1994 when the name was changed to Gáivuotna–Kåfjord. This new name combined the Sami and Norwegian names into one.[6][9] It was the fifth municipality in Norway to get a Sami name. In 2005, the name was again changed such that either the Sami name (Gáivuotna) or the Norwegian name (Kåfjord) could be used interchangeably.[10]

In 2016, the name was changed again. This time, the Kven language name was added to the list of official names. All three names are equal and parallel names for the municipality. The official names of the municipality are Gáivuotna, Kåfjord, and Kaivuono, or more formally Gáivuona suohkan, Kåfjord kommune, and Kaivuonon komuuni.[11]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 20 January 1989. The official blazon is "Gules, a spinning wheel argent" (Norwegian: I rødt en sølv rokk). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a spinning wheel. The spinning wheel has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The spinning wheel was chosen because it is a timeless symbol. Handicrafts have long and particular traditions in Kåfjord. It is also a unifying symbol for Kåfjord's population since many residents (at the time of the adoption of the arms) had had a spinning wheel in their homes while they were growing up. It also is meant as a symbol of frugality, self-sufficiency, and an industrious people.[12][13][14] The arms were designed by Harald O. Lindbach.[15]

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality. It is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Churches in Gáivuotna-Kåfjord-Kaivouno
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
KåfjordKåfjord ChurchOlderdalen1949
Birtavarre ChapelBirtavarre1937

History

In 1945, the villages of Kåfjord were burned to the ground during the retreat of German forces from Finland and Finnmark. This was as far west as the Wehrmacht used their scorched earth tactics.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Kåfjord, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[16] The municipality falls under the Nord-Troms District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Kåfjord is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Gáivuotna Kåfjord Kaivuono kommunestyre 2020–2023 [17]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
Total number of members:17
Gáivuotna Kåfjord Kaivuono kommunestyre 2016–2019 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
 Manndalen, Skardalen, and Nordnes local list
 (Manndalen, Skardalen og Nordnes bygdeliste)		2
Total number of members:17
Gáivuotna Kåfjord kommunestyre 2012–2015 [19]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
 Kåfjord local list (Kåfjord bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:17
Gáivuotna Kåfjord kommunestyre 2008–2011 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
Total number of members:17
Gáivuotna–Kåfjord kommunestyre 2004–2007 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)2
 Inner Kåfjord local list (Indre Kåfjord bydeliste)2
Total number of members:17
Gáivuotna–Kåfjord kommunestyre 2000–2003 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)5
 Inner Kåfjord local list (Indre Kåfjord bydeliste)2
Total number of members:17
Gáivuotna–Kåfjord kommunestyre 1996–1999 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)5
 Inner Kåfjord local list (Indre Kåfjord bydeliste)3
Total number of members:21
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1992–1995 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)5
 Inner Kåfjord local list (Indre Kåfjord bydeliste)2
 Manndalen local list (Manndalen bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:21
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1988–1991 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)6
 Inner Kåfjord local list (Indre Kåfjord bydeliste)1
 Manndalen-Skardalen local list
 (Manndalen-Skardalen bygdeliste)		2
Total number of members:21
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1984–1987 [23]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)4
 Inner Kåfjord local list (Indre Kåfjord bydeliste)1
 Manndalen and Skardalen local list
 (Manndalen og Skardalen bygdeliste)		1
 Olderdalen local list (Olderdalen bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1980–1983 [24]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)5
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1976–1979 [25]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
 Outer Kåfjord local list (Ytre Kåfjord bydeliste)3
 Kåfjorddalen and Steinnes local list
 (Kåfjorddalen og Steinnes Bygdeliste)		4
 Manndalen and Skardalen local list
 (Manndalen og Skardalen bygdeliste)		2
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1972–1975 [26]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1968–1971 [27]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord kommunestyre 1964–1967 [28]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 15
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord herredsstyre 1960–1963 [29]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord herredsstyre 1956–1959 [30]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
Total number of members:25
Kåfjord herredsstyre 1952–1955 [31]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:20
Kåfjord herredsstyre 1948–1951 [32]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:20
Kåfjord herredsstyre 1945–1947 [33]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:20
Kåfjord herredsstyre 1938–1941* [34]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:20
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayors of Kåfjord:[35]

  • 1930-1942: Anton D. Meedby (LL)
  • 1942-1943: Leif Caroliussen (NS)
  • 1943-1945: Edvard A. Manndal (NS)
  • 1945-1946: Anton D. Meedby (LL)
  • 1946-1959: Anton Antonsen (Ap)
  • 1960-1963: Peder Sandbukt (Ap)
  • 1964-1967: Andor Sandvoll (LL)
  • 1968-1971: Hans Berg (Ap)
  • 1972-1975: Halfdan Hansen (LL)
  • 1976-1977: Peder Sandbukt (LL)
  • 1978-1987: Einar Storslett (LL)
  • 1988-1989: Ansgar Hansen (LL)
  • 1990-1991: Einar Storslett (LL)
  • 1991-1993: Terje Solberg (LL)
  • 1993-1999: Åge B. Pedersen (Ap)
  • 1999-2003: Kristin Vatnelid Johansen (LL)
  • 2003–2015: Bjørn Inge Mo (Ap)
  • 2015-2019: Svein O. Leiros (Sp)
  • 2019–present: Bernt Eirik Isaksen Lyngstad (Ap)

Geography
Kåfjord valley (Kåfjorddalen).

The municipality is situated on the eastern side of the Lyngen fjord, and around its eastern arm, the Kåfjord. The municipal centre is Olderdalen. Other villages include Birtavarre, Kåfjorddalen, Djupvik, Nordmannvik, and Manndalen, where the international indigenous peoples' festival Riddu Riđđu is hosted each year.

On the border with Finland, is the mountain Ráisduattarháldi which has a height of 1,365 m (4,478 ft).

Economy

Fishing and small-scale farming have been the most important sources of income. Now many people work in education and other public services. The population has declined for many years, but the decline is now less rapid than earlier. A new optimism has arisen among young people, largely due to the increasing cultural activities.

Population

The majority of the population is of Sami origin. Due to assimilation pressure from the Norwegian State, the language was largely lost in the 20th century. Efforts are being made to reintroduce the Northern Sami language which is largely concentrated in the municipality's largest village, Manndalen/Olmmáivággi.

Notable people
  • Shed with green roof at Lyngen fjord
    Shed with green roof at Lyngen fjord
  • A view from the northeast coast of Kåfjorden
    A view from the northeast coast of Kåfjorden
  • Fossheim
    Fossheim

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