Hasvik

Hasvik (Northern Sami: Ákŋoluovtta gielda; Kven: Hasviikan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Other villages in the municipality include Breivik, Hasvik, and Sørvær. The population of Hasvik has generally been in steady decline due to problems within the fishing industry. Hasvik is an island municipality with no road connections to the rest of Norway. Hasvik Airport is served with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two-hour ferry crossing to the village of Øksfjord on the mainland, providing access by car.

This article is about the municipality in Finnmark, Norway. For the village with the same name, see Hasvik (village).
Hasvik kommune
Ákŋoluovtta gielda
Hasviikan komuuni
Municipality
Breivik village in Hasvik
Breivik village in Hasvik
Flag of Hasvik kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Hasvik kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Hasvik kommune
Troms og Finnmark within
Norway
Hasvik within Troms og Finnmark
Hasvik within Troms og Finnmark
Coordinates: 70°35′30″N 22°18′10″E
CountryNorway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
Established1858
 • Preceded byLoppa Municipality
Administrative centreBreivikbotn
Government
 • Mayor (2007)Eva Danielsen Husby (Ap)
Area
 • Total555.60 km2 (214.52 sq mi)
 • Land534.08 km2 (206.21 sq mi)
 • Water21.52 km2 (8.31 sq mi)  3.9%
 • Rank#196 in Norway
Population
 (2022)
 • Total964
 • Rank#335 in Norway
 • Density1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −3.1%
DemonymHasvikværing[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5433
Data from Statistics Norway

The 556-square-kilometre (215 sq mi) municipality is the 196th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hasvik is the 335th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 964. The municipality's population density is 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.1% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information
Sørvik village, Hasvik
Lake in Hasvik, Sørøya island
Hasvik Church

The municipality of Hasvik was established in 1858 when the northern part of Loppa Municipality was separated to form this new municipality. The initial population was 506. The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.[5]

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Finnmark county.[6]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was probably Hásvík. The first element is then the genitive case of the local mountain name Hár (now Håen) and the last element is vík which means "cove" or "wick". The actual name of the mountain is compared in form with an old oarlock (Old Norse: hár).[7]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 13 July 1984. The official blazon is "Azure, a gull argent rising" (Norwegian: I blått en oppflygende hvit make). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a seagull that is just taking flight. The seagull 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 blue color in the field and the seagull were chosen by the municipality as a symbol for the local fishing and fish processing industry which attracts many seagulls. The design of the arms was proposed by Martha Gamst from Breivikbotn, and it was refined and finalized by Arvid Sveen.[8][9][10]

See also: The coat of arms of Smøla

Churches

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

Churches in Hasvik
Parish (Sokn)Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
HasvikBreivikbotn ChapelBreivikbotn1959
Dønnesfjord ChurchDønnesfjord1888
Hasvik ChurchHasvik1955
Sørvær ChapelSørvær1968

History

In 1900, Hasvik was connected to the telegraph system of the rest of Norway.[11]

In June 1944, a Catalina aircraft crashed into a mountain in Hasvik, killing the crew of 6; the crew consisted of Soviet airmen wearing American uniforms; the aircraft was flying from the U.S. to Murmansk, Russia via Iceland.[12] (138 PBN-1s produced by Naval Aircraft Factory served with the Soviet Navy, after the NAF transferred ownership via Project ZEBRA).[13] The remains of the crew members were moved out of Norway after World War II.

Stranded Soviet warship
The ship was being towed for scrapping, but ran aground in Hasvik in 1994, and was removed in 2012.

In the sea off the village of Sørvær, the decommissioned Soviet cruiser Murmansk ran aground on Christmas Eve in 1994. Her towlines had snapped off the nearby North Cape while the vessel was on its way to India to be scrapped. She stayed in Sørvær for 18 years.[14]

In 2012, the operation to removed the vessel started. A breakwater and dry dock was constructed around the vessel to access it from land and demolish it where it rested. The dock around the wreck was sealed in April.[15] By mid-May the dock was almost empty of water and the demolishing of the cruiser began. The project was completed in 2013.[16]

In 2021, a plaque was unveiled in the presence of minister of defence, representatives from embassies of USA and Russia,[17] and a Russian military attaché; 6 Soviet airmen who died in 1944, were honored.[18]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Hasvik, 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.[19] The municipality falls under the Hammerfest District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hasvik is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Hasvik kommunestyre 2020–2023 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
Total number of members:15
Hasvik kommunestyre 2016–2019 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
Total number of members:15
Hasvik kommunestyre 2012–2015 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
Total number of members:15
Hasvik kommunestyre 2008–2011 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:15
Hasvik kommunestyre 2004–2007 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
Total number of members:15
Hasvik kommunestyre 2000–2003 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Sørøy List (Sørøylista)1
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1996–1999 [23]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Sørøy List (Sørøylista)2
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1992–1995 [24]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Sørøy List (Sørøylista)4
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1988–1991 [25]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1984–1987 [26]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
 Hasvik Socialist List (Hasvik Sosialistiske List)4
 Hasvik Fishermen Local List (Hasvik fiskerkretsliste)1
 Breivikbotn cross-party list
 (Breivikbotn tverrpolitiske liste)		1
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1980–1983 [27]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
 Hasvik Socialist List (Hasvik Sosialistiske List)4
 Hasvik Local List (Hasvik Kretsliste)1
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1976–1979 [28]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
 Breivikbotn Socialist List (Breivikbotn Sosialistiske List)4
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1972–1975 [29]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 15
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1968–1971 [30]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:17
Hasvik kommunestyre 1964–1967 [31]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 6
Total number of members:17
Hasvik herredsstyre 1960–1963 [32]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:17
Hasvik herredsstyre 1956–1959 [33]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:17
Hasvik herredsstyre 1952–1955 [34]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:12
Hasvik herredsstyre 1948–1951 [35]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:12
Hasvik herredsstyre 1945–1947 [36]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 6
Total number of members:12
Hasvik herredsstyre 1938–1941* [37]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:12
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.

Geography
Dønnesfjord in Hasvik

The municipality of Hasvik is situated on the western side of Sørøya, Norway's fourth largest island (other than Svalbard). Most people in Hasvik are to be found in a string of settlements along the western coast: the three largest being Breivikbotn, Sørvær, and Hasvik. The municipality also includes the very sparsely populated northern part of the island of Stjernøya, including the Sørfjorden area. Stjernøya has no road or ferry connections.

Climate

Hasvik, situated on Sørøya island, has an either a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) or a subarctic climate (Dfc), depending on winter threshold used (−3 °C (27 °F) as in the original Köppen climate classification) or 0 °C (32 °F) as used in the US). Winter temperatures hover around freezing, and the short summers are cool. The winters are very mild considering the latitude of more than 70 degrees North. The driest season is April to July, and the wettest season is October to January. The wettest month October get more than twice as much precipitation as the driest month May. The all-time high temperature 28.7 °C (83.7 °F) was recorded August 2018; the all-time low −17.2 °C (1.0 °F) recorded in December 2002. The weather station at the small airport close to the village has been operating since January 1984. Extremes available since 2002.

Climate data for Hasvik Airport 1991-2020 (6 m, extremes 2002-2023)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)		 8.7
(47.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 14.6
(58.3)		 21.1
(70.0)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.7
(83.7)		 19.8
(67.6)		 17.2
(63.0)		 11.4
(52.5)		 11.3
(52.3)		 28.7
(83.7)
Average high °C (°F) 0
(32)		 0
(32)		 0
(32)		 3
(37)		 7
(45)		 11
(52)		 14
(57)		 13
(55)		 11
(52)		 6
(43)		 3
(37)		 1
(34)		 6
(42)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 1.3
(34.3)		 5
(41)		 8.6
(47.5)		 11.7
(53.1)		 11.3
(52.3)		 8.6
(47.5)		 4.4
(39.9)		 1.6
(34.9)		 0.1
(32.2)		 4.1
(39.3)
Average low °C (°F) −3
(27)		 −3
(27)		 −3
(27)		 0
(32)		 4
(39)		 8
(46)		 11
(52)		 10
(50)		 8
(46)		 4
(39)		 1
(34)		 −1
(30)		 3
(37)
Record low °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)		 −16.3
(2.7)		 −13.5
(7.7)		 −12.7
(9.1)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 0
(32)		 2.8
(37.0)		 1.3
(34.3)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −8
(18)		 −12.3
(9.9)		 −17.2
(1.0)		 −17.2
(1.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.1
(2.92)		 61.3
(2.41)		 61.5
(2.42)		 39.8
(1.57)		 37.9
(1.49)		 39
(1.5)		 41.1
(1.62)		 53.4
(2.10)		 65.6
(2.58)		 82.8
(3.26)		 70.3
(2.77)		 70.6
(2.78)		 810
(31.9)
Source 1: yr.no/eklima - Norwegian Meteorological Institute[38]
Source 2: Tititudorancea (avg highs/lows) [39]

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