Stamsund
Stamsund is a small village in Vestvågøy municipality in Lofoten in Nordland county. It has approximately 1400 inhabitants, and is an important fishing area with Aker Seafoods and J.M.Johansen with Lofoten trawl fishing the most important companies. Lofoten trawl fishing is the largest trawling industry in Nord-Norge. J.M.Johansen is a traditional company which today works with fillet production.
Stamsund has a rich cultural life with two free theatre groups, Nordland puppet theatre, and many artists.
The acclaimed Hurtigruten Coastal Express service makes a stop twice a day at the Stamsund dock, southbound from Svolvær and northbound from Bodø.
Stamsund is a popular tourist destination, and especially popular is accommodation in the traditional fishermen's shacks, called Rorbuer
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Traditional Norwegian rorbuer, or fishermen's shacks.
Previously, there was a hotel in Stamsund, but as of 2009, it is no longer in service. There are, however, several options for tourists, such as Ytterviks Rorbuer.
