Laukhella or Ytre Laukhella (Norwegian) or Lávkheallu (Northern Sami)[2] is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies to the west of the village of Silsand on the island of Senja. It is located along the Laksfjorden, about 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the town of Finnsnes.

Village
View of Laukhella (in the upper right part of the picture)
View of Laukhella (in the upper right part of the picture)
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Laukhella is located in Troms
Laukhella
Laukhella
Laukhella is located in Norway
Laukhella
Laukhella
Coordinates: 69°14′09″N 17°53′35″E / 69.23593°N 17.89301°E / 69.23593; 17.89301
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalitySenja Municipality
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9303 Silsand

The village and surrounding area is home to several hundred people,[3] and one major local industry is a prefabricated house factory. Islandsbotn stadium is also here, which is the home field of the FK Senja football team.

References

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  1. ^ "Laukhella, Senja" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1931 Lenvik" (PDF) (in Norwegian).