Sommaroy

The locals' favorite summer island is Sommaroy. From the minute you glimpse it from your cruise or boat, you can feel its rising beauty. Its pure blue beaches with sandy shoreline scattered with wooden cabins are so beautiful that you won't be able to stop yourself from filling your phone and camera album with magnificent photos of Sommaroy.

Sommary is one of the busiest fishing settlements in the county of Troms, with 300 residents. Herring is the major product, which is processed and packed in a state-of-the-art processing factory before being frozen for international export. As a result, this fishing community is a significant contributor to the national economy, with a high export value per capita.

To say the least, the views from Sommaroy Island are breathtaking. All the little islands of the Troms County can be seen to the north. Hja is the highest of the three islands, rising 486 meters above sea level. It is shaped similarly to the Arctic Cathedral in Troms. On that one, the jury is still out! To the south, past Senja's rugged shoreline, you can see all the way to the Kjlva headland. The view of the Kvalya mountains faces inland and to the east, while Storhavet itself is to the west. If you manage to be here at midnight in the height of summer, the midnight sun shines on the horizon that lies due west of Håja Island.

Location: Troms og Finnmark, Norway