HELGELANDSKYSTEN Photo: Jarle Wæhler / Statens vegvesen

ational Tourist Route Helgelandskysten, which

Bodø 80 is connected by six ferries, offers a wealth of Godøystraumen Saltfjorden Ncontrasts as it passes through a verdant cul- 17 tural landscape interspersed with craggy peaks, gla- Storvika

Ørnes ciers, sweeping coastlines and swirling ocean currents. Glomfjord

Saltfjellet- nasjonalpark Jektvika Many remarkable natural phenomena are found Svartisen

ænfjorden Tr along this route. In the south you will pass the peaks 17 E6 Stokkvågen of the Seven Sisters and the Torghatten mountain E12 with is characteristic hole; in the north you can see the Svartisen glacier and the world’s strongest tidal Sandnessjøen

Mosjøen current, the Saltstraumen. Tjøtta

The coast of Helgeland is characterised by a unique 73 Brønnøysund archipelago of more than 14 000 islands and islets. E6

Long fjords break up the coastline; innermost in the 17 Holm fjords are industrial communities based on hydro- National Tourist Route Helgelandskysten runs from Holm power generation. to Godøystraumen over a total distance of 416 kilometres (County Road 17). Several roads connect the tourist route to nasjonaleturistveger.no Euroroute 6, making it easy to alternate between them.

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