{"id":3367,"date":"2019-12-19T20:33:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T20:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=3367"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:18:00","slug":"nyksund-is-a-fishing-village-that-got-an-extra-chance","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/nyksund-is-a-fishing-village-that-got-an-extra-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyksund is a fishing village that got an extra chance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t Fishing villages often rise and decline. Nyksund is one of many fishing villages along the coast that has witnessed the passing of its golden age. However, the village has now been given a second chance \u2013 this time as a port of refuge for travelling people who need to take a break.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In around 1900, Nyksund was a financial power house in Vester\u00e5len. As it is close to the waters of the open sea, the town was just a short distance from the best fishing grounds, so boats came here to join in the seasonal fishing expeditions. Fish processing facilities, shops, a bakery, a school; the town was a thriving little community.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund1.jpg\" data-size=\"750x756\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund1.jpg\" alt=\"Winter light in Nyksund \u00a9 Visit Vester\u00e5len\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Winter light in Nyksund \u00a9 Visit Vester\u00e5len\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1725x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Port of Nyksund, viewed from a little hillside protecting against the Atlantic. The breakwater is to the right, and the entrance to the port is from the left \u00a9 Visit Vester\u00e5len\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Port of Nyksund, viewed from a little hillside protecting against the Atlantic. The breakwater is to the right, and the entrance to the port is from the left \u00a9 Visit Vester\u00e5len\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5429.jpg\" data-size=\"800x600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5429.jpg\" alt=\"Low late autumn light in Nyksund \u00a9 Holmvik Bygge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5429.jpg\" data-caption=\"Low late autumn light in Nyksund \u00a9 Holmvik Bygge\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nyk19-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1197x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nyk19-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nyksund is the start and end of the Queen&#039;s Route hiking trail \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nyk19-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Nyksund is the start and end of the Queen&#039;s Route hiking trail \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Winter light in Nyksund \u00a9 Visit Vester\u00e5len<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The Port of Nyksund, viewed from a little hillside protecting against the Atlantic. The breakwater is to the right, and the entrance to the port is from the left \u00a9 Visit Vester\u00e5len<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Low late autumn light in Nyksund \u00a9 Holmvik Bygge<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Nyksund is the start and end of the Queen&#039;s Route hiking trail \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exodus\">Exodus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After World War II, Nyksund went into decline. The boats had become bigger, and the harbour in Nyksund was too narrow and shallow to receive them. The bigger boats were also faster, so they could easily put into shore at the warmer, more sheltered port of Myre. In the 1960s, the last residents received resettlement grants, and by around 1970 the town was dead. The more modern Myre had taken over completely. Quays, wharfs and houses were left to the elements at one of the most exposed locations along the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-life\">New life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1980s, Nyksund was \u201crediscovered\u201d, this time by Karl Heinz Nickel, a social pedagogue from Berlin. In collaboration with Berlin University, he launched a project whereby young people from Berlin who needed to get away for a while came to Nyksund to restore the derelict buildings. The town is now populated by idealistic Berliners, artists, old Nyksund residents on summer visits, and holidaymakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/overnatting12.jpg\" data-size=\"1195x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/overnatting12.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful summer&#039;s day in Nyksund \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/overnatting12.jpg\" data-caption=\"A beautiful summer&#039;s day in Nyksund \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6341.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6341.jpg\" alt=\"Concrete fish factories, made for big scale fish processing. Once, Nyksund was the height of modernity along the coast \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6341.jpg\" data-caption=\"Concrete fish factories, made for big scale fish processing. Once, Nyksund was the height of modernity along the coast \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund3.jpg\" data-size=\"1202x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund3.jpg\" alt=\"The breakwater protects the harbour against the Atlantic. The warehouses can load and offload on two floor. Once Nyksund was a place where big money was made \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nyksund3.jpg\" data-caption=\"The breakwater protects the harbour against the Atlantic. The warehouses can load and offload on two floor. Once Nyksund was a place where big money was made \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: A beautiful summer&#039;s day in Nyksund \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Concrete fish factories, made for big scale fish processing. Once, Nyksund was the height of modernity along the coast \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The breakwater protects the harbour against the Atlantic. The warehouses can load and offload on two floor. Once Nyksund was a place where big money was made \u00a9 Vester\u00e5len Reiseliv<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summer-life\">Summer life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A summer visit to Nyksund is no longer an encounter with desolation. The town has several accommodation options. The \u201clocal\u201d cuisine is also on the rise, featuring everything from hipster style dishes to rustic and traditional fare. Artists such as Sigrid Szetu have drawn inspiration from the sea and sky. Yoga breaks are organised, too. August is the month for the Nyksund Festivals, which include a children\u2019s festival, an art festival and the Nyksund Ti music festival. The number of all-year residents has now reached double figures, and for the first time in 30 years, prams and pushchairs have been seen on the streets of Nyksund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-queens-route-starts-in-nyksund\">The queens route starts in Nyksund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This name was given to the walking trip from Nyksund over the mountain to St\u00f8 after Queen Sonja walked here in 1994. The route follows the shoreline and then winds up through the mountains, and you should allow around 8 hours to cover the 15 km. To the north, you can see And\u00f8ya, with Hinn\u00f8ya to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west \u2013 without any kind of protective archipelago. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-northern-lights season-autumn season-winter region-vesteraalen malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/northern-lights-nyksund-has-turned-its-lights-off\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 46.039603960396% 78.358208955224%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_4456-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Northern Lights? Nyksund has turned its lights off<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-northern-lights season-autumn season-winter region-vesteraalen malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/jens-and-marius-catch-the-northern-lights-in-vesteralen\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MBA_9330-Photo-Marius-Birkeland-1-768x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Jens and Marius catch the Northern Lights in Vester\u00e5len<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-midnight-sun season-summer region-vesteraalen malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/in-vesteralen-you-see-the-midnight-sun-over-the-atlantic\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/M\u00e5tinden-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>In Vester\u00e5len, you see the Midnight Sun over the Atlantic<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tMidnight Sun\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-hiking facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer region-northern-norway malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/six-hiking-favourites-in-northern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 11% 17.424242424242%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/000165_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>6 hiking favourites in Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHiking\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-no-author has-no-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=coastal-culture\" rel=\"tag\">Coastal Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=culture-and-history\" rel=\"tag\">Culture and history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=eat-and-stay\" 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