Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s and it received town status in 1999. Sandnessjøen is located on the island of Alsta, just west of the De syv søstre mountain range.The town is a transportation hub for the Helgeland region, as well as a commercial and business centre for the region. The 4.09-square-kilometre town has a population of 6,043 which gives the town a population density of 1,478 inhabitants per square kilometre . Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka is located south of the town. Beginning in late June 201...
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