Træna
Træna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the island/village of Husøya. Other population centres include Selvær and Sanna.
Træna Municipality
Træna kommune | |
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| Trænen herred (historic name) | |
View of the Husøya harbour | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Træna within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°30′27″N 12°01′51″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1872 |
| • Preceded by | Lurøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Husøya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Trond Vegard Sletten (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi) 0.3% |
| • Rank | #352 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 444 |
| • Rank | #353 in Norway |
| • Density | 26.9/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −12.3% |
| Demonym | Trænværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1835 |
| Website | Official website |
Fishing is the economic mainstay of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and ferry. Routes are provided to Sandnessjøen, Nesna, and Stokkvågen. Each year Træna plays hosts a music festival called Traena Music Festival. The islands of Træna have been the site of a number of archeological discoveries, indicating that the island has been populated since the Stone Age.
The 16.5-square-kilometre (6.4 sq mi) municipality is the 352nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Træna is the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of only 444. The municipality's population density is 26.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 12.3% over the previous 10-year period.
As of October 2020, there are two regular boat departures per day; authorities have suggested having only one regular departure per day.