Nuvsvåg

Nuvsvåg is a village in the municipality of Loppa in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the Nuvsfjorden. This part of Loppa is a peninsula that has one road along the fjord, but it is only accessible by a ferry from the village of Øksfjord.

In 2015 inhabitants numbered 70 (the municipality to which it belongs had 989).Nuvsvåg Chapel is located in this village. Nuvsvåg's primary industry is fishing.

History

For a time there was a wolffish-farm here, but due to a lack of funding, it closed after a short time.

On 25 May 2012 [municipal politicians] decided to close the public school.

In 2015 its one shop closed. In June 2015 another food store was scheduled to open in its place, according to Klassekampen.

Geography

About 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of Nuvsvåg is Finnmark county's tallest mountain, Loppatinden, and the large glacier Øksfjordjøkelen. About 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southwest of Nuvsvåg lies the mountain Svartfjellet and the glacier Svartfjelljøkelen.