Nuvsvåg
village in Loppa, Norway
Nuvsvåg is a village in Loppa Municipality 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, there were 66 inhabitants in the village (Loppa municipality had 989 at that time). 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, the municipal politicians decided to close the public school in Nuvsvåg. Then, in 2015, the one shop in Nuvsvåg closed. In June 2015 another food store was scheduled to open in its place, according to Klassekampen.
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