Sørvågen is ørvåa fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village of Å lies just to the south. Moskenes Church is located just north of the village along European route E10.

The village has a population (2018) of 440 which gives the village a population density of .

Sørvågen, Moskenes

Tourism

The village has several scenic and tourist attractions in and around the village. It contains a local department of the Norsk Telemuseum (Norwegian Telecom Museum) which reflects the local history of telegraphy.

Sørvågen, Moskenes

In 1861, the island became part of the Lofoten telegraph line with a station in Sørvågen (which became the Sørvågen museum in 1914), being finally connected with Europe in 1867.

Sørvågen, Moskenes

In 1906, a wireless telegraph system was installed in Sørvågen—the second in Europe after Italy—connecting Sørvågen with Røst.

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Moskenes

Villages in Nordland

Populated places in Nordland

Populated places of Arctic Norway