Fauske: facts

At a glance

• Country: Norway
• Region: Nordland
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 5,953
• Coordinates: 67.2588° N, 15.3918° E
• Time zone: Europe/Oslo (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Krone (NOK)
• Distance to the capital, Oslo: 848 km (527 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bodø Airport (BOO): 44 km (27 mi), straight line
• Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN): 110 km (69 mi), straight line
• Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Straumen: 13 km (8 mi)
• Rognan: 18 km (11 mi)
• Bodo: 44 km (27 mi)
• Moldjord: 45 km (28 mi)
• Leinesfjorden: 60 km (37 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Umea, 442 km (275 mi)