Hjelmeland Tourist Information

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Hjelmeland Tourist Information (22 June 2020 - 31 Aug 2020)
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Monday - Friday	10:00	- 15:30

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Hjelmeland municipality is located in Ryfyke, in Rogaland. The administrative centre is found in Hjelmelandvågen and the municipality includes other villages like Fister, Årdal and Jøsenfjorden.

Hjelmeland is known for its fruit and fish production, together with the production of traditional chairs, called Jærstol in Norwegian.

The world’s largest halibut plant is located in the fjord in front of Tytlandsvik. Sand from Årdal has been used to build the bridge connection across Øresund (bridge between Sweden and Denmark). Ulla-Førre hydropower plant is located to the east of the municipality, and it is considered one of the largest in Europe.

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World`s largest traditional Jær chair

In connexion with the 100th anniversary of the start of traditional chair production, the…

46 m Away
Spinneriet cultural centre

The spinning mill is an old industrial building with a versatile history. Nowadays it is…

142 m Away
Norwegian Scenic Route Ryfylke

The Norwegian Scenic Route Ryfylke through Ryfylke is one of the longest of Norway’s 18…

885 m Away

Jøsenfjorden

Jøsenfjorden is a side fjord next to Boknafjorden in the middle of Ryfylke in Rogaland.…

2.39 km Away
Vigatunet (Ryfylkemuseet)

Viga is a farm situated by a bay. Vigatunet at Hjelmeland is part of the Ryfylke museum,…

4.71 km Away
Årdal Old Church (Årdal gamle kyrkje)

Årdal Old church in Årdal in Ryfylke is one of the most distinctive and beautiful wooden…

8.88 km Away
Øyafossen falls

Øyafossen falls is situated by the trail between Vormedalen and Trodla-Tysdal in…

13.32 km Away
Skartveitvågen

Skartveitvågen on Halsnøy is the centre of the island. Here you will find a marina and…

13.38 km Away
Jelsa, fjordside village. Jelsa Church and the School museum (Ryfylkemuseet)

Jelsa in Suldal is the best-preserved fjordside village in Ryfylke. There has been a…

14.27 km Away
Ryganfossen

The majestic Ryganfoss is located in Årdal in Ryfylke on the mountain transition between…

15.23 km Away
Hiafossen falls

Hiafossen falls is situated near a historic trail between Nes in Årdal and Viglesdal…

15.42 km Away
Memorial monument in Holtaheia, Strand

Holtaheia is situated in Strand municipality, south in the Ryfylke region. These…

17.68 km Away
Ostasteidn

On the north side of the Sandsfjord Bridge in Suldal, Ryfylke, there is a new spectacular…

19.95 km Away
Stone monument commemorating Ogmund Finnson

The stone monument commemorating Ogmund Finnson is erected next to the parking area at…

21.01 km Away
Nordbøvågen bathing spot

Nordbøvågen is a perfect spot for a picnic or to go bathing. Here you can watch the…

21.66 km Away
Cleng Peerson

Cleng Peerson (1783-1865) was a Norwegian American emigration pioneer. He lived some…

22.81 km Away

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"Vågarunden", Hjelmeland

Hjelmen, HjelmelandHjelmen lies near the center of Hjelmeland in Ryfylke. Easy walk from Hjelmelandsvågen and onto the Hjelmen.

Ritland crater, HjelmelandHike to a lean-to sheter with a view of Ritlandskrateret, where a meteorite crash landed 500 million years ago.

Seglet i Jøsenfjorden, Hjelmeland

Skomakarnibbå, HjelmelandThe third big-wall peak in Ryfylke, after Kjerag and Preikestolen. You're guaranteed a sense of dizzying awe near the Skomakarnibbå with its overhang down to the Jøsenfjorden 700m below.

The Fairytale Forest, HjelmelandWelcome to the Fairytale Forest in Årdal in Ryfylke – an adventure for the senses. An exciting one-hour walk through Bønardalen, a valley 1.2 km from the residential areas of Dalane.

Jøsenfjorden, HjelmelandJøsenfjorden is a side fjord next to Boknafjorden in the middle of Ryfylke in Rogaland. The fjord extends about 27 km from Hjelmeland/ Nesvik and in to Førrebotn. On both sides of the fjord there are mountains up to 700 meters.