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Kannesteinen
Wave-carved rock shaped like a 3 m stone mushroom standing in the surf at Oppedal on Vågsøy, 10 km from Måløy. A roadside oddity sculpted by millennia of pounding North Sea waves.
41 km · about 50 min drive
Vestland, Norway · Europe
Florø sits on the route: 25 minutes from Svelgen, 41km from Kannesteinen.
Florø is a town located in Vestland, Norway. With a population of 9,024, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Florø sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Florø to your route.
Florø (Norwegian pronunciation: [fluːrøː] ) is a town and the administrative centre of Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town was founded by royal decree in 1860 as a ladested on the island of Florelandet, located between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden. Florø is Norway's (and thus theRead more
Scandinavian Peninsula's) westernmost town. It is the most western town on the mainland in the Nordic countries.
The 6.55-square-kilometre (1,620-acre) town has a population (2024) of 9,071 and a population density of 1,385 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,590/sq mi).
The town encompasses the entire island of Florelandet and the western half of the island of Brandsøya. The Norwegian national road Rv 5 is the main road connecting Florø to the rest of Norway. The nearby villages of Brandsøy and Grov lie several kilometers to the east of Florø. The islands of Reksta, Kinn, Skorpa lie several kilometers to the west of the town. Florø is also home to Florø Airport and Florø Church.
Florø is also a former municipality that existed as an independent town-municipality for just over 100 years (1860-1964) before being merged into Flora Municipality. On 1 January 2020, the town (and Flora Municipality) became part of the new Kinn Municipality after another municipal merger.
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Florø is located in Vestland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 61.5996 latitude, 5.0328 longitude.
Florø has a population of approximately 9,024 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Wave-carved rock shaped like a 3 m stone mushroom standing in the surf at Oppedal on Vågsøy, 10 km from Måløy. A roadside oddity sculpted by millennia of pounding North Sea waves.
41 km · about 50 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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