Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen. Some of the villages in Alstahaug include Søvika and Tjøtta.
Village of Tjøtta in Alstahaug
The old trading centre at Tjøtta
Alsten island, with lowland at the foot of the Seven Sisters mountains
The medieval Alstahaug Church
Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form a natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county.
The Seven Sisters in Alstahaug.
Tonnes in Lurøy
The Vega archipelago is on the Unesco World Heritage List
Alstahaug Church, a stone church built in the 12th century