Hadsel is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl, Gjerstad, Grønning, Grytting, Hanøyvika, Hennes, Kaljord, Melbu, Sanden, and Sandnes.
View of Stokmarknes during the winter
Taen, Hadseløya.
Road 885 in Hadsel
Hadsel Church
Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the archipelago. Vesterålen includes the municipalities of Andøy, Bø, Hadsel, Sortland, and Øksnes.
The high school for agriculture at Kleiva, Sortland municipality
Nyksund (1 August 2004)
View towards Ræka, Sortland
The Aurora Borealis is visible in all of Vesterålen. Andøy, October 2007.