Hemnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Korgen. Other villages include Bjerka, Bleikvasslia, Hemnesberget, and Sund.
View of Hemnesberget
View from Korgfjellet mountain in Hemnes (about 400 m amsl) towards Vefsn
Memorial for Yugoslav partisans taken as POWs.
Okstindan range with Oksskolten, 1916 m, the highest mountain in North Norway.
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