Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik.
View of the Låvesundet
View of the historic Avaldsnes Church
Island pastures and St. Olav's church
Karmsundbridge links Karmøy island to the mainland
Haugesund ( ) is a municipality and town on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. As of December 2023, the municipality of Haugesund has a population of 37,855. The vast majority of the population (37,008) live in the Haugesund urban area in the municipality's southwest. The Haugesund urban area also extends into neighboring Karmøy municipality and has a combined population of 46,359. Haugesund is the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern Vestland. The majority of the municipality outside this area is rural or undeveloped.
View of Smedasundet and parts of central Haugesund
Haraldshaugen
Part of central Haugesund
Karmøy pastures and St. Olav's church at Avaldsnes