Rødøy 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 Vågaholmen. Other villages include Gjerøy, Jektvika, Kilboghamn, Melfjordbotn, Oldervika, Sørfjorden, and Tjong. The municipality consists of many islands to the west of Norway's second biggest glacier, Svartisen.
View of the island of Hestmona
Hestmona
Selsøyvik, in earlier days a stopover for fishing boats from Trøndelag going to Lofoten
Rødøyløva ('Rødøy Lion'), the basis of the municipal arms.
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