Hasvik Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Finnmark, Norway}}

{{about|the municipality in Finnmark, Norway|the village with the same name|Hasvik (village)}}

{{Infobox kommune

|name = Hasvik

|native_name =

|native_name_lang =

|other_name =


{{native name|se|Ákŋoluovtta gielda}}
{{native name|fkv|Hasviikan komuuni}}

|former_name =

|image_skyline = Breivik_-_2018-07-26-9379.jpg

|image_caption = Breivik village in Hasvik

|idnumber = 5616

|county = Finnmark

|district = Vest-Finnmark

|capital = Breivikbotn

|established = 1858

|preceded = Loppa Municipality

|demonym = Hasvikværing

|language = Bokmål

|coatofarms = Hasvik komm.svg

|flag =

|mayor = Lars Hustad

|mayor_party = LL

|mayor_as_of = 2023

|elevation_max_m = 958.7

|highest_point_ref = {{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}

|area_rank = 195

|area_total_km2 = 555.43

|area_land_km2 = 533.58

|area_water_km2 = 21.85

|area_water_percent = 3.9

|population_as_of = 2024

|population_rank = 336

|population_total = 979

|population_density_km2 = 1.8

|population_increase = -5.6

|coordinates = {{coord|70|35|30|N|22|18|10|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}

|utm_zone = 34W |utm_northing = 7832679 |utm_easting = 0552927 | geo_cat = adm2nd

}}

Hasvik ({{langx|se|Ákŋoluovtta gielda}}; {{langx|fkv|Hasviikan komuuni}}) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Other villages in the municipality include Breivik, Hasvik, and Sørvær. The population of Hasvik has generally been in steady decline due to problems within the fishing industry. Hasvik is an island municipality with no road connections to the rest of Norway. Hasvik Airport is served with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two-hour ferry crossing to the village of Øksfjord on the mainland, providing access by car.

The {{convert|555|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 195th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hasvik is the 336th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 979. The municipality's population density is {{convert|1.8|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 5.6% over the previous 10-year period.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}

General information

File:Sørvær_-_2018-07-26-9372.jpg

File:Kvithellvatnan_-_2018-07-26-9356.jpg

File:Hasvik Church (2015).jpg]]

The municipality of Hasvik was established in 1858 when the northern part of Loppa Municipality was separated to form this new municipality. The initial population was 506. The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no}}

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Finnmark county.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}} On 1 January 2024, the Troms og Finnmark county was divided and the municipality once again became part of Finnmark county.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}

=Name=

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hasvik farm since the first Hasvik Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of {{wikt-lang|non|hár}} which means "high" or "tall", likely referring to the nearby mountain Håen ({{langx|no|Hár}}). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "cove" or "small bay".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1924 |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=115 & 117 |language=no}}

=Coat of arms=

The coat of arms was granted on 13 July 1984. The official blazon is "Azure, a gull argent rising" ({{langx|no|I blått en oppflygende hvit make}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a seagull that is just taking flight. The seagull has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the seagull were chosen by the municipality as a symbol for the local fishing and fish processing industry which attracts many seagulls. The design of the arms was proposed by Martha Gamst from Breivikbotn, and it was refined and finalized by Arvid Sveen.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hasvik |access-date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Hasvik, Finmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-15.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1984-09-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1984-07-13-1427?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}} {{See also|Coat of arms of Smøla}}

=Churches=

The Church of Norway has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Hasvik. It is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

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|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Hasvik

!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built

rowspan="4"|HasvikBreivikbotn ChapelBreivikbotn1959
Dønnesfjord ChurchDønnesfjord1888
Hasvik ChurchHasvik1955
Sørvær ChapelSørvær1968

History

In 1900, Hasvik was connected to the telegraph system of the rest of Norway.[https://digitaltmuseum.no/021015874527/et-vinterkledt-hasvik-pa-dette-bildet-er-ikke-telegraflinjen-kommet-opp Et vinterkledt Hasvik] [Hasvik in a winter outfit]. digitaltmuseum.no. Accessed 20 April 2020

In June 1944, a Catalina aircraft crashed into a mountain in Hasvik, killing the crew of 6; the crew consisted of Soviet airmen wearing American uniforms; the aircraft was flying from the U.S. to Murmansk, Russia via Iceland.Rapp, Ole Magnus. "Ordfører leter etter svar" [Mayor searches for answers] (31 December 2020) Klassekampen. P.10. (138 PBN-1s produced by Naval Aircraft Factory served with the Soviet Navy, after the NAF transferred ownership via Project ZEBRA).{{Cite book |last=Trimble |first=William |title=Wings for the Navy: a history of the Naval Aircraft Factory, 1917-1956 |date=1990 |publisher=United States Naval Institute |isbn=9780870216633 |location=Annapolis |pages=248–249}} The remains of the crew members were moved out of Norway after World War II.

= Stranded Soviet warship =

File:Murmansk cruiser shipwreck.jpg

In the sea off the village of Sørvær, the decommissioned Soviet cruiser Murmansk ran aground on Christmas Eve in 1994. Her towlines had snapped off the nearby North Cape while the vessel was on its way to India to be scrapped. She stayed in Sørvær for 18 years.[https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/her-fjernes-nesten-14.000-tonn-skip-1.8107103 Her fjernes nesten 14.000 tonn krigsskip fra fjæra i Finnmark]

In 2012, the operation to removed the vessel started. A breakwater and dry dock was constructed around the vessel to access it from land and demolish it where it rested. The dock around the wreck was sealed in April.{{Cite web |date=2012-05-16 |title="Murmansk" demolition in final phase |url=http://barentsobserver.com/en/nature/murmansk-demolition-final-phase |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423175424/http://barentsobserver.com/en/nature/murmansk-demolition-final-phase |archive-date=2015-04-23 |publisher=Barentsobserver}} By mid-May the dock was almost empty of water and the demolishing of the cruiser began. The project was completed in 2013.{{Cite web |title=AF Gruppen information |url=http://www.afgruppen.no/en/Environment/Aktuelt/AF-Gruppen-is-removing-the-abandoned-ship--Murmansk--/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723082101/http://www.afgruppen.no/en/Environment/Aktuelt/AF-Gruppen-is-removing-the-abandoned-ship--Murmansk--/ |archive-date=2012-07-23 |access-date=2014-10-31}}

In 2021, a plaque was unveiled in the presence of minister of defence, representatives from embassies of USA and Russia,{{Cite web |date=31 October 2021 |title=Hedda Langemyr tror Russland bruker krigsminnesmerker for å påvirke nordmenn |url=https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/hedda-langemyr-tror-russland-bruker-krigsminnesmerker-for-a-pavirke-nordmenn-1.15708160 |access-date=31 October 2021 |website=www.nrk.no}} and a Russian military attaché; 6 Soviet airmen who died in 1944, were honored.Klassekampen (8 October 2021)

Government

Hasvik Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Finnmark District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

=Municipal council=

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Hasvik is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

{{div col}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Finnmark Finnmárku |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/finnmark%20finnm%C3%A1rku/hasvik#seats |access-date=2024-01-04 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|otherparty = Together for Sørøya

|otherparty_no = Sammen for Sørøya

|otherparty_number = 8

|otherparty1 = Common List Hasvik

|otherparty_no1 = Felleslista Hasvik

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Troms og Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/troms%20og%20finnmark/hasvik#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Høyre = 3

|Senterpartiet = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 3

|Senterpartiet = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/finnmark%20finnm%C3%A1rku/hasvik#seats |access-date=2019-10-21 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Høyre = 3

|Senterpartiet = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 2

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Sørøy List

|otherparty_no = Sørøylista

|otherparty_number = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Sørøy List

|otherparty_no = Sørøylista

|otherparty_number = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Høyre = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|otherparty = Sørøy List

|otherparty_no = Sørøylista

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Høyre = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 1

|otherparty = Hasvik Socialist List

|otherparty_no = Hasvik Sosialistiske List

|otherparty_number = 4

|otherparty1 = Hasvik Fishermen Local List

|otherparty_no1 = Hasvik fiskerkretsliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|otherparty2 = Breivikbotn cross-party list

|otherparty_no2 = Breivikbotn tverrpolitiske liste

|otherparty_number2 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|otherparty = Hasvik Socialist List

|otherparty_no = Hasvik Sosialistiske List

|otherparty_number = 4

|otherparty1 = Hasvik Local List

|otherparty_no1 = Hasvik Kretsliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|otherparty = Breivikbotn Socialist List

|otherparty_no = Breivikbotn Sosialistiske List

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Høyre = 2

|Local_Lists = 15

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Høyre = 1

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 1

|Local_Lists = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|start = 1963

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Høyre = 2

|AFS = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Høyre = 2

|AFS = 2

|Local_Lists = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|herad = yes

|start = 1955

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|NKP = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Local_Lists = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|herad = yes

|start = 1951

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|AFS = 1

|Local_Lists = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|herad = yes

|start = 1947

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|AFS = 1

|Local_Lists = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|herad = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|AFS = 2

|Local_Lists = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Hasvik

|herad = yes

|start = 1937

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 1

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|AFS = 2

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

{{div col end}}

=Mayors=

The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Hasvik (incomplete list):

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

  • 1873-1874: Johannes Bull
  • 1886-1887: Ole Mathisen
  • 1890–1907: Andreas Jox{{Cite book |last=Girji |first=Davvi |url=http://skuvla.info/skolehist/hasvik-n.htm |title=Samisk skolehistorie 3 |last2=Lund |first2=Svein |year=2009 |language=no |chapter=Glimt av Hasviks samiske skolehistorie}}
  • 1907-1929: Albert Krane (H){{Cite news |date=1908-01-18 |title=Hasvik herred |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d47a10523b656fabe35e74f41761d16c |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Nordkap |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1929-1934: Thorvald Kristian Gamst Berg (V){{Cite news |date=1930-01-25 |title=Hasvik herred økonomiske stilling |url=https://www.nb.no/items/3af22ee9d0d0cd229869dd28dd0dcbbf |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Lofotposten |page=6 |language=no}}
  • 1935-1940: Arthur Gustavsen (Ap){{Cite news |date=1938-01-20 |title=Ordførervalg i Hasvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/9cee26b578c5317e2690312744df1705 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Finnmarksposten |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1940-1941: Einar Nikolaisen{{Cite news |date=1940-12-09 |title=Ny ordfører i Hasvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/04c54c7256287bc58e474c1502f5a481 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Vestfinnmark Folkeblad |page=1 |language=no}}
  • 1941-1945: Bjarne Krane (NS){{Cite news |date=1941-01-22 |title=12 ordførere i Finnmark fylke oppnevnt av departementet |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d298135eb13946833d9300438e627071 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Finnmarken |page=3 |language=no}}
  • 1945-1947: Arthur Gustavsen (Ap)
  • 1948-1951: Sverre Bakken (Ap){{Cite news |date=1948-02-10 |title=Ordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f6e7fa4479f1ec4d1bc9d8d2cd23f01f |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Finnmarken |page=1 |language=no}}
  • 1952-1955: Hjalmar Jenssen (Ap){{Cite news |date=1952-02-06 |title=Hjalmar Jenssen blev ordfører i Hasvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/21bdbbf35a12060a9a1799bdc9f65d2b |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Finnmarksposten |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1956-1959: Sverre Bakken (Ap){{Cite news |date=1958-02-01 |title=Gjenvalg i Hasvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c41479cf190b2ba6ea222efa4cd5eb2a |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Finnmarksposten |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1960-1963: Hjalmar Jenssen (Ap){{Cite news |date=1960-01-04 |title=Hjalmar Jensen (A) ny ordfører i Hasvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/13643e82b5371cf9980e0e10f33b911c |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1964-1965: Edmund Johansen (Ap){{Cite news |date=1966-01-06 |title=Edm. Johansen gjenvalgt Hasvikordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/6ee07aeb0712ee545d206a77de537990 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Finnmark Dagblad |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1968-1971: Klemet Olsen (Ap){{Cite news |date=1968-01-03 |title=Klemet Olsen ny ordfører i Hasvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/819b8ecbf8bed064528d553a4cab0a3e |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Finnmarken |page=3 |language=no}}
  • 1971-1983: Arne Helge Danielsen (Ap)
  • 1983-1991: Bjørnar Roald Hågensen (Ap)
  • 1991-2003: Odd Egil Simonsen (Ap)
  • 2003-2007: Geir Adelsten Iversen (Sp)
  • 2007-2023: Eva Danielsen Husby (Ap)
  • 2023-present: Lars Hustad (LL)

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Geography

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The municipality of Hasvik is situated on the western side of Sørøya, Norway's fourth largest island (other than Svalbard). Most people in Hasvik are to be found in a string of settlements along the western coast: the three largest being Breivikbotn, Sørvær, and Hasvik. The municipality also includes the very sparsely populated northern part of the island of Stjernøya, including the Sørfjorden area. Stjernøya has no road or ferry connections. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|958.7|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Kjerringa.

=Climate=

Hasvik, situated on Sørøya island, has an either a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) or a subarctic climate (Dfc), depending on winter threshold used ({{convert|-3|°C}} as in the original Köppen climate classification) or {{convert|0|°C}} as used in the US). Winter temperatures hover around freezing, and the short summers are cool. The winters are very mild considering the latitude of more than 70 degrees North. The driest season is April to July, and the wettest season is October to January. The wettest month October get more than twice as much precipitation as the driest month May. The all-time high temperature {{convert|28.7|°C}} was recorded August 2018; the all-time low {{convert|-17.2|°C}} recorded in December 2002. The weather station at the small airport close to the village has been operating since January 1984. Extremes available since 2002.

{{Weather box

|metric first= yes

|single line = yes

|location = Hasvik Airport 1991-2020 (6 m, extremes 2002-2024)

|Jan record high C = 8.5 | Jan record low C = -13.5

|Feb record high C = 8.7 | Feb record low C = -16.3

|Mar record high C = 9.3 | Mar record low C = -13.5

|Apr record high C = 14.6 | Apr record low C = -12.7

|May record high C = 21.2 | May record low C = -7.8

|Jun record high C = 28.3 | Jun record low C = 0

|Jul record high C = 28.4 | Jul record low C = 2.8

|Aug record high C = 28.7 | Aug record low C = 1.3

|Sep record high C = 21.4 | Sep record low C = -2.2

|Oct record high C = 17.2 | Oct record low C = -8

|Nov record high C = 12.3 | Nov record low C = -12.3

|Dec record high C = 11.3 | Dec record low C = -17.2

|Jan high C = 0

|Feb high C = 0

|Mar high C = 0

|Apr high C = 3

|May high C = 7

|Jun high C = 11

|Jul high C = 14

|Aug high C = 13

|Sep high C = 11

|Oct high C = 6

|Nov high C = 3

|Dec high C = 1

|Jan mean C=-1.2

|Feb mean C=-1.7

|Mar mean C=-0.9

|Apr mean C=1.3

|May mean C=5

|Jun mean C=8.6

|Jul mean C=11.7

|Aug mean C=11.3

|Sep mean C=8.6

|Oct mean C=4.4

|Nov mean C=1.6

|Dec mean C=0.1

|year mean C=

|Jan low C = -3

|Feb low C = -3

|Mar low C = -3

|Apr low C = 0

|May low C = 4

|Jun low C = 8

|Jul low C = 11

|Aug low C = 10

|Sep low C = 8

|Oct low C = 4

|Nov low C = 1

|Dec low C = -1

|precipitation colour= green

|Jan precipitation mm=74.1

|Feb precipitation mm=61.3

|Mar precipitation mm=61.5

|Apr precipitation mm=39.8

|May precipitation mm=37.9

|Jun precipitation mm=39

|Jul precipitation mm=41.1

|Aug precipitation mm=53.4

|Sep precipitation mm=65.6

|Oct precipitation mm=82.8

|Nov precipitation mm=70.3

|Dec precipitation mm=70.6

|year precipitation mm=810

|source 1= yr.no/eklima - Norwegian Meteorological Institute{{Cite web |title=yr.no statistics Hasvik |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-92750/Norway/Troms%20og%20Finnmark/Hasvik/Hasvik%20LH |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}

|source 2 = Tititudorancea (avg highs/lows) {{Cite web |title=Climate Hasvik Norway |url=https://www.tititudorancea.com/z/climate_hasvik_norway.htm |access-date=3 June 2023 |publisher=Tititudorancea |language=en}}

}}

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