Finnøy
Finnøy is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 104 square kilometres (40 sq mi) island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Stavanger Municipality. It was located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Judaberg.
Finnøy Municipality
Finnøy kommune | |
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Former municipality | |
| Finnø herred (historic name) | |
View of the shorelines of Ombo in Finnøy | |
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Flag | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Finnøy within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°09′53″N 05°49′46″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Stavanger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Judaberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Henrik Halleland (KrF) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 104.39 km2 (40.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 102.90 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #375 in Norway |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 3,235 |
| • Rank | #256 in Norway |
| • Density | 31.4/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +21.1% |
| Demonym | Finnøybu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1141 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality consisted of a number of islands on the south side of the Boknafjorden, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of the city of Stavanger. The Finnøy Tunnel connects the two islands of Finnøy and Talgje to the mainland. The rest of the islands are accessible only by boat.
Finnøy is an agricultural community dominated by dairy, meat, poultry, and fish farming products, with strong horticultural traditions, mainly greenhouse production of tomatoes, as well as some tourism.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 104-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality is the 375th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Finnøy was the 256th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,235. The municipality's population density was 31.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (81/sq mi) and its population has increased by 21.1% over the last decade.