Leknes Municipal center in Vestvågøy

Leknes is geographically located in the middle of Lofoten, approx. 68 km west of Svolvær and approx. 65 km east of Å. At Leknes, the sun is above the horizon (midnight sun) from 26. May to 17. July, and in winter the sun is below the horizon from 9. December to 4. January. Leknes is the commercial center of Lofoten, with perhaps the largest and best retail offer in the archipelago.

Leknes is also a communication hub in Lofoten. Leknes Airport is a short-haul airport with 7 daily departures to Bodø. Leknes is the starting point for bus routes to and from large parts of Lofoten. The Port of Leknes is one of Northern Norway’s most important and most visited ports for cruise ships, with approx. 70 calls a year.

The Nordland Hospital Lofoten is located in the neighboring town of Gravdal. Vestvågøy is one of the county’s largest agricultural municipalities, and Leknes has a modern slaughterhouse that receives animals for slaughter from large parts of Nordland and Sør-Troms.