Experience Trollfjord

Raftsundet

The mountains that surround the 20 km long strait and at its narrowest 220 m wide, have been the home of emperors and royalty. The area from here and further into Vesterålen is called the ‘The Alps of Vesterålen’, with its many beautiful mountains over 1000 meters. Raftsundet is the "main sea road" between Vesterålen and Lofoten. In Raftsundet you will also experience the majestic Trollfjorden, Vesterålen and Northern Norway’s most photographed and talked about fjord of all time.

Experience the Trollfjord

Guided RIB tours from Stokmarknes and Sortland are offered from Vesterålen all year round. A trip that offers birdlife, history, steep mountain sides and a world-famous fjord in the southern part of Vesterålen!

Offer RIB tours to the Trollfjord

From Stokmarknes:
Seasafari Øksnes
RIB 68° Nord

From Sortland:
Vesterålen Adventures
Fjord Cruise Vesterålen

From Hennes (Innlandet):
Møysalen nasjonalparksenter

From Digermulen/Svolvær in Lofoten:
Lofotporten Event (departure Digermulen)
Lofotporten Event (departure Svolvær)

The battle of Trollfjord

For a long time, the rumour had gone round that Trollfjord was choked with fish. On March 6th 1890, five thousand fishermen in 1300 nordic boats (Nordlands boats) lay afloat across the opening into the fjord. Ahead of them loomed a wall of steamships, four abreast, linked and chained to one another from cliff to cliff.

The fishermen were denied entrance to the fjord. The atmosphere became agitated, and open fighting broke out, during which oars, kni ves, pike poles, and axes were used as weapons. The steamships retaliated with water hoses.

After a short but intense battle, the fishermen managed to overpower the crews on board the steamers. The blockade was broken; the fishermen steamed into the fjord and caught record amounts of fish.

This was the first signal that a new era had begun: that of the steamer and seine-nets-capitalism’s inroad in the fishing industry.