Bjørnskinn

Bjørnskinn is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Bjørnskinn lies along the southern part of the island of Andøya, about northwest of the larger village of Risøyhamn. The village is the site of Bjørnskinn Church which serves the southern part of Andøy Municipality.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjørnskinn Municipality which existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964.

Notable residents

Notable people that were born or lived in Bjørnskinn include:

Helmer Hanssen, a Polar explorer who was on the expedition of Roald Amundsen to the South Pole
Johan Kleppe, a member of Norwegian Parliament from Nordland and defense minister in Korvald's Cabinet
Finn Myrvang, a historian
Augustinus Johannessøn Sellevold, a fisherman-farmer who was twice elected as member of the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland