Olderdalen

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Olderdalen (Norwegian), Dálusvággi (Northern Sami), Talosvankka (Kven) is the administrative centre of Kåfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It sits in the Olderdalen valley along the Kåfjorden, with views of the Lyngen Alps. The village has a ferry to Lyngseidet on the other side of the fjord, and the European route E6 highway runs through it. It is about 16.7 km northwest of Birtavarre and about 70 km east of Tromsø. Kåfjord Church is in Olderdalen. The village covers 0.47 square kilometres and has about 286 residents (2023), giving a population density of around 609 people per square kilometre. The area is mainly farming and fishing, with sheep and dairy cattle common. There are groceries and other public and private services. In World War II, many homes and farms were destroyed by German scorched-earth tactics as they withdrew from Finland and Finnmark to delay the Soviet advance.