Støttvær


Støttvær is a group of islands in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The islands lie about northwest of the mainland village of Reipå. The main islands of Støttvær include the Svenningen, the Innerstøtt, and the Helløya. There are also many other uninhabited smaller islands and skerries surrounding the main islands. Innerstøtt and Svenningen are inhabited and they are connected to each other by bridges. There were 27 residents in Støttvær in 2017. There is a car ferry from Innerstøtt to the mainland village of Ørnes. The two inhabited islands are also referred to as the village of Støtt.
The Støttværet nature reserve includes the island of Helløya and a number of smaller islands, islets and skerries that encircle the three inhabited islands in the archipelago in the north, west, and southwest.