Øksnes LeirstedSkogsøya · Vesterålen

Øksnes church in evening light

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Life on the island.

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Images from Skogsøya.

A selection from summer stays, activities, and day hikes around the island. Click any image to view it full size.

Northern lights over the white main house with lit windows — Northern lights over the main house — October 2025

Northern lights and mountains mirrored in the water — The aurora mirrored in the sea

Two people watching the northern lights together — An aurora night in the yard

Northern lights over the hillside with firelight by the shelter — Bonfire by the shelter under the aurora

A group silhouetted by the shelter under the northern lights — The whole group at the shelter

Aurora corona in green and pink — Aurora corona right over the yard

Øksnes church at sunset with mountains behind — Øksnes church in evening light

Autumn-coloured mountain landscape with a hiker at a viewpoint — Autumn hike on Skogsøya

Øksnes church in evening sun against a blue sky — Øksnes church

Øksnes church with mountains and blue sky — Øksnes church in summer

A bonfire on the beach at dusk with fjord and mountains — Bonfire by the sea

Overview of the crate-stacking activity with yellow and blue crates — Crate stacking on the grounds

Participant in camouflage and mask during a team activity in the forest — Ready for team activity

Participant in camouflage out in the terrain during a team activity — Out in the terrain

Aurora corona in green and purple above birch scrub — Aurora corona over Skogsøya

Low evening sun over the fjord with Vesterålen mountains in silhouette — Evening sun over the fjord

A white-tailed eagle in flight low over the blue sea — Sea eagle in flight

An orca breaking the surface beside a beacon on a skerry — Orca by the lighthouse

A group of harbour seals resting on a seaweed-covered skerry — Harbour seals

Two bull moose resting on the green hillside of Skogsøya — Moose in the hillside

Two puffins on the sea, mirrored in the water — Puffins on the water

Bands of aurora above the gable of the main house — Northern lights over the gable

Northern lights above the red barn — Northern lights over the barn

Northern lights mirrored in still water with houses on the shore — Aurora mirrored in the sea

Northern lights over the coastline with distant lights — Northern lights over the coast

Northern lights over a dark landscape with one lit house — A quiet aurora night

A group seen from behind, looking up at the northern lights — Watching the northern lights

Bright dining hall with long tables and large windows — The dining hall

Long wooden table laid with candles — Long table by candlelight

The lounge with a fireplace and sofa groupings — The living room with fireplace

Large lounge with grey sofas and big windows — The large lounge

Large dining hall with several long tables and big windows

Long dining table opening into the adjoining lounge

Bright room with a long table and windows on two sides — The sunroom

Bedroom with a single bed and a bunk bed — Bedroom

Bedroom with a bunk bed and green walls

Attic room with bunk beds and a round table — The loft

Large attic room with several beds and a seating area

Attic room with bunk beds and a yellow accent wall

Attic room with bunk beds and large windows

Hallway with a white-painted staircase between the rooms

The industrial kitchen's dishwashing station — The kitchen

Industrial oven in the large kitchen

Three hikers on a ridge above the fjord — Skogsøya — seen from the mountain

Two women paddleboarding on crystal-clear water — Paddleboard over white sand

The class gathered on a lawn between birch trees

Three girls getting climbing gear ready by the fjord — Climbing

A climber on top of an exposed rock formation — On the summit

Two people in a sailing dinghy against the evening light

An instructor and children in a rowing boat and canoes

A child with a bow and arrow aiming at three targets

Climbers on ropes on a vertical rock face

A group on paddleboards by a sandy beach

Rowing boat on a mirror-still fjord by the quay

The white main house at Øksnes Leirsted, seen from the garden

A lone hiker on a mountain plateau looking out over the fjord

A family hiking, with a view out over the islands

Children playing on the lawn — fjord in the background

Two children towed on an inflatable raft — Tubing on the fjord

Children building a tower of crates

Pupils in an outdoor activity in front of the white main house

Teenagers around a bonfire on a stony beach in evening light

A large group around a bonfire — wide view

Two children in snorkel masks holding a fish they caught

Children with paddles by the quay

A child paddling a canoe towards a shoreline with small houses

The same scene — children in a rowing boat and a canoe

A moose trophy in a pine forest

Welcome sign on the Øksnes quay

Skavlnes school — the yellow schoolhouse on Skogsøya — Skavlnes school — the old village school

An adult instructor helping a child abseil by the shore

A person paddleboarding in overcast weather

A man paddling standing up on a paddleboard

Sea-rescue training with people in orange survival suits

Three canoes on a mirror-still fjord below dramatic mountains

Children smiling in two canoes side by side

Kayaker on the fjord with mountains behind

Red-painted outhouse by the sea

Two young women wading out of the sea, backlit