Discover Risøyhamn: Museum, Market and Landscapes

Risøyhamn combines cultural history with a landscape of moors and heathland. At Risøyhamn Museum, you can visit five historic buildings; there are also exhibitions and a boat rental in the village. The market, held every year in July, adds another distinctive feature. When choosing your holiday rental, you can therefore consider whether you want to focus your stay on history, the landscape, the market or travelling by Hurtigruten.

Five historic buildings at Risøyhamn Museum

The small open-air museum is located in Risøyhamn on the southern side of Andøya. Its five historic buildings include Børvågstua, Lensmannsgården, Nilsengården, the boathouse and the stable. Their names give your museum visit a clear structure: rather than a collection housed in a single building, the focus is on several historic houses and different exhibition venues. If you are interested in buildings and individual historic objects, you will find a range of points of interest here.

The boathouse is home to the five-oared boat “Haakon”. It was built in Helgeland in 1880 and is 14 metres long. The boathouse thus adds a distinctive exhibit to the historic buildings.

At Lensmannsgården, the exhibition “Operations and expeditions – Andværinger i krig og fred” explores the contributions and stories of people from Andøya in times of war and peace. It opened on 8 May 2025. Another exhibition is housed in Skomakerstua in Risøyhamn, where numerous old artefacts are on display. If you are choosing cultural stops for your trip, these exhibitions offer different perspectives: one focuses on life stories in times of war and peace, while the other showcases old objects.

July market and the landscape around Risøyhamn

The Risøyhamn Market is held every year in July. It features stalls, refreshments and an open museum. If you time your visit to coincide with the market, you can combine it with a museum visit. The July date is therefore a useful reference point for planning your trip; at other times, you can choose from the other aspects of the village described here according to your interests.

Risøyhamn is surrounded by moorland and heathland where cloudberries grow. This landscape offers a different focus from the historic buildings and exhibitions. If nature and open landscapes are especially important to you when choosing a destination, you can take this character into account.

Getting here and different interests

Hurtigruten calls at Risøyhamn twice daily throughout the year. For travellers who want to plan their journey around this connection, the regular calls are a useful factor when choosing the village. Risøyhamn Sjøhus also offers boat rental in Risøyhamn. These add further options for different interests: you can focus your stay more on travelling by Hurtigruten, the collections and exhibitions, or boat rental, without treating these offerings as interchangeable.

A holiday rental in Risøyhamn is a good search option for a stay during which you want to explore the different sides of the village. Choose according to the themes that matter to you on your trip: historic buildings and exhibits, the annual July market, or the landscape shaped by moors and heathland. That way, your choice of destination stays focused on the experiences you are actually looking for.

Other destinations to discover via their location pages include Fiskenes, Dverberg, Andenes, Andøy and Nøss.

Go to the main travel overview: Andøy.