Key facts about Haugesund

The town’s location between Boknafjord in the south and Hardangerfjord in the north also makes Haugesund a centre of commerce and services for the 160,000 or so people living in the surrounding area.

Access

• Haugesund Airport Karmøy is 15 minutes, 13 kilometres from Haugesund centre
• Haugesund has direct flight connections to and from London, Bremen, Alicante, Edinburgh, Oslo and Bergen
• Stavanger is only one-and-a-half hours away and has direct connections with several European cities

Facts

• The number of inhabitants: 33,100
• 12 hotels, approximately. 1,050 rooms and 2,000 beds
• Conference capacity: maximum 870
• Largest exhibition venue: 1600 square metres (Tysvær Arena, Opens March 2010)

Haugesund has great natural surroundings and offers a beautiful coastline, exotic islands, spectacular waterfalls, majestic fjords and mountains and excellent skiing facilities.