Kvenvik
Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami) | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Kvenvik Location in Finnmark  Kvenvik Kvenvik (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 69°55′37″N 23°06′17″E / 69.92694°N 23.10472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Alta |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9518 Alta |
Kvenvik (Norwegian) or Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami) is a village in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the town of Alta. It has a population (2012) of 194.[2]
On 31 August 2019, a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre south of Kvenvik.[3]