At 68° north, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, you find Stø, a picturesque and highly living fishing village.

Stø, with its 200 inhabitants, is situated in Øksnes municipality, (Nordland County). The municipality has a population of about 4500 people, of which 2800 live in Myre, the administration centre. The closest town is Sortland, which is situated 50 kilometres south of Stø.

From May to August Stø is swarming with life, due to the yearly coalfish and Greenland halibut fisheries.

Anda Lighthouse, five kilometres northwest of Stø, is the home of Northern Norway’s largest puffin colony, and the island also houses the biggest seal colony of the region.

At Stø you can visit Langnes church, from early 1500. This is one of the oldest wooden churches in Northern Norway.

If you like trekking in the mountains, the area has much to offer. One example is Dronningruta, (the Queen trail), which is a 5-6 hour long walk between Stø and Nyksund.
The trail is named after the Norwegian Queen Sonja, who on several occasions has visited Stø, and Vesterålen, to go trekking in the mountains.