Øksfjord (Norwegian), Ákšovuotna (Northern Sami),[3] or Aksuvuono (Kven) is the administrative centre of Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

[4] The village of Øksfjordbotn lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast, near the border with Alta Municipality.

On 12 April 1941, the Royal Norwegian Navy (which was exiled to the United Kingdom at that time) moored the destroyer Mansfield at the pier at one o'clock in the night, with two objectives: To show the people of occupied Norway that the Navy was operating on the coast of Norway; and to blow up a fish oil factory.

The warship departed after two hours, while inhabitants stood on the pier singing the national anthem.

[5] Øksfjord's climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity.