On 1 July 1925, the southern district of Evenes on the south side of the Ofotfjorden (population: 3,270) was separated to become the new Ballangen Municipality.

On 1 January 1964, the small, unpopulated Ramnes area in western Evenes was transferred to the neighboring Tjeldsund Municipality.

[11] On 11 June 2021, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official Sami language name for the municipality: Evenášši.

The wheel has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used.

The most noticeable mountain when driving on the European route E10 highway, which crosses through Evenes, is perhaps the steep Niingen (1,090 metres or 3,580 feet) just east of Bogen.

German fortifications from World War II can be seen at Evenestangen, which is also a good place for fishing in the fjord.

The wettest season is autumn and winter and the driest is March - July, a pattern more typical of oceanic climates.

The Royal Norwegian Air Force has a substantial infrastructure at Evenes, but the base was closed following the end of the Cold War, though it is often used by other NATO allies during their winter training.

A mobile hospital was built inside a small mountain at Osmarka, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the airport, using NATO infrastructure funds.

To achieve this, a large transport ship used the deep water harbour near Bogen, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the airport.

This harbour was also built with funds from NATO, to enable heavy equipment to be moved north to Troms by road.

During World War II, the Germans found the wide and fairly deep Bogen bay, with its mostly hard rock bottom well suited for anchoring, to be perfect for a naval base.

The German battleship Tirpitz and cruiser Admiral Hipper were stationed in Bogen during part of the war (8 July – 23 October 1942, returned 11 March 1943).

Thus, this bay was one of Germany's most powerful naval bases during parts of the war and constituted a very real threat to Allied Arctic Convoys.

The Allies had an obvious need for intelligence about these powerful German warships, and the British provided a radio set to the local resistance group.