Sjønstå (Norwegian) or Sjenståhka (Lule Sami)[2] is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

The village peaked in size during a brief time when the Sulitjelma Mines carried out lots of activity in the area, c. 1890 to 1956.

He states that the name is a compound shortened from skinstøde-å, with the second element aa or å meaning 'river'.

The register states that the farm had recently been cleared on crown common land and that it would pay the highest rate in tax, which was ½ våg (9.25 kg or 20.4 lb) of stockfish as a public levy.

The annual tithe to the church was ¾ tønne (104 L or 3.0 U.S. bu) of grain and 16 marks (3.75 kg or 8.3 lb) of cheese.

The high taxes may indicate that Sjønstå was a deserted farm after the Black Death in the Middle Ages.

Life was often difficult at the location, and the steep hillsides and precipitous mountains formed natural boundaries that prevented expansion.

[8]: 22 The waterway was a natural thoroughfare for those that lived at Sjønstå, and fishing was an important source of livelihood in addition to agriculture, just as was common for people along Skjerstad Fjord.

The farm made use of the sea with fishing equipment and boats both Sjønstå and Finneid, and a half share in a fisherman's shack in Skrova.

In 1956 the rail line was extended to Finneid and the transshipment activity at the Sjønstå station came to an end.

[8]: 10 In 2006, the Sjønstå farm was given protected status by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

The decision was based on its connection with the history of Sulitjelma Mines and also the fact that it represents a farm layout that was typical in Nordland county before 1900 but has rarely been preserved.