The village lies on the northeastern shore of the lake Vangsvatnet in the central part of the municipality, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the city of Bergen.

The villages of Borstrondi and Kvitheim are both small suburbs located just north of Vossevangen.

[1] The European route E16 highway and the Bergensbanen railway line both run through the village.

In Hardanger (to the south), some of the Germans climbed up the mountains from Ålvik while the rest went through Granvin.

About a dozen civilians lost their lives in the bombing which completely destroyed the old wood-built town centre.