Ylvingen

Ylvingen[1] is an island in Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

The 7.6-square-kilometre (2.9 sq mi) island lies just off the west coast of Norway, between the island of Vega and the mainland.

[2] The island is connected by fast ferry to the mainland towns of Brønnøysund and Sandnessjøen, and to the island of Vega and the mainland by car ferry, all operated by Torghatten Trafikkselskap.

[2] During the Second World War, the island was used by the German Armed Forces as an emplacement and had prisoners of war from Russia, Serbia, and Poland doing forced labor.

The television series Himmelblå was filmed on the island.

View of the churchyard of the Ylvingen Chapel