Leknes

Leknes () is a town in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Vestvågøy Municipality (with 11,619 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality in Lofoten and Vesterålen). Leknes was designated a "town" () in 2002. The town has a population (2023) of 3,763 and a population density of .

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Settlement.utc_offset1_DST: +02:00
Settlement.established_title: Established as
Settlement.official_name: Leknes
Settlement.settlement_type: Town/City
Settlement.image_skyline: Leknes-winter.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Leknes in winter (Bulitinden and Guratinden mountains in background)
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nordland#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label: Leknes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nordland

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Population: 3776
Area: 2.58
Elevation: 10
Image: Leknes-winter.jpg

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thumb|left|Main street of Leknes by night thumb|left|Leknes in winter: view towards Skottindenthumb|left|Gravdal, which together with Fygle have grown together with Leknes, creating an urban area with over 5,400 inhabitants. The town is situated in the geographical middle of the Lofoten archipelago on the island of Vestvågøya. It is approximately west of the town of Svolvær and east of the village of Å in Moskenes Municipality. Leknes is one of the few towns in Lofoten that does not depend on fisheries and does not have its town centre by the sea. Because of this, and because of its rapid growth in recent years, it does not have the same traditional wooden architecture as most fishing villages in Lofoten. However, the natural surroundings are among the most stunning in Norway, with mountains, peaks, cliffs, and white sandy beaches.