Vindafjord is a municipality located in the heart of the Haugalandet. Haugesund is the closest city.
Ølen is the centre of the area, but Vindafjord has several villages with lots of opportunities for recreation and sightseeing.

General information
The municipality (created in 1965) is named after the Vindafjorden, a fjord that runs through the eastern part of the municipality. The first element is probably derived from the verb vinda which means "turn" or "twist" referring to the sharp turn of the fjord at Dragneset.
The slogan for Vindafjord Kommune is "Vital and Central"
There are 9 villages
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Ølen
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Ølensvåg
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Bjoa
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Vikebygd
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Skjold
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Vats
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Sandeid
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Vikedal
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Imsland
The municipality has a total of 8.765 citizens in 2015.

Publisert06.11.2015 12.12