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Seljeskogen

Coordinates: 68°54′19″N 17°51′58″E / 68.90528°N 17.86611°E / 68.90528; 17.86611
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Seljeskog (Norwegian)
Village
Map
Seljeskogen is located in Troms
Seljeskogen
Seljeskogen
Seljeskogen is located in Norway
Seljeskogen
Seljeskogen
Coordinates: 68°54′19″N 17°51′58″E / 68.90528°N 17.86611°E / 68.90528; 17.86611
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictCentral Hålogaland
MunicipalitySalangen Municipality
Elevation174 m (571 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9350 Sjøvegan

Seljeskogen (Norwegian) or Sálljavađđa (Northern Sami)[2] is a village in Salangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located north of the village of Sjøvegan and northeast of the village of Skårvika. The village has a sports team, Seljeskog IL.

Canadian ski jumper Nels Nelsen was born here in 1894.

References

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  1. ^ "Seljeskog" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-24.