The town Sandnessjøen is situated on the island Alsta in Nordland county, north -west of the moutainrange "The Seven Sisters".
Sandnessjøen is the adminstrative center of the municipality Alstahaug.
The priest and poet Petter Dass is an icon on this part of Norway. On Alsta you may visit the Petter Dass museum.
Wikipedia: Sandessjøen, Sagnet om De syv søstre - The Seven Siters (in Nrowegian) , Alstahaug, Petter Dass
Sandnessjøen