Skudeneshavn

Skudeneshavn
Skudeneshamn (unofficial)
Skudeneshavn in July 1951
Interactive map of Skudeneshavn
Coordinates: 59°09′00″N 5°15′24″E / 59.1501°N 5.2566°E / 59.1501; 5.2566
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
MunicipalityKarmøy Municipality
Established as 
Ladested10 Feb 1858
Area
 • Total
2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
3,360
 • Density1,318/km2 (3,410/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Skudnesbu, Skudenesbu
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4280 Skudeneshavn
Skudeneshavn ladested
Rogaland within Norway
Skudeneshavn within Rogaland
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
Established10 Feb 1858
 • Preceded bySkudenes Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
 • Succeeded byKarmøy Municipality
Administrative centreSkudeneshavn
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
 • Rank#522 in Norway
Population
 (1964)
 • Total
1,310
 • Rank#466 in Norway
 • Density2,568.6/km2 (6,653/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −1.4%
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
ISO 3166 codeNO-1104

Skudeneshavn (also known as simply Skudenes) is a town in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy at the entrance to the Boknafjorden and Karmsundet strait. The town is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The town was an independent municipality due to its status as a ladested from 1858 until 1965.

The 2.55-square-kilometre (630-acre) town has a population (2025) of 3,360 and a population density of 1,318 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,410/sq mi). In 1990, Skudeneshavn won second prize in NORTRA's competition for Norway's Best Preserved Small Town.