What is "hansnes"

Hansnes is a village and the administrative centre of Karlsøy municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the northeast side of the island of Ringvassøya, along the Langsundet strait. By car, it is about northeast of the city of Tromsø. The Langsund Tunnel is an undersea tunnel that is being built about south of Hansnes, that will connect the islands of Ringvassøya and Reinøya. The tunnel will replace the ferry service from Hansnes to the nearby islands of Karlsøya, Vannøya, and Reinøya.

The village of Hansnes has a population (2013) of 457, which gives the village a population density of . Hansnes is home to stores, a gas station, a bank, a café, a medical center, Ringvassøy Church, a school, a day care, and nursing homes.