Sunnhordland folkehøgskole is beatifully located by the sea.

Halsnøy in Sunnhordland

Sunnhordland folk high school is beautifully situated on the island of Halsnøy, between Bergen and Stavanger on the west coast of Norway.

The island is located in the commune of Kvinnherad, and right to our west is Stord with the town Leirvik. Situated at the entrance to the Hardanger fjord, the landscape around the school/college is open and luxuriant. High mountains loom in the background to the east, and the open sea, dotted with little islands, stretches out towards the west.

Halsnøy itself has a varied terrain, from a small mountain, to forest, sheep pastures, and beaches. A short walk from the school you will find the ruins of an old monastery, abandoned in the 16.th century.

The school has it's own boat house with canoes you can borrow.

Here you find more pictures from the island of Halsnøy.

Living quarters at the Sunnhordland folkehøgskule

As a student at Sunnhordland folk high school, you will live in eight living quarters/houses spread on the area. Each house has its own kitchen and sitting room. Wireless Internet.

The school has 24 double and 55 single rooms.

Facilities

All the subjects have good classrooms and facilities. In addition there are social rooms, and a gym where you can work out.

Room for street art at Sunnhordland folkehøgskole.

Leisure activities on Halsnøy

Here on the island of Halsnøy there is a swimming pool, a cinema, a tennis court, a sports organisation for several sports, a choir, a brass band, a big band, a bakery shop, a café/pub and several shops.

he scenery is beautiful, with many fine alternatives for walks, and you can fish, swim or canoe amongst small islets and rocks.

Sæbøvik, the centre of Halsnøy.

Short way to town

If you take the boat from our port Ranavik (2 km from the school), you arrive right in the centre of our nearest town, Leirvik. Here you will find more shops, restaurants, pubs and discos, art galleries, different cultural arrangements, a college for higher education and a students’ milieu. A good alternative when you fancy a change!

On free weekends and holidays it is also easy to travel to Bergen, Haugesund or Stavanger.

Travel to our school

It is easy to get to our island from any direction. We have a ferry service to the west, and there are catamaran boats going to Flesland Airport, Bergen and to the centre of Bergen. In addition, there are bus services to both Bergen and Stavanger from the nearby island of Stord.

We also have correspondence with the Haukeli express bus going across the mountain to Oslo. The island is connected to the mainland with an underwater tunnel.