Editing Vestvågøy Municipality (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Leknes, main street (Storgata), Vestvågøy municipality, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway.JPG|thumb|right|Main street of Leknes by night]]
Leknes is the municipal and [[administrative centre]] and is situated in the geographical middle of Lofoten, approximately {{convert|68|km|mi|0}} west of the town of [[Svolvær]] and {{convert|65|km|mi|0}} east of the village of [[Å, Moskenes|Å]]. Leknes is the trading and shopping centre of Lofoten, only rivaled by Svolvær. [[Leknes Airport]] is for smaller aircraft, with 7 daily scheduled flights to [[Bodø Airport]] and some daily flights to Svolvær and [[Røst Airport]] with [[Widerøe]] airlines. There is a small [[bus]] [[Bus terminus|terminal]] which serves as a hub with bus links to the rest of Lofoten. The ''Leknes Havn'' ([[harbor]]) is one of Norway's most important and visited harbors for [[cruise ship]]s. The [[Hurtigruten]] boats have been an important means of communication and transportation for a century. It docks in [[Stamsund]] twice every night, one heading south towards [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]] the other heading north towards [[Svolvær]].

The [[European route E10]] highway crosses the municipality (and island) with the [[Sundklakkstraumen Bridge]] connecting to [[Vågan Municipality]] in the north and the [[Nappstraumen Tunnel]] connecting to [[Flakstad Municipality]] in the south.