Båtsfjord (village)

or is the administrative centre of Båtsfjord Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The fishing village is located along the 13 km long Båtsfjorden, an inlet from the Barents Sea, along the northern coast of the Varanger Peninsula. The village sits at the northern end of Norwegian County Road 891. The Båtsfjord Airport lies just south of the village. The Hurtigruten coastal express has regular stops at Båtsfjord.

The 1.44 km2 village has a population (2023) of 2,105 which gives the village a population density of 1462 PD/km2. The village is home to over 99% of all the residents in the entire municipality (there are 2,113 residents in Båtsfjord Municipality in 2023).

Båtsfjord is one of the biggest fishing ports in Finnmark County with around 10,000 boat arrivals each year. The village also has a number of facilities for fish processing.

Båtsfjord has shopping facilities, a post office, a school, and Båtsfjord Church.

History
Historically, there were three whaling stations in Båtsfjord, but they are no longer in operation.