Elvenes Bridge
Elvenes may refer to: Places * Elvenes, Alta, a village in Alta municipality, Finnmark county, Norway *Elvenes, Finnmark, a village in Sør-Varanger municipality, Finnmark county, Norway * Elvenes, Nordland, a village in Øksnes municipality, Nordland county, Norway * Elvenes, Salangen, a village in Salangen municipality, Troms county, Norway * Elvenes, Troms, a village in Gratangen municipality, Troms county, Norway People * Bjørn Elvenes (1944–1988), Norwegian ice hockey player *Hroar Elvenes (1932–2014), Norwegian former Olympic speed skater *Hårek Elvenes Hårek Elvenes (born 17 June 1959 in Sortland Municipality, Vesterålen) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. He was born in Sortland Municipality and finished the science branch of Sortland Upper S ...

Elvenes, Finnmark
, , , or is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the river Pasvikelva where it flows into the Bøkfjorden, a southern branch of the Varangerfjorden. The village lies about east of the village of Hesseng, along the European route E105. The town of Kirkenes lies about a drive to the northwest. History During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany a camp for Soviet prisoners-of-war was located in Elvenes, and in 1942 about six hundred Norwegian teachers were sent to Elvenes for slave labour. Road bypass As part of an programme of improvements to European route E105, work started in 2014 on a bypass route to the north of the village comprising a long new Bøkfjord Bridge and a new tunnel through the adjacent Trifonhøgda mountain. The bridge has a steel central arch span of , which was constructed in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and will be transported by barge along the entire west and north coast of Norway into the f ...
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Bjørn Elvenes
Bjørn Elvenes (12 June 1944 – 19 August 1988) was a Norwegian ice hockey player, born in Oslo. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i ... in 1964, where he placed tenth with the Norwegian team. There are conflicting reports of his death in 1988; he either died of cancer or was killed in a car accident. References External links * 1944 births 1988 deaths Ice hockey people from Oslo Norwegian ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Deaths from cancer in Sweden Road incident deaths in Sweden {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub ...
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Hroar Elvenes
Hroar Elvenes (2 April 1932 – 4 December 2014) was a Norway, Norwegian former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics, in the 1956 Winter Olympics, in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and in the 1964 Winter Olympics. He was born in Hakadal and represented the club Oslo IL. In 1952 he finished sixth in the Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres, 500 metres competition. Four years later he finished 17th in the Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres, 500 metres event and 24th in the Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres, 1500 metres contest. At the 1960 Games he finished 14th in the Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres, 500 metres competition and 39th in the Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres, 1500 metres event. His final Olympic appearance was at the 1964 Winter Games when he finished tenth in the Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 met ...
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