Straumen is the administrative centre of Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Sørfolda fjord, along the European route E06 highway. The lake Straumvatnet lies on the southeastern side of the village, and the town of Fauske lies about to the southwest. The village has a population (2018) of 892, which gives the village a population density of . References Sørfold Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway