Vest-Lofoten municipality will be established on 1 January 2028 when Moskenes and Vestvågøy (Nordland) merge, after Norway’s Ministry of District and Local Government (Distrikts- og kommunaldepartementet) approved the official name
Lofoten municipal merger was approved by Norway’s Council of State on 12 September 2025, confirming that Moskenes and Vestvågøy in Nordland will form a single municipality from 1 January 2028.
Two municipalities in Norway's iconic Lofoten archipelago are moving ahead with plans to merge, and their mayors have suggested naming the new entity simply Lofoten Municipality. The proposal by Vestvågøy
