Feøy
Introduction


**Feøy** is a small [island](/wiki/Island "Island") group in [Karmøy](/wiki/Karm%C3%B8y "Karmøy") municipality in [Rogaland](/wiki/Rogaland "Rogaland") county, [Norway](/wiki/Norway "Norway"). The  island group lies west of the town of [Haugesund](/wiki/Haugesund_%28town%29 "Haugesund (town)") and the island of [Karmøy](/wiki/Karm%C3%B8y_%28island%29 "Karmøy (island)"), southeast of the islands of [Røvær](/wiki/R%C3%B8v%C3%A6r "Røvær"), and northeast of the island of [Utsira](/wiki/Utsira_%28island%29 "Utsira (island)").

The island has 49 permanent residents, plus a number of seasonal residents and visitors who rent vacation homes. The permanent residents who are not retired support themselves either through [sheep farming](/wiki/Sheep_farming "Sheep farming"), [fishing](/wiki/Fishing "Fishing"), or by commuting to jobs on the mainland. There is regular ferry service between Feøy, [Røvær](/wiki/R%C3%B8v%C3%A6r "Røvær"), and Haugesund. In addition, most residents also own at least one private boat which they can use to travel to Karmøy or Haugesund.

There is an old wharf on Feøy that was converted into the [Feøy Brygge](http://www.feoybrygge.com/), a small meeting house and restaurant that caters meetings and parties.

During [World War II](/wiki/World_War_II "World War II"), the Germans occupied the small island with troops because the area was an organizing site for resistance workers moving between Norway and Britain.


Why was Feøy an important location during World War II?