About Balsfjorden
Balsfjorden or Báhccavuotna is a fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 57-kilometre long fjord runs through the municipalities of Balsfjord and Tromsø. It branches off the Tromsøysundet strait just south of the city of Tromsø and it flows in a north-south direction, ranging from 2 to 7 kilometres wide.