The
Førde Fjord is a
fjord in
Sogn og Fjordane county,
Norway. It is the longest of all the fjords in the
traditional district of
Sunnfjord. It passes through the municipalities of
Førde,
Naustdal,
Askvoll, and
Flora. The fjord begins at the town of
Førde, at the estuary of the river
Jølstra, which comes from the lake
Jølstravatn. The water then travels west towards the town of
Florø where the long fjord splits into the Brufjorden and Stavfjorden before reaching the sea. The island of
Svanøya lies just outside the mouth of the fjord. There are roads along the shoreline on both the north and south sides of the fjord, and the
European route E39 highway runs past the town of Førde, near the fjord.