Sandhornøya the 103-square kilometre mountainous island is located south of the town of Bodø near the entrance to the Saltfjorden. The mainland of Norway lies to the east and the island of Sørarnøy lies to the west.

The art project SALT is centred round three architectural structures inspired by the fish rack, developed by the Finish architect Sami Rintala, and opens August 29th 2014 on the spectacular Langsanden, at Sandhornøya.