Finnås

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Finnås is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.

It was created as Finnås formannskapsdistrikt in 1837.

On July 1, 1916 the municipality was split to create three new municipalities: Bremnes, the northern part of Finnås with 3.411 inhabitants; Moster, the southeastern peninsula with 1.316 inhabitants and Bømlo to the southwest with 1.217 inhabitants.

Today, the three municipalities are united under the name Bømlo.