Husnes is the largest urban area in Kvinnherad, Norway, with c. 2500 inhabitants as of 2010, and about 8000 in the local region. The village is centered around Sør-Norge Aluminium (SØRAL), and has become the center of commerce and education in Kvinnherad.
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Two of the largest companies in Kvinnherad, HMR Group and SØRAL both have their headquarters on Husnes. Local newspaper Kvinnheringen also has their headquarters here. The downtown area of Husnes has three shopping malls, housing more than fifty different businesses and stores. In 2008, a new shopping center was constructed, partially merging into the one of the old centers Torghuset. At the same time, the Nordic home electronics company Elkjøp constructed a new warehouse next to the shopping centres. It is the biggest shopping district between the cities of Bergen and Haugesund on the Norwegian west coast.
Husnes is the school center in Kvinnherad, with one elementary school, one junior high school and one high school, as well as two additional elementary schools in the immediate regions. The high school, Kvinnherad Vidaregåande Skule, houses around 400 students each year.