Sandsjøen is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in the municipality of Lierne

Lierne

Lierne is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region, and it is the largest municipality in Trøndelag. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sandvika. Other villages include Inderdal, Sørli, and Tunnsjø senter...

 in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the municipal center, Sandvika

Sandvika, Nord-Trøndelag

Sandvika is the administrative centre of the municipality of Lierne in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies on the northeastern shore of the lake Laksjøen, about west of the village of Holand. The main church for northern Lierne, Nordli Church, is located on the northern edge of Sandvika. The...

. The village of Holand

Holand, Nord-Trøndelag

Holand is a village located on the northern shore of the lake Sandsjøen in the Nordli district of the municipality of Lierne in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about east of the village of Sandvika, the administrative center of Lierne....

 is located on the northern shore of Sandsjøen.

The lake, near the Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 border, is the beginning of the Sanddøla river, a main tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the river Namsen

Namsen

Namsen is the biggest river in Nord-Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos. It traditionally has been used for floating timber down from the forests to the town of Namsos, where the...

. The lake flows out into the lake Laksjøen

Laksjøen

Laksjøen is a lake in Lierne municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It has a surface area of . The administrative center of Lierne, Sandvika, lies on the northern shore of the lake. The lake is fed by the lake Sandsjøen to the east, and the water exits the lake in the north and later...

to the west.