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The Best Attractions In Finnmark

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Finnmark [ˈfɪnmɑrk] or Finnmárkucode: sme promoted to code: se is a county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south, and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast. The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardøhus amt. Since 2002, it has had two official names: Finnmark and Finnmárku . It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is the largest and least populated county of Norway. Situated at the northernmost part of continental Europe, where ...
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The Best Attractions In Finnmark

  • 1. Alta Museum - World Heritage Rock Art Centre Alta
    The World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum is located at Alta in Finnmark, Norway. Norway.World Heritage Rock Art - Alta Museum is situated in Hjemmeluft, a small bay on Altafjord near the Arctic Circle. Alta Museum is northern Norway's most-visited summer museum, with more than 1,000 visitors each day. It presents exhibitions on local culture and historic industries including the nearby prehistoric rock carvings that form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Alta Museum is situated at the site of early settlement of Finnmark dating from around 11,000 years ago. In 1973, the first rock carvings in Hjemmeluft were found. To date over 3,000 figures have been registered here. The museum opened in June 1991 and won the European Museum of the Year Award in 1993.
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  • 2. Northern Lights Cathedral Alta
    The Northern Lights Cathedral - Alta Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county. It is located in the central part of the town of Alta. It is the church for the Alta parish and the Alta prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The modern church was built in a circular style in 2013 by the architecture firm LINK arkitektur, in collaboration with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects. The church seats about 350 people. Prior to the opening of this church, the main church for the parish was the historic Alta Church.
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  • 3. Steilneset Memorial Vardo
    The Steilneset Memorial is a monument in Vardø, Norway, commemorating the trial and execution in 1621 of 91 people for witchcraft. The memorial was designed by artist Louise Bourgeois and architect Peter Zumthor and was opened in 2011. It was Bourgeois' last major work.
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  • 6. Alta Canyon Alta
    Alta or Áltácode: sme promoted to code: se or Alattio is the most populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Kåfjord, Komagfjord, Kvenvik, Langfjordbotn, Leirbotn, Rafsbotn, Talvik, and Tverrelvdalen. The 3,849-square-kilometre municipality is the 7th largest municipality by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Alta is the 55th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,446. The municipality's population density is 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 13% over the last decade.
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  • 8. The Polar Bear Society Hammerfest
    Hammerfest is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord i Kvaløya, Akkarfjord i Sørøya, and Kårhamn. The 848-square-kilometre municipality is the 130th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 111th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,527. The municipality's population density is 12.9 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 12.1% over the last decade.The municipality encompasses parts of three large islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Other small islands such as Håja, Lille Kamøya and Kamøya are also located here. Most o...
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  • 9. Hammerfest Church Hammerfest
    Hammerfest is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord i Kvaløya, Akkarfjord i Sørøya, and Kårhamn. The 848-square-kilometre municipality is the 130th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 111th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,527. The municipality's population density is 12.9 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 12.1% over the last decade.The municipality encompasses parts of three large islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Other small islands such as Håja, Lille Kamøya and Kamøya are also located here. Most o...
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  • 10. Pasvik Nature Reserve Kirkenes
    Pasvik Nature Reserve is a bilateral nature reserve located in the valley of Pasvikdalen in Norway and Russia. The nature reserve was established in 1992 and 1993 , and covers an area of 166.4 square kilometers . The Norwegian part, in the municipality of Sør-Varanger, covers 19.1 square kilometers , while the Russian part, in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, covers 147.3 square kilometers . The nature reserve includes unexploited parts of Pasvikelva and has a rich birdlife.Along with Øvre Pasvik National Park and Øvre Pasvik Landscape Protection Area in Norway and Vätsäri Wilderness Area in Finland, Pasvik Nature Reserve constitutes part of Pasvik–Inari Trilateral Park.
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  • 12. Alta Church Alta
    Alta or Áltácode: sme promoted to code: se or Alattio is the most populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Kåfjord, Komagfjord, Kvenvik, Langfjordbotn, Leirbotn, Rafsbotn, Talvik, and Tverrelvdalen. The 3,849-square-kilometre municipality is the 7th largest municipality by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Alta is the 55th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,446. The municipality's population density is 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 13% over the last decade.
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  • 13. Hornoya Vardo
    Hornøya is a small, uninhabited island in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It lies in the Barents Sea, just east of the larger island of Vardøya where the town of Vardø is located. Vardø Lighthouse is the only man-made object on the 0.4-square-kilometre island. The lighthouse sits at the highest point of the island, at an elevation of 65 metres above sea level, and it protects the shipping lanes around the town of Vardø. The island is the easternmost point of Norway proper.
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  • 15. Slettnes Fyr Gamvik Municipality
    Slettnes Lighthouse is the northernmost lighthouse on the European mainland. It is located in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It sits along the Barents Sea approximately 3 kilometres north of the village of Gamvik on the northern coast of the Nordkinn Peninsula. The 39-metre lighthouse is the only cast iron lighthouse in Finnmark county.This is the easternmost of the three Nordkapp area lighthouses, and it is often considered the North Cape Light, marking the top of Europe. Fruholmen Lighthouse is located about 500 metres farther north, on the island of Ingøya, but the Slettnes Lighthouse is the northernmost lighthouse on the mainland of Scandinavia.
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