What to do and see in Finnmark, Northern Norway: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks

August 11, 2021 Natalie Tallman

Lying at the very top of Europe, Finnmark is the northernmost part of Norway that reaches around Sweden and meets Finland. This is the heart of Norwegian Lapland, where Karasjok is the cultural and political seat of Sami life. Though Norway's biggest county by size, Finnmark has the fewest people. Alta, the biggest city with just 17,000, is called the Town of Northern Lights for its great views of the phenomenon. Alta Museum is largely devoted to local rock carvings from thousands of years ago.
Restaurants in Finnmark

1. Cultural Heritage Site Ceavccageadge/Mortensnes

9820 Norway +47 410 70 050 http://www.varjjat.org/web/index.php?sladja=4&giella1=eng
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Cultural Heritage Site Ceavccageadge/Mortensnes

2. Daytrip Cabin

Varfjellveien 100, Hammerfest 9602 Norway
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Daytrip Cabin

3. Drakkar-Leviathan

Vardo Norway
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Drakkar-Leviathan

4. Northern Lights Observatory at Haldde

Halddetoppen, Alta Norway +47 417 56 330 [email protected] http://www.alta.museum.no/sider/tekst.asp?side=171&meny=VISIT%20US
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Northern Lights Observatory at Haldde

5. Gjesvaerstappan Nesting Cliffs, Nordkapp

Gjesvaer, 9765 Norway +47 78 47 70 30 [email protected] http://www.nordkapp.no
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Gjesvaerstappan Nesting Cliffs, Nordkapp

A group of nesting cliffs in the form of an archipelago with almost a hundred islands of all different sizes. One of the largest puffin colonies in North Norway with other species such as gannets, white-tailed eagles, auks, eider ducks, great cormorants, fulmar petrels and Arctic skuas. There are approx. 2 million nesting birds on the island. Bird safari around the nesting cliffs daily during the summer months

6. Bubbelen

Langfjordbotn, Alta Norway +47 78 43 28 24
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Bubbelen

At the head of the Bognelvdalen valley in Langfjordbotn, a river emerges from the ground. It is called “The Bubble” and is a beautiful subterranean spring.

7. The Finnkirka Church

Kjollefjord 9790 Norway
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The Finnkirka Church

8. Kong Oscar II's kapell

On the B886 near Grense Jakobselv, Grense Jakobselv Norway
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Kong Oscar II's kapell

9. Hamningberg Old Fishing Village

Hamningberg Fv 341 300, Vardo 9950 Norway http://nordnorge.com/EN-ost-finnmark
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Hamningberg Old Fishing Village

10. Treriksroysa

Road 885, Kirkenes Norway
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Treriksroysa

Treriksroysa (or Three-Country Cairn) is the point at which the borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet. It is an example of a geographical feature known as a tripoint. The tripoint monument itself is a yellow dome-shaped stone made of concrete, located about 10 metres (33 ft) out in Lake Goldajarvi (also known as lake Koltajauri). It is located at 489 metres (1,604 ft) above sea level. The monument was built in 1926. The size is about 14 square metres (150 sq ft) with diameter of about 4 metres (13 ft). It is mentioned as the world's smallest island divided by a border, even if that is a matter of definition. It is reached by walking 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Kilpisjarvi in Finland on a public road. In summertime, it can be reached by boat from Kilpisjarvi plus a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) walk.

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