Bugøynes
Sign in to save, , or is a fishing village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county in northeastern Norway. The village is situated along the Varangerfjorden which is a vast bay off the Barents Sea (a part of the Arctic Ocean), near the border with Russia. The village is situated some north of the Arctic Circle, with nearly 230 inhabitants. The village is populated by many Finnish-speaking residents, leading to the village being referred to as or "Little Finland".
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Place details
- Locality
- Bugøynes - Buođggák - Pykeijä
- Region
- Finnmark
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 230
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pykeija5.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the village
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 11
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Finnmark#Norway
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_label
- Bugøynes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rural area
- Demonym
- bugøynesværing
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Sør-Varanger Municipality
- Elevation
- +7
- Image
- Pykeija5.jpg
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, , or is a fishing village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county in northeastern Norway. The village is situated along the Varangerfjorden which is a vast bay off the Barents Sea (a part of the Arctic Ocean), near the border with Russia. The village is situated some north of the Arctic Circle, with nearly 230 inhabitants. The village is populated by many Finnish-speaking residents, leading to the village being referred to as or "Little Finland".
==History== Bugøynes was settled by Norwegians in the 17th century – but later deserted. It was repopulated by people from Finland (Kven people) in the 18th century.