Finnmark
Sign in to saveFinnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and northeast.
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Finnmark is a county located in northern Norway that borders Troms county, Finland, and Russia, with coastlines along the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Its strategic position at the intersection of Norway, Finland, and Russia makes it geographically significant in northern Europe.
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Key facts
- Kommune.name
- Finnmark
- Kommune.fylke
- yes
- Kommune.former_name
- Finmarkens amt
- Kommune.image_skyline
- Silfar canyon in Porsanger, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, 2022 August - 2.jpg
- Kommune.image_caption
- Silfar canyon in Porsanger Municipality, 2022 August
- Kommune.idnumber
- 56
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- Finnmark
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- Kommune.district
- Northern Norway
- Kommune.capital
- Vadsø
- Kommune.disestablished
- 1 January 2020
- Kommune.succeeded
- Troms og Finnmark county
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22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Coat of arms
- History
- Sámi
- Norwegian
- Kven
- Brief summary
- World War II
- Cold War
- Geography
- Climate
- Midnight sun
- Northern lights
- Demographics
- Economy
- Infrastructure
- Administration
- Municipalities
- References
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- External links
Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) 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 (Norwegian) and Finnmárku (Northern Sami). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is Norway's second-largest and least populous county.