{"id":4830,"date":"2020-03-25T13:20:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T13:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=4830"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:17:54","slug":"vardo-gets-the-midnight-sun-before-the-rest-of-us","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardo-gets-the-midnight-sun-before-the-rest-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Vard\u00f8 gets the Midnight Sun before the rest of us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tVard\u00f8 is a historic city, an Arctic outpost and a traditional fishing community. In summer, the best time to explore for photographers is of course at midnight, when the long shadows play with the golden light.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On a butterfly-shaped island you find Norway\u2019s only city within the Arctic climatic zone, a city with traces of a dramatic history, where the decline of the important fishing industry is clearly visible. If you find yourself here sometimes between mid-May and the end of July, we invite you to explore this tiny island city, and you should do it at night, if possible. We have also suggested two excursions for summer insomniacs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Midnight sun in Vard\u00f8, Arctic Norway\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/grj00VjmTjs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>A few Midnight Sun impressions from late May, very early in the more than two months of Midnight Sun in Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen, Biotope (who takes a lot of photos and films, worth following!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vard-is-in-eastern-europe\">Vard\u00f8 is in Eastern Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vard\u00f8 is found in the far north-east of Norway, in fact it is on the same longitude as Saint Petersburg, Istanbul and Alexandria. This means that Vard\u00f8 should have had Eastern European time, one hour ahead of the rest of the country. Norway observes daylight saving time, so midnight is at one o\u2019clock theoretically. In the westernmost areas of Northern Norway, the sun reaches its lowest point as late as a quarter past one. Vard\u00f8, however, has its geographical midnight at between 11:51pm (15<sup>th<\/sup> of May) and 00:02 (27<sup>th<\/sup> of July). This means you don\u2019t have to stay up late if you don\u2019t want to. However, who wants to go to bed when the sun is up?<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" data-size=\"1252x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012539.jpg\" data-size=\"1498x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012539-768x410.jpg\" alt=\"Heksemonumentet i nattlys \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012539.jpg\" data-caption=\"Heksemonumentet i nattlys \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Heksemonumentet i nattlys \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-points-to-look-out-for-in-a-midnight-stroll\">5 points to look out for in a midnight stroll<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019re in Vard\u00f8 in summer, you shouldn\u2019t sleep away the night. On the Vard\u00f8 Island, everything is within walking distance. There are no mountains or steep escarpments, so you can basically walk wherever you like. Try to keep your voices down in residential areas, the locals are used to Midnight Sun and need their sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003533_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1030x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003533_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight quiet in Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003533_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight quiet in Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004745_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1218x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004745_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-768x504.jpg\" alt=\"Brodtkorbsj\u00e5an i Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004745_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Brodtkorbsj\u00e5an i Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003538_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003538_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Been fishing for the last time... \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003538_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Been fishing for the last time... \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Midnight quiet in Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Brodtkorbsj\u00e5an i Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Been fishing for the last time&#8230; \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-witch-memorial-is-a-sad-reminder-of-a-tragic-history\">The witch memorial is a sad reminder of a tragic history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>91 people, mostly women but also quite a few men, were burned at the stake for sorcery in the 17<sup>th<\/sup> c. in Vard\u00f8. They came from villages and settlements along the Arctic coast, but were tried in Vard\u00f8. The Steilneset Memorial, usually called the<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-witch-monument-in-vardo-is-in-memory-of-the-91-witch-trial-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" Witch Memorial (opens in a new tab)\"> Witch Memorial<\/a>, is made in their honour. The Swiss architect Peter Zumtor has made a memorial hall, which can be visited around the clock. The American artist Louise Bourgeois made a \u201cflame house\u201d, inside which there is an eternal flame on a chair. Disturbing as these art installations are, they stand out in a treeless landscape and form memorable photo motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-yourself-a-bird-shelter\">Find yourself a bird shelter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The area around the Varanger fjord is among the most interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/varanger-is-birdwatching-heaven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"bird areas (opens in a new tab)\">bird areas<\/a> in Europe, with a myriads of seabirds, rare arctic species and visitors from North America and Siberia. The local architects at Biotope Architects Bureau have designed special bird shelters at good points. The point is to allow bird watchers to observe birds without being seen by the birds. However, they also have striking, modern lines, and make good photo motives. There is one made out of wood at Steilneset, and another one made of concrete in the harbour. Make sure you don\u2019t scare off the bird life, and let the birders&nbsp; pursue their favourite hobby undisturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/steilneset-sommer.jpg\" data-size=\"1139x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/steilneset-sommer.jpg\" alt=\"Feel free to have your coffee inside one of these bird shelters, as long as you don&#039;t disturb the birds or the birdwatchers \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/steilneset-sommer.jpg\" data-caption=\"Feel free to have your coffee inside one of these bird shelters, as long as you don&#039;t disturb the birds or the birdwatchers \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003537_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003537_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Guillemots at midnight \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003537_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Guillemots at midnight \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Feel free to have your coffee inside one of these bird shelters, as long as you don&#039;t disturb the birds or the birdwatchers \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Guillemots at midnight \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-harbour-is-colour-decay-and-history\">The harbour is colour, decay and history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vard\u00f8 is situated on an island shaped like a butterfly. The narrow isthmus connecting the two wings is dominated by the square city hall with its pyramidal roof. On both sides, there are traditional wharf houses from the 19<sup>th<\/sup>C. that escaped the bombs of WWII flattening much of the rest of Vard\u00f8. Mixed in are closed-down fish factories from the industrial heyday of Vard\u00f8 from the post-war reconstruction. Since the fishing industry is not what it used to be, the abandoned concrete has been decorated with street art. A tour around the port thus offers plenty of motives for the photographer, not least the sunlight playing with the shadows around crumbling concret and vistas of Arctic scenery contrasting with colourful street art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drakkar-is-a-fun-art-project\">Drakkar is a fun art project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Pomor festival of 2016, three young art students from the northwestern Russian city of Archangelsk made the sculpture Drakkar. Drakkar is a fictional name used for a Viking ship (they were never called drakkars), and the scrulpture has the stem of a Viking ship, including the scary dragon head. The main body looks more like a dinosaur skeleton, though, so the whole thing gets very playful and of course a darling for the photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" data-size=\"1132x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" alt=\"Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" data-caption=\"Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003544_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003544_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Birds fly in Midnight Sun near Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden \/ nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003544_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Birds fly in Midnight Sun near Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden \/ nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005146.jpg\" data-size=\"1194x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005146-768x515.jpg\" alt=\"Steilneset minnested, ogs\u00e5 kjent som heksemonumentet \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005146.jpg\" data-caption=\"Steilneset minnested, ogs\u00e5 kjent som heksemonumentet \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Birds fly in Midnight Sun near Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden \/ nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Steilneset minnested, ogs\u00e5 kjent som heksemonumentet \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-vard-hus-fortress-you-see-russia\">From Vard\u00f8hus Fortress you see Russia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardohus-fortress-is-found-in-far-north-eastern-norway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vard\u00f8hus Fortress  (opens in a new tab)\">Vard\u00f8hus Fortress <\/a>is a small fortification from 1734, complete with bastions, a gate tower and several historic buildings inside. This is not a good vantage point for the midnight sun, as the care centre for the elderly is blocking the way. However, as a viewpoint of a micro city draped in the golden light of the midnight sun, it is well worth a stop in an evening stroll. From the bastions you see across the Varanger Fjord to the Rybachy peninsula in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-two-suggestions-for-a-midnight-outing\">Two suggestions for a midnight outing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also suggested two outings that can be done at midnight. These two outings are a bit more demanding, but endlessly rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/011825.jpg\" data-size=\"1348x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/011825.jpg\" alt=\"Sommer in Hamningberg \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/011825.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sommer in Hamningberg \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/008894.jpg\" data-size=\"1204x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/008894-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"..de merkelige klippene kunne v\u00e6rt p\u00e5 m\u00e5nen, s\u00e5 James Bond kom hit under innspillingen av &quot;Moonraker&quot;... \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/008894.jpg\" data-caption=\"..de merkelige klippene kunne v\u00e6rt p\u00e5 m\u00e5nen, s\u00e5 James Bond kom hit under innspillingen av &quot;Moonraker&quot;... \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005239.jpg\" data-size=\"1204x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005239-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005239.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Sommer in Hamningberg \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: ..de merkelige klippene kunne v\u00e6rt p\u00e5 m\u00e5nen, s\u00e5 James Bond kom hit under innspillingen av &quot;Moonraker&quot;&#8230; \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hamningberg-is-a-forgotten-village\">Hamningberg is a forgotten village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hamningberg-is-the-fishing-village-that-survived-the-ravages-of-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hamningberg  (opens in a new tab)\">Hamningberg <\/a>is a fishing village an hour\u2019s drive northwest of Vard\u00f8. This fishing village survived World War II unscathed and is full of 19<sup>th<\/sup> c. wooden houses in traditional style, gathered around a little bay with a sandy beach. The fury of the Barents Sea is just metres away. The village is inhabited in summer only, the last permanent inhabitants moved around 1970. The drive goes through a lunar landscape of rocks in bizarre shapes, used in the James Bond film Moonraker. If you drive to Hamningberg at midnight, the caf\u00e9 will be closed. Make sure not to make too much noise around the houses, in summer this is actually a living community. You need a car to get here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-horn-ya-is-the-steep-bird-island\">Horn\u00f8ya is the steep bird island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Norway\u2019s easternmost point is the small island of <a href=\"http:\/\/horn\u00f8ya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Horn\u00f8ya (opens in a new tab)\">Horn\u00f8ya<\/a>, easily seen from Vard\u00f8. Here you find the Vard\u00f8 Lighthouse, a high square tower. The big attraction, though is the birdcliff. On the rocks, the cormorants dry their feathers. The screaming kittiwakes inhabit the rock shelves. The steepest locations are inhabited by the guillemots and the Br\u00fcnnichs guillemots, otherwise found on uninhabited Arctic islands. Puffins inhabit the grassy turf on top. The island is reached by RiB boat from the harbour of Vard\u00f8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005263-1024x418.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005263-1024x418.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005263-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005263-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005263-1536x627.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005263.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Midnight Sun at an Arctic pebble beach between Vard\u00f8 and Hamningberg \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-read-more-about-vard\">Read more about Vard\u00f8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vard\u00f8 has a rich and dramatic history, and there is plenty to learn more about. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes region-vesteraalen malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardohus-fortress-is-found-in-far-north-eastern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50.765014648438% 67.804528716812%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/47390360-1-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vard\u00f8hus Fortress defends far North Eastern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-art todo-attractions todo-national-scenic-routes facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-witch-monument-in-vardo-is-in-memory-of-the-91-witch-trial-victims\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005153-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The witch monument in Vard\u00f8 is in memory of the 91 witch trial victims<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-summer region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hamningberg-is-the-fishing-village-that-survived-the-ravages-of-war\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004857_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hamningberg is the fishing village that survived the ravages of war<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tA little practical about Vard\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-is-vard\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Vard\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"where-is-vard\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVard\u00f8 is found in the far north-east of Norway, on the tip of the Varanger peninsula. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-do-you-get-to-vard\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do you get to Vard\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"how-do-you-get-to-vard\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVard\u00f8 has an airport for small aircraft, with connections to Kirkenes. From Kirkenes you can fly to Oslo directly. Vard\u00f8 is also a port of call for the legendary Hurtigruten shipping line. There are buses to neighbouring Vads\u00f8 and onwards to Kirkenes, Karasjok and Alta. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-long-does-the-midnight-sun-shine-in-vard\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow long does the Midnight Sun shine in Vard\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"how-long-does-the-midnight-sun-shine-in-vard\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tAccording to TimeAndDate, the Midnight Sun shines in Vard\u00f8 from the 15th of May to the 27th of July. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"is-it-difficult-to-get-somewhere-to-stay-in-vard\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIs it difficult to get somewhere to stay in Vard\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-labelledby=\"is-it-difficult-to-get-somewhere-to-stay-in-vard\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVard\u00f8 is firmly off the beaten track. If you come during the Pomor Festival in the 3rd week of July, it might fill up in hotels and guesthouses, though.  \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-big-is-vard\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow big is Vard\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-labelledby=\"how-big-is-vard\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVard\u00f8 has some 2000 inhabitants\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-can-a-small-place-like-that-be-called-a-city?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow can a small place like that be called a city?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-5\" aria-labelledby=\"how-can-a-small-place-like-that-be-called-a-city?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe answer is found in history. Traditionally, to be called a city in Norway, one needed a royal city charter. Christian VII of Denmark-Norway (..the most mad of our kings..) issued the city charter to Vard\u00f8 and Hammerfest in 1789, the two first cities in Northern Norway. During the 19th. and 20th c., Vard\u00f8 was indeed an important centre in the trade of fish, and enjoyed close connections with Arkhangelsk in Russia. The merchant class entertained a sophisticated lifestyle through its international trade connections. In 1944 the city was bombed, and most of it burned down. Reconstruction followed in the 1950ies, along with heavy investments in modern fishing industry. In 1969 the city had some 4200 inhabitants, but since then it has declined severely, and now there are only 2000 inhabitants, including nearby Kiberg. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-i-get-more-information-about-vard\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do I get more information about Vard\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-6\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-i-get-more-information-about-vard\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit Varanger is the local tourist board, wit accommodation, activities and attractions in the area. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1242x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" alt=\"4 puffins and a herring \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"4 puffins and a herring \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003536_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003536_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"A puffin getting clean around midnight \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003536_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"A puffin getting clean around midnight \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: 4 puffins and a herring \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: A puffin getting clean around midnight \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-history-heritage-and-scenery-in-eastern-finnmark\">History, heritage and scenery in Eastern Finnmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vard\u00f8 is part of a multi-ethnic region with close cross-border connections to both Finland and Russia. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vadsos-old-houses-tell-the-story-of-old-finnmark\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/esbensen3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vads\u00f8&#8217;s old houses tell the story of old Finnmark<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-kirkenes malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/andersgrotta-was-a-shelter-for-norways-most-heavily-bombed-city\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 61.037588478031%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0f24e51a449726ae3eb2bf6bef06a239-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Andersgrotta was a shelter for Norway&#8217;s most heavily bombed city<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon 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