{"id":668,"date":"2019-10-02T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T13:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=1623"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:22:08","slug":"hammerfest-is-the-worlds-northernmost-city-maybe","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hammerfest-is-the-worlds-northernmost-city-maybe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hammerfest is the world&#8217;s northernmost city. Maybe."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t If you\u2019re one of that select band who\u2019ve made it all the way to Hammerfest, the world\u2019s most northerly town, you deserve a certificate. Membership of the Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society is not for just anyone, since you have to claim it in person.. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The chance of bumping into your neighbour in the street in Hammerfest is not that great, and only a very few of the world\u2019s travellers find their way to this town at a latitude of just over 70 degrees north. So there is every reason to celebrate a visit to Hammerfest with membership of the venerable Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society. A certificate on the wall and the exclusive Polar Bear pin honours the dedication of a true traveller.<\/p>\n\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\tVisiting Hammerfest is not an expedition\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=\"how-do-i-get-to-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get to Hammerfest?\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=\"how-do-i-get-to-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest has a small airfield with plenty of departures from Troms\u00f8. The nearby city of Alta has a regular airport with frequent direct flights to Oslo, with discount tickets readily available. From Alta, you go by bus or catamaran boat to Hammerfest. Driving is no problem except under snow storms in winter. \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-i-get-more-info-on-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get more info on Hammerfest?\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-i-get-more-info-on-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe local tourist board is very knowledgeable. \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-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\/2019\/10\/008994_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"1489x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008994_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"Late summer in the Hammerfest harbour \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008994_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"Late summer in the Hammerfest harbour \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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\/2019\/10\/008369_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"1347x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008369_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"Down the zigzag stairs \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008369_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"Down the zigzag stairs \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.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\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"The 1962 church of Hammerfest looms over the reconstruction era architecture \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"The 1962 church of Hammerfest looms over the reconstruction era architecture \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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: Late summer in the Hammerfest harbour \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Down the zigzag stairs \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The 1962 church of Hammerfest looms over the reconstruction era architecture \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammerfest-is-northern-norway-s-oldest-city\">Hammerfest is Northern Norway&#8217;s oldest city<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammerfest calls itself the most northerly town in the world. This is because, in 1789, both Hammerfest and Vard\u00f8 received their town charters by royal decree of King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway. This made Hammerfest the most northerly outpost of European urban culture. Early visitors to Hammerfest were not particularly impressed by its size, but praised the dress, manners and culture of the town\u2019s bourgeoisie. Modern-day Hammerfest has about 10,000 inhabitants, and there are no other large settlements farther north than Hammerfest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-everybody-doesn-t-agree-of-course\">Everybody doesn&#8217;t agree, of course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It would of course be a terribly boring world if everyone agreed on everything. Hammerfest\u2019s status as the world\u2019s most northerly town has been challenged by, for example, its arch-enemy Honningsv\u00e5g, which in 1996 declared itself unilaterally as a town. Today, town status is no longer protected, so the 2,500 residents of Honningsv\u00e5g cannot be prohibited from calling themselves townspeople. The people of Hammerfest are, on the other hand, not obliged to take any notice of Honningsv\u00e5g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-are-there-cities-further-north\">Are there cities further north?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Other candidates for the title of world\u2019s most northerly town are Barrow, Alaska, with 3,400 inhabitants, Tiksi (4,900) and Khatanga (3,500) in Siberia, and Longyearbyen (2,000) on Svalbard. The people of Hammerfest do not, however, believe there is anything remotely urban about these places, and insist on their status as the world\u2019s most northerly town by virtue of their many urban amenities, traditions and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\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\/2019\/10\/008367_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x750\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008367_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"The city mountain in winter dusk \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008367_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"The city mountain in winter dusk \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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\/2019\/10\/008988_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"640x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008988_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"Winter sun over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008988_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"Winter sun over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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\/2019\/10\/008992_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.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\/2019\/10\/008992_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"Summer is celebrated with music \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008992_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"Summer is celebrated with music \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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\/2019\/10\/008997_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008997_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"The main square, where you go for your Polar Bear Club membership \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008997_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"The main square, where you go for your Polar Bear Club membership \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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: The city mountain in winter dusk \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Winter sun over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Summer is celebrated with music \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The main square, where you go for your Polar Bear Club membership \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arctic-hunting-was-hammerfest-s-raison-d-tre\">Arctic hunting was Hammerfest&#8217;s raison d&#8217;\u00eatre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammerfest\u2019s prosperity in times gone by was based on hunting marine mammals in the Arctic Ocean. The first expedition to Svalbard from Hammerfest was in 1794, and Hammerfest was a pioneering town in the development of the Arctic hunting industry. Every spring, expeditions would set sail to hunt for seal, walrus and polar bear to Svalbard, Northeast Greenland, Franz Josef Land, to the ice at the outlet of the White Sea, and to Novaja Zemlja and the Kara Sea. Seal pelts, walrus pelts and tusks, polar bear pelts and even live polar bear cubs were all much in demand in the wider world. You can learn more about this from the exhibits at the Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-polar-bear-club-proves-you-ve-been-to-hammerfest\">The Polar Bear Club proves you&#8217;ve been to Hammerfest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you become a member of the Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society, you will be presented with a certificate to hang on the wall, signed by the mayor of Hammerfest, as well as the famous Polar Bear pin to wear on your lapel. If, on your travels around the world, you should see anyone wearing the pin, you\u2019ll know you\u2019ve met someone who\u2019s also been to Hammerfest. If you wish, you can even be \u201cknighted\u201d in a simple ceremony, followed by a glass of non-alcoholic champagne and some Arctic delicacies. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by Knut Hansvold<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">October 2, 2019<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=coastal-culture\" rel=\"tag\">Coastal Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=culture-and-history\" rel=\"tag\">Culture and history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=hammerfest\" rel=\"tag\">Hammerfest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=autumn\" rel=\"tag\">Autumn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=spring\" rel=\"tag\">Spring<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=summer\" rel=\"tag\">Summer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=winter\" rel=\"tag\">Winter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-relevant-articles\">Relevant articles<\/h2>\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"0\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-0\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide\"><ul class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-template t2-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-16707\" class=\"wp-block-post t2-grid-item-col-4 post-16707 artikler type-artikler status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry facilities-sustainable-travel season-winter region-kirkenes region-nordkyn region-varanger malgrupper-local-insider\"><div class=\"t2-featured-template-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler facilities-sustainable-travel season-winter region-kirkenes region-nordkyn region-varanger malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-template-post\">\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\/buses-ships-and-planes-around-norways-far-northeast-in-winter\/\">\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=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/011819-1-hege-lysholm-768x468.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>Buses, ships and planes around Norway\u2019s far northeast in winter<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-16629\" class=\"wp-block-post t2-grid-item-col-4 post-16629 artikler type-artikler status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry facilities-sustainable-travel region-alta region-hammerfest region-nordkapp malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-local-insider\"><div class=\"t2-featured-template-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler facilities-sustainable-travel region-alta region-hammerfest region-nordkapp malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-template-post\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" 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