{"id":8431,"date":"2021-06-06T17:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T17:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=8431"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:20:24","slug":"the-journey-to-nordkapp-goes-through-west-finnmark","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-journey-to-nordkapp-goes-through-west-finnmark\/","title":{"rendered":"The journey to the North Cape runs through Western Finnmark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tThe North Cape feels like the end of the world. The journey meanders through a land of long horizons and endlessly changing landscapes, along with cities of character and personality. Such as, Hammerfest and Alta.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>2021 could be the year you will finally get to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-north-cape-is-europe-most-northerly-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Cape<\/a>. As the pandemic hopefully ebbs away, the locals are a bit more social and there is plenty of space to explore the North Cape, now is the time to strike! Here are some ideas for what to see and experience at the North Cape and in the surrounding area.<\/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\/06\/Nordkapp-3-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nordkapp-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sometimes you&#039;re lucky with the weather, and the sun shines over the Northern Ocean \u00a9 Destinasjon 71 Nord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nordkapp-3-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sometimes you&#039;re lucky with the weather, and the sun shines over the Northern Ocean \u00a9 Destinasjon 71 Nord\" \/>\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\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1035x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hoards of guests at the North Cape \u00a9 Lars Helge Jensen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hoards of guests at the North Cape \u00a9 Lars Helge Jensen\" \/>\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\/07\/005345_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp.jpg\" data-size=\"1280x1879\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/005345_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Sun at the reflecting in the sea at the North Cape \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/005345_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight Sun at the reflecting in the sea at the North Cape \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" \/>\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: Sometimes you&#039;re lucky with the weather, and the sun shines over the Northern Ocean \u00a9 Destinasjon 71 Nord<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hoards of guests at the North Cape \u00a9 Lars Helge Jensen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Midnight Sun at the reflecting in the sea at the North Cape \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-north-cape-is-one-of-the-world-s-largest-capes\">The North Cape is one of the world&#8217;s largest capes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Magellan and all the other explorers from the end of the 15th century onwards discovered new lands and new sea routes, making the world appear smaller. Then the great capes, point markers for long and dangerous voyages, such as the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn, became a topic of high interest in sailors&#8217; inns, among cartographers and in the emerging natural sciences. In 1553, the &#8220;North Cape&#8221; was christened for the first time by the English seafarer Richard Chancellor. He made an attempt to find the Northeast Passage, a more direct route to Asia, and noticed that the Finnmark coast from the North Cape sloped southwards. Soon more explorers, merchants and whalers arrived, and the North Cape became a distant, difficult-to-access and legendary point reserved for the bravest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-europe-ends-at-the-north-cape\">Europe ends at the North Cape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The cliff rises 307 metres from the North Sea, and from here you look north to an empty horizon. The first real North Cape tourist, who travelled here just to say he had been here, was the Jesuit father Francesco Negri, who spent three years travelling up to the North Cape. In 1664 he concluded that he had now seen enough, and could go home and die peacefully. We do not think you should take it so seriously, but a visit to the North Cape is definitely about having reached a milestone. If you are lucky, you will see the midnight sun shimmer in a calm North Sea, with a fishing boat in a black silhouette in the middle. However westerly-northwest winds mean drizzle in the face and seven degrees Celsius. Regardless, it&#8217;s not about the weather, the midnight sun, the selfie or the North Cape certificate. This is a point for reflection.<\/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-attractions todo-north-cape facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-nordkapp malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-epic-seeker wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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-north-cape-is-europe-most-northerly-point\/\">\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: 62.21198156682% 43.75%;\" 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\/2019\/09\/006837_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp-1.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\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The North Cape is Europe&#8217;s most northerly point<\/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\tNorth Cape\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-activities todo-hiking facilities-groups season-autumn season-summer region-nordkapp malgrupper-epic-seeker malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/knivskjelodden-is-the-northernmost-north-in-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: 48% 40.833333333333%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/005074_Beate-Juliussen_www.nordnorge.com_.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\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Knivskjelodden is the northernmost north in 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\tHiking\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-nordkapp-from-the-north\">See Nordkapp from the north<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is in fact a geographical point that is further north than the North Cape; namely <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/knivskjelodden-is-the-northernmost-north-in-norway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Knivskjelodden<\/a>. 1400 meters further north, this is a decent trip for all ordinary walkers who can walk in rough terrain, but it takes 3-4 hours. Out here you see the North Cape to the southeast, while you hardly see anything straight to the north. It sets your mind in motion, so put on your extra jacket, sit on the rocks and take in the atmosphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-through-kirkeporten-you-see-the-north-cape\">Through Kirkeporten you see the North Cape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another iconic place to see the North Cape from is <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/kirkeporten-is-a-window-to-the-north-cape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirkeporten<\/a>. It is a rock formation shaped like a natural arch like you would see in a church. From here you see the North Cape with its characteristic horn, which is a classic photo motif. Take the trip here during the day, or come here in the evening and see the midnight sun &#8211; or midnight clouds &#8211; through the arch. The trip is done in a one hour round trip, and is easy for most people.<\/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\/2019\/11\/003402_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1202x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003402_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"A fishing village close to Nordkapp \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.como\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003402_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"A fishing village close to Nordkapp \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.como\" \/>\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\/02\/Knivskjellodden-in-Skarsv\u00e5g-with-Midnight-Sun-II-Photo-Credit-@Kjell-Bendik-Pedersen.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\/02\/Knivskjellodden-in-Skarsv\u00e5g-with-Midnight-Sun-II-Photo-Credit-@Kjell-Bendik-Pedersen-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Sun at the &quot;Church gate&quot; - Kirkeporten. The North Cape is in the background \u00a9 Kjell Bendik Pedersen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Knivskjellodden-in-Skarsv\u00e5g-with-Midnight-Sun-II-Photo-Credit-@Kjell-Bendik-Pedersen.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight Sun at the &quot;Church gate&quot; - Kirkeporten. The North Cape is in the background \u00a9 Kjell Bendik Pedersen\" \/>\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\/09\/003448_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1702\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/003448_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Skarsv\u00e5g, the world&#039;s most northerly fishing village \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/003448_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Skarsv\u00e5g, the world&#039;s most northerly fishing village \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto\" \/>\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: A fishing village close to Nordkapp \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.como<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Midnight Sun at the &quot;Church gate&quot; &#8211; Kirkeporten. The North Cape is in the background \u00a9 Kjell Bendik Pedersen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Skarsv\u00e5g, the world&#039;s most northerly fishing village \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gjesv-rstappan-is-norway-s-largest-set-of-bird-cliffs\">Gjesv\u00e6rstappan is Norway&#8217;s largest set of bird cliffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the western side of Mager\u00f8ya is the fishing village of Gjesv\u00e6r. Just outside the village there is a chain of mountainous islands collectively known as <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/gjesvaerstappan-by-the-north-cape-is-one-of-norways-biggest-birdcliffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gjesv\u00e6rstappan<\/a>. Hundreds of thousands of auks, guillemots, puffins, crutches, cormorants, ospreys and several other species nest here. On a bird safari, you see the frantically fluttering puffins that fly down into the wave like valley, diving guillemots and the huge gannets that struggle to take off when they have eaten. Wherever you turn you see flocks of birds, and the sound is something you won&#8217;t soon forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-fishing-villages-are-small-islands-of-civilization-among-mighty-nature\">The fishing villages are small islands of civilization among mighty nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Mager\u00f8ya you drive around in deserted nature, there are no houses in the landscape. All residents live in four dense fishing villages: Honningsv\u00e5g with 2800 inhabitants, as well as the small villages Kam\u00f8yv\u00e6r, Gjesv\u00e6r and Skarsv\u00e5g. We recommend visiting all of them. Gjesv\u00e6r is located on the western side, and is idyllic with all the small islands outside. Take a stop in the bend above the village and take in the weather and Gjesv\u00e6rstappan out to sea. Skarsv\u00e5g calls itself the world&#8217;s northernmost fishing village, and here it&#8217;s nice to take a trip around the harbour and hike to Kirkeporten. Kam\u00f8yv\u00e6r is a small sheltered harbor surrounded by rocky cliffs and colourful houses, a great spot for photographers. <\/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-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-birdwatching todo-wildlifesafari facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring region-nordkapp malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/gjesvaerstappan-by-the-north-cape-is-one-of-norways-biggest-birdcliffs\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 52.5% 78.75%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1135\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stappan_august-plakat_intern.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;G&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Birdwatching<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Gjesv\u00e6rstappan by the North Cape is one of Norway&#8217;s biggest birdcliffs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips facilities-sami season-autumn season-summer region-nordkapp malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/kirkeporten-is-a-window-to-the-north-cape\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Knivskjellodden-in-Skarsv\u00e5g-with-Midnight-Sun-II-Photo-Credit-@Kjell-Bendik-Pedersen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;K&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Kirkeporten is a window to the North Cape<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honningsv-g-was-once-known-as-little-chicago\">Honningsv\u00e5g was once known as little Chicago<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The small town of Honningsv\u00e5g is sheltered on the south side of Mager\u00f8ya. Here you can visit the North Cape Museum, take a short tour along the quay promenade, and look at the boats before going up to the bust of the filmmaker Knut Erik Jensen (&#8220;Fierce and excited&#8221;) for a little view of Mager\u00f8ysundet to the mainland. It is even nicer to sit at the &#8216;Corner&#8217;, which is the meeting place in Honningsv\u00e5g. The nickname &#8220;Little Chicago&#8221; came from the hectic, humid, hormonal and blue-water nightlife from the time the trawler crews went ashore after weeks at sea. This mood is probably gone forever, but the Honningsv\u00e5g locals are still very talkative and like to meet people over a small glass or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alta-is-the-gateway-to-western-finnmark\">Alta is the gateway to Western Finnmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/its-all-about-the-summer-in-alta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alta<\/a> is often called &#8220;Finnmark&#8217;s Italy&#8221;, and at seventy degrees north it is surprisingly green and lush here. At the bottom of the valley are deep pine forests, the slopes are covered with rustling aspen, and along the river there are green hayfields. Summer temperatures can be tropical when the Russian air hits, and when the northwest winds make summer temperatures single digits in Finnmark, Alta is the warmest place to be.<\/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\/2021\/04\/IMG_3614-scaled.jpeg\" data-size=\"1920x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3614-1536x2048.jpeg\" alt=\"The mighty Alta Canyon \u00a9 Gargia Lodge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_3614-scaled.jpeg\" data-caption=\"The mighty Alta Canyon \u00a9 Gargia Lodge\" \/>\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\/06\/973918972-1024x680.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x680\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/973918972-1024x680-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"Slender river boats in the river of Altaelva \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/973918972-1024x680.jpg\" data-caption=\"Slender river boats in the river of Altaelva \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\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\/2021\/04\/IMG_2270-scaled.jpeg\" data-size=\"2560x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2270-768x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Canyon views \u00a9 Gargia Lodge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2270-scaled.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Canyon views \u00a9 Gargia Lodge\" \/>\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 mighty Alta Canyon \u00a9 Gargia Lodge<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Slender river boats in the river of Altaelva \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Canyon views \u00a9 Gargia Lodge<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-absolute-highlight-of-alta-is-the-rock-carvings\">The absolute highlight of Alta is the rock carvings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reindeer heads sticking out of the water, strange geometric shapes, boats with matchstick men on board and large halibut at the end of a long fishing line; the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/rock-carvings-in-alta-7000-year-old-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rock carvings<\/a> in Alta speak to us from up to 5000 BC. It is easy to see what many of the carvings are supposed to represent, but we know little about the significance of them for the people at that time. 6,000 petroglyphs are located around the fjord, 3,000 of them in Hjemmeluft, where you can walk around ramps and study them more closely. You can get more explanation inside the Alta Museum, where everything is put into context and they also offer guided tours which we highly recommend. The petroglyphs are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-it-like-to-jump-after-wirkola\">What is it like to jump after Wirkola?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Jumping for Wirkola&#8221; we say (Wirkola being a famous ski jumper from Alta). The long-jumping Alta residents have their own little exhibition at Alta Museum. Other local themes are fishing in the Alta River, which is a deadly serious issue locally, the historic market in Alta and the Kven people&#8217;s roots in the area. Alta&#8217;s central role in Northern Lights research is also given a lot of space. In the &#8220;Faith and Religion&#8221; exhibition, Catholic images of saints and Sami rune covered drums are put together, as they coexisted over centuries in Finnmark. You simply have to set aside plenty of time at the Alta Museum.<\/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-culture-and-history facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-summer region-alta malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/rock-carvings-in-alta-7000-year-old-rock\/\">\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: 45.320197044335% 52.279416252585%;\" 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\/DSC_7532.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\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Bears, part of the rock carvings in Alta<\/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-activities todo-boat-tour todo-fishing todo-golf todo-hiking facilities-adrenaline facilities-family-friendly facilities-sami season-summer region-alta wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/its-all-about-the-summer-in-alta\/\">\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: 47% 72%;\" 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\/2019\/12\/008464_K-foto_Alta-kirke-www.nordlyskatedral.no_.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\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>It&#8217;s all about the Summer in Alta<\/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\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-taste-the-nature-in-alta\">Taste the nature in Alta <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Alta&#8217;s greatest joys is the cuisine. <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/johnny-trasti-serves-finnmark-on-a-plate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trasti and Trine<\/a> live in the pine forest, and here Jonny Trasti serves whatever he has received from local raw materials, be it redfish from the Lopphavet, reindeer from summer grazing or grouse from the plateau. Everything is spiced locally, and you can inspect the herb garden before entering. Equally festive is the kitchen at <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/sorrisniva-igloo-hotel-in-alta-offers-snow-laden-luxury-under-the-northern-lights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laksestua<\/a>, where the ingredients are sourced from the Alta River a few meters away and from the forest and mountain range. The Hoftepluss restaurant inside the shopping center in Alta, where Kokkej\u00e6velen reigns, serves bolder flavours with a twinkle in the eye, such as the reindeer kebab called Ole Mattis H\u00e6tta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-gorge-in-the-alta-river-is-reached-by-river-boat\">The gorge in the Alta River is reached by river boat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/riverboat-up-alta-canyon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gorge<\/a> in the Alta River, &#8220;Alta Canyon&#8221;, is a deep gorge dug out by the Alta-Kautokeino River. The magnificent nature is best reached on long, narrow river boats. The trip starts in a gentle forest landscape and ends under dark, threatening mountain sides and cascading river rapids. Sautso, often called the Alta Canyon, is 10 kilometers long and 3-400 meters deep.<\/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\/06\/589772141.jpg\" data-size=\"800x531\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/589772141.jpg\" alt=\"Rock carving example \u00a9 Johan Wildhagen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/589772141.jpg\" data-caption=\"Rock carving example \u00a9 Johan Wildhagen\" \/>\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\/06\/660060136.jpg\" data-size=\"800x531\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/660060136-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"The rock carvings in Alta can sometimes be as easy to follow as cartoons \u00a9 Johan Wildhagen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/660060136.jpg\" data-caption=\"The rock carvings in Alta can sometimes be as easy to follow as cartoons \u00a9 Johan Wildhagen\" \/>\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\/11\/KB-bilder-029-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1195x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/KB-bilder-029-2.jpg\" alt=\"The ramp around the rock carvings, the oldest carvings can be found at the top, carved when the fjord sea level was much higher (c) Kjersti Bang\/Alta Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/KB-bilder-029-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"The ramp around the rock carvings, the oldest carvings can be found at the top, carved when the fjord sea level was much higher (c) Kjersti Bang\/Alta Museum\" \/>\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: Rock carving example \u00a9 Johan Wildhagen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The rock carvings in Alta can sometimes be as easy to follow as cartoons \u00a9 Johan Wildhagen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The ramp around the rock carvings, the oldest carvings can be found at the top, carved when the fjord sea level was much higher (c) Kjersti Bang\/Alta Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-on-foot-or-by-bike\">&#8230;On foot or by bike&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also go along the canyon by bike ride, if you have some experience mountain biking. Here there are both organized tours and the opportunity to rent a bike. You can also walk along marked trails, and although it is long, it is not particularly heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alta-city-center-is-dominated-by-the-northern-lights-cathedral\">Alta city center is dominated by the Northern Lights Cathedral<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alta has a brand new center with shops, Nordlysbadet (swimming pool) and some nice places to eat and drink along tree-lined walkways. The eye-catcher, however, is the curved lines of the new, modern church, called the Northern Lights Cathedral. The inspiration is of course the northern lights, which dance more over Alta than most places in the north, due to the dry climate. In the basement of the church you can learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/alta-a-northern-lights-city-with-good-winter-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">northern lights<\/a> in a well-explained exhibition.<\/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-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-cycling season-autumn season-summer region-alta malgrupper-adrenaline-kicker malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/mountain-bike-over-the-finnmark-plateau-under-the-midnight-sun-or-autumn-auroras\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glod-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;M&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Mountain bike over the Finnmark plateau under the midnight sun or autumn auroras<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-canoeing todo-watersports facilities-family-friendly season-summer region-alta malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/take-a-canoe-trip-over-the-alta-river\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 57.03125% 53.529411764706%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/69469336_424093311540918_515351085737574400_n-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;T&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Canoeing<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Take a Canoe trip over the Alta River<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammerfest-is-a-micro-metropolis-on-the-arctic-coastline\">Hammerfest is a micro-metropolis on the Arctic coastline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most surprising things when coming by air or by sea is <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hammerfest-is-the-worlds-northernmost-city-maybe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hammerfest<\/a>; in the middle of an almost deserted, desolate and windswept coastal landscape, there is a dense, compact city with 10,000 inhabitants. As early as 1789, Hammerfest received market town status, and is thus Northern Norway&#8217;s oldest city. Visitors in the 19th century were probably even more surprised than we are, because we get big-eyed descriptions from the merchant class and at the cultural level from that time. Expectations were probably low up here near the North Pole. Hammerfest&#8217;s urban history ranges from Europe&#8217;s first street lighting to the absolute destruction in the autumn of 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-a-wander-around-the-cube-shaped-colourful-architecture\">Take a wander around the cube-shaped, colourful architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammerfest has a compact and easy-going centre built in the colourful post war rebuilding style after the city&#8217;s destruction in 1944. The simple lines, the cubic shapes and the strong colours have now come to bring back life to the city, and are studied with interest by today&#8217;s architects. The town hall and <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/hammerfest-church-symbolises-coastal-finnmark-fishing-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hammerfest church<\/a> with its striking tower are the orientation points of how you get around. Bring your camera and capture the contrast between architecture and nude coastal nature. It takes ten minutes to walk up the zigzag road to the city mountain Salen, and from here you see the city lying beautifully around the bay with S\u00f8r\u00f8ya island in the distance and the gas terminal on Melk\u00f8ya far out to the right. Feel free to stop by Niri to eat sushi made from fresh, local fish.<\/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\/06\/008190_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1301x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008190_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"Hammerfest is colourful and fun \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008190_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hammerfest is colourful and fun \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2021\/04\/008216_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.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\/2021\/04\/008216_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Festive and colourful reconstruction era houses in Hammerfest. A shop\/office building in the front, and a typical blue reconstruction houses in the hillside. Modern condos are in the far upper end \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/008216_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Festive and colourful reconstruction era houses in Hammerfest. A shop\/office building in the front, and a typical blue reconstruction houses in the hillside. Modern condos are in the far upper end \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/12\/008218_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1032\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008218_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"The Hurtigruten calls at Hammerfest on a beautiful day of Summer \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008218_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Hurtigruten calls at Hammerfest on a beautiful day of Summer \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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: Hammerfest is colourful and fun \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Festive and colourful reconstruction era houses in Hammerfest. A shop\/office building in the front, and a typical blue reconstruction houses in the hillside. Modern condos are in the far upper end \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The Hurtigruten calls at Hammerfest on a beautiful day of Summer \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-museum-of-reconstruction-brings-a-tear-to-the-eye\">The Museum of Reconstruction brings a tear to the eye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are going to spend a lot of time on one thing in Hammerfest, it is the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-museum-of-reconstruction-in-hammerfest-tells-the-story-of-rebuilding-from-the-ashes-of-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reconstruction Museum<\/a> for North Troms and Finnmark. Here the story is told about the old Finnmark that burned down in 1944, about cave dwellers who ran away, about the forced evacuation and about how Finnmark was rebuilt after the war according to modern ideals. The war is key to understanding why all human settlement looks like they do in Finnmark, since everything had to be rebuilt. The experience will be even more interesting if you join one of the guided tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sightseeing-boat-goes-to-s-r-ya-island\">The sightseeing boat goes to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, there is no sightseeing boat, because Hammerfest is pretty much out of the tourist area. However, there are tiny, roadless settlements around the entire S\u00f8r\u00f8ysundet which are served by Bygderuta (the local ferry). A tour takes a couple of hours, and is a great opportunity to see naked, desolate nature and the tiny settlements. You can get ashore for a few minutes while goods are being unloaded, but in Akkarfjord you can actually be there during the day, since there are nice walking routes and a small shop where you can drink coffee.<\/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-aktiviteter todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/the-energy-house-in-hammerfest-lit-the-way-in-electrifying-the-north\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4adcb5ca0b967a193e7e19775925aa00.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;T&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Attractions<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Energy House in Hammerfest lit the way in electrifying the north<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/hammerfest-church-symbolises-coastal-finnmark-fishing-history\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;H&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Attractions<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hammerfest Church symbolises coastal Finnmark fishing history<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-hiking season-autumn season-summer region-hammerfest malgrupper-nature-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\/hiking-around-hammerfest-is-both-easy-and-varied\/\">\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=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/009800_Mats-Hoel-Johannessen_nordnorge.com_-1.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hiking around Hammerfest<\/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\tHiking\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-big-is-our-planet\">How big is our planet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a while since we thought the earth was flat. But until the 19th century, it was not known exactly how big the planet was, until the German-Estonian-Russian scientist von Struve led a large survey project using triangulation points (they measured the curvature of the planet) along a 2800 km long line from Hammerfest to the Danube Delta. The northernmost point is on Fugleneset in Hammerfest, where there is today a <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-meridian-column-in-hammerfest-commemorates-the-study-of-our-planet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meridian marker<\/a>. The entire arch with nearly 300 triangulation points is now on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the meridian marker in Hammerfest is the most visible of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-join-a-boat-trip-to-historic-sites-around-hammerfest\">Join a boat trip to historic sites around Hammerfest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In weather battered, bare, coastal nature, there are traces of a dramatic history. In J\u00f8fjorden on the island of Seiland, a family of nine hid to avoid the forced evacuation during the last winter of the war. The trip out here is by boat, and you should be able to walk on land. Along the way you get the whole story. Another trip goes to the island Store Vinna, which was an active fishing village and gathering point during the seasonal fisheries until the war. After the war, the area was rebuilt and then abandoned. A trip out here is a trip to overgrown paths and fishing history in Finnmark.<\/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\/06\/23773423521_c50b8c8b2b_k-1024x683.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23773423521_c50b8c8b2b_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"On the way out to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya\u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23773423521_c50b8c8b2b_k-1024x683.jpg\" data-caption=\"On the way out to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya\u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\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\/04\/008536_Anne-Olsen-Ryum_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1640\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/008536_Anne-Olsen-Ryum_www.nordnorge.com_-768x492.jpg\" alt=\"The S\u00f8r\u00f8ya landscape is one of a fairytale \u00a9 Anne Olsen Ryum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/008536_Anne-Olsen-Ryum_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The S\u00f8r\u00f8ya landscape is one of a fairytale \u00a9 Anne Olsen Ryum\" \/>\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\/06\/23774437102_3878ad605b_k-1024x683.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23774437102_3878ad605b_k-1024x683-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking on Seiland \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23774437102_3878ad605b_k-1024x683.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hiking on Seiland \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\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: On the way out to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya\u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The S\u00f8r\u00f8ya landscape is one of a fairytale \u00a9 Anne Olsen Ryum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Hiking on Seiland \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-walks-in-hammerfest-are-on-easy-terrain\">The walks in Hammerfest are on easy terrain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One would think that <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hiking-around-hammerfest-is-both-easy-and-varied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hiking on the Arctic coast<\/a> would be an extreme experience. In fact, the trips in Hammerfest are much easier than they are often further south, where the mountains are higher. Yes, there are some steep slopes that are felt in the thighs, but it is not very steep. The trip to Storfjellet is short and easy, while the one to Tyven is a bit longer. Both have fun, architecturally designed lookout cabins where you can eat your snacks. Slightly more demanding trips can be found, for example, on S\u00f8r\u00f8ya, where a 20-kilometer trip takes you to the viewpoint Kj\u00f8ttvikvarden, or on Seiland, a ten-minute ferry ride from just south of Hammerfest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-journey-between-the-cities-goes-over-a-treeless-plateau\">The journey between the cities goes over a treeless plateau<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is one geographical name we must learn, it is &#8216;Sennalandet&#8217;. It is the mountain pass between Alta and Skaidi, and is a rolling plateau landscape with willow scrub and small birch that the E6 highway winds its way through. The only thing that really breaks the horizon is the chapel in \u00c1isaroaivi, &#8220;Vion of Zion&#8221;, built for the reindeer herders who live in cabins in the surrounding area. Skaidi (Sami for where the rivers meet) is crossed in the middle of the mountain, here you choose whether you are going to the North Cape or Hammerfest. The road to Hammerfest goes through the small forest in Repparfjorddalen to Kvalsundbrua and over to Hammerfest island, Kval\u00f8y. Here you will find the rock formation \u00c1hk\u00e1nj\u00e1rst\u00e1bba, locally known as Stalloen, which is a Sami sacrificial stone. The road to Honningsv\u00e5g runs along the Porsangerfjord with its layered slate mountains and small fjord settlements.<\/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\/04\/Jarle-Wahler.jpg\" data-size=\"1280x852\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Jarle-Wahler.jpg\" alt=\"The Hurtigruten passing M\u00e5s\u00f8y commune on its way in to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Jarle-Wahler.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Hurtigruten passing M\u00e5s\u00f8y commune on its way in to Hav\u00f8ysund \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\/2021\/04\/003400_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1202x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/003400_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-768x511.jpg\" alt=\"Overview of Hav\u00f8ysund with its distinct church dating from 1960, designed by Espen Poulsson \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/003400_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Overview of Hav\u00f8ysund with its distinct church dating from 1960, designed by Espen Poulsson \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.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\/04\/Selvika-Per-Ritzler.jpg\" data-size=\"900x560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Selvika-Per-Ritzler-768x478.jpg\" alt=\"Selvika sculpture offering a outlook location \u00a9 Per Ritzler\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Selvika-Per-Ritzler.jpg\" data-caption=\"Selvika sculpture offering a outlook location \u00a9 Per Ritzler\" \/>\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 Hurtigruten passing M\u00e5s\u00f8y commune on its way in to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Overview of Hav\u00f8ysund with its distinct church dating from 1960, designed by Espen Poulsson \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Selvika sculpture offering a outlook location \u00a9 Per Ritzler<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\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 season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-hammerfest malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/hammerfest-is-the-worlds-northernmost-city-maybe\/\">\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: 50.5% 63.157894736842%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008354_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hammerfest is the world&#039;s northernmost 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 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-activities todo-culture-and-history todo-suggested-routes season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-hammerfest malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/take-the-bygderuta-from-hammerfest-to-soroya-island\/\">\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: 51% 65%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/40a653bd550f1f36a334cf283e103104-768x576.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Take the Bygderuta from Hammerfest to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya island<\/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\tSuggested routes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-national-tourist-road-to-hav-ysund-runs-from-forest-to-sea\">The national tourist road to Hav\u00f8ysund runs from forest to sea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In northern Norway, you should always drive the side roads and see where you end up. In Western Finnmark, there are not many of them, but the National Tourist Road to <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-norwegian-scenic-route-to-havoysund-takes-you-from-birch-forests-to-the-open-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hav\u00f8ysund<\/a> runs from the small forest and fjord settlements in Kokelv via Snefjord, and the special picnic area in Selvika to the fishing village Hav\u00f8ysund. This is a typical fishing village with a dense settlement, and from the viewpoint &#8216;Arctic View&#8217; you have sweeping views of the sea and coastline. Then you can end with a boat trip out to the small communities, such as Ing\u00f8y, M\u00e5s\u00f8y and Rolfs\u00f8y. Depending on the day of the week and weather conditions, you can join a trip with the local boat to the islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tams-ya-is-cloudberry-island-in-porsangerfjord\">Tams\u00f8ya is cloudberry island in Porsangerfjord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I had heard about Tams\u00f8y multe (cloudberries) before I had any idea where Tams\u00f8y was. This large, flat and privately owned island at the far end of the Porsangerfjord is widely known for the large quantities and the exquisite taste of the plateau&#8217;s gold. The new thing is that you can actually come here. Now you can live in a square reconstruction house that has not been modernized to the unrecognizable, so here the atmosphere from around 1950 is intact. The day is used to explore the distinctive plateau landscape with eider and waders in absolute tranquillity. The cloudberries arrive in early August.<\/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\/2021\/05\/FAEB4E93-D48F-4801-8859-B49424F2222A_1_105_c.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FAEB4E93-D48F-4801-8859-B49424F2222A_1_105_c.jpg\" alt=\"The Tams\u00f8y cloudberries ripening in the Midnight Sun \u00a9 Tams\u00f8ya\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FAEB4E93-D48F-4801-8859-B49424F2222A_1_105_c.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Tams\u00f8y cloudberries ripening in the Midnight Sun \u00a9 Tams\u00f8ya\" \/>\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\/2021\/05\/@Runa-Elde-Skarset.jpg\" data-size=\"1537x2049\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/@Runa-Elde-Skarset-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Summer landscape at almost 71 degrees north. Do note the woollen sweater \u00a9 Runa Elde Skarset\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/@Runa-Elde-Skarset.jpg\" data-caption=\"Summer landscape at almost 71 degrees north. Do note the woollen sweater \u00a9 Runa Elde Skarset\" \/>\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\/2021\/05\/648CA9CF-FF17-4507-900E-2EB8DF421457_1_105_c.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/648CA9CF-FF17-4507-900E-2EB8DF421457_1_105_c-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"A lovely mouthful \u00a9 Tams\u00f8ya\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/648CA9CF-FF17-4507-900E-2EB8DF421457_1_105_c.jpg\" data-caption=\"A lovely mouthful \u00a9 Tams\u00f8ya\" \/>\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 Tams\u00f8y cloudberries ripening in the Midnight Sun \u00a9 Tams\u00f8ya<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Summer landscape at almost 71 degrees north. Do note the woollen sweater \u00a9 Runa Elde Skarset<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: A lovely mouthful \u00a9 Tams\u00f8ya<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-plateau-s-landscape-is-an-enormous-reindeer-pasture\">The plateau&#8217;s landscape is an enormous reindeer pasture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The plains and small forest between Alta, Nordkapp and Hammerfest can look like deserted wilderness. In reality, it is a centuries-old cultural landscape so to speak, the entire area is historically for reindeer grazing. The reindeer herding Sami from Karasjok live on Mager\u00f8ya island where you&#8217;ll find the North Cape, while those from Kautokeino are out on the large islands in western Finnmark, such as Seiland and Kval\u00f8ya. In summer, the reindeer can be seen everywhere, a little shaggy while changing fur in early summer and dense and fine in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sea-s-mi-culture-is-a-more-unknown-s-mi-culture\">The Sea S\u00e1mi culture is a more unknown S\u00e1mi culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Sami do not engage in reindeer herding at all. Traditional reindeer herding is a combination of simple farming, fjord fishing and &#8220;field industry&#8221; &#8211; freshwater fishing, berry picking and hunting. Most small communities along the fjords in western Finnmark have Sami roots, often with Finnish elements. In some places the Sami language is still spoken, in many more places old traditions live side by side with modern technology. The Sea S\u00e1mi Museum in Kokelv on the national tourist route to Hav\u00f8ysund provides an in-depth introduction.<\/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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-hammerfest 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\/the-museum-of-reconstruction-in-hammerfest-tells-the-story-of-rebuilding-from-the-ashes-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: 49.089996337891% 52.766911786302%;\" 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\/f269446fecbfb77c622e7e5cba7a35b2-768x512.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Museum of Reconstruction in Hammerfest tells the story of rebuilding from the ashes 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\tWorld War II\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-midnight-sun todo-natural-highlights season-summer malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-slow-traveller 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\/13-locations-to-see-the-midnight-sun-in-northern-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: 50.5% 44.866071428571%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eclipse_2011-06-01_8884-768x432.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<h2>13 locations to see the Midnight Sun in Northern 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\tMidnight Sun\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-activities todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-hiking todo-natural-highlights season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-alta region-finnmarksvidda region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-nature-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-meridian-column-in-hammerfest-commemorates-the-study-of-our-planet\/\">\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=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/72197630.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Meridian column in Hammerfest<\/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>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-fishing-villages-characterize-the-coast\">The fishing villages characterize the coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A striking feature of Western Finnmark is the fishing villages. When you drive along the road or sail with Hurtigruta, you hardly see a house in the coastal landscape. Then you round a bend, and there is suddenly a dense village with residential houses built close together around a harbour. Jetties and fish production facilities are located along the quays, and people live on the slope behind. Since both fishing and processing are mechanized, even robotized, fewer people live and work in the villages than before. On the other hand, many of the inhabitants are now immigrants from many different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-western-finnmark-was-rebuilt-after-world-war-ii\">Western Finnmark was rebuilt after World War II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three-quarters of a century ago, at the end of World War II, Western Finnmark was emptied of people. People packed a suitcase or backpack with the necessities, were put on a fishing boat and sent south. Then all the houses were burned. All the quays were torn up, the boats were sunk and the telegraph poles cut. The old Finnmark disappeared, and from 1945 people came back and started a new life. Colourful houses in a modern style, contemporary fishing industry and public buildings rose in what was a national boost. When you travel around Western Finnmark, the architecture is one of the most striking. While we previously thought this was a bit sad, the reconstruction architecture has been revalued and recognized in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-topic wp-block-t2-featured-single-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\/topic\/midnight-sun-in-northern-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: 60% 43.506493506494%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.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<h2>Midnight sun in Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-farthest-north-is-where-the-midnight-sun-shines-longest\">Farthest north is where the midnight sun shines longest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A summer visit to the high north turns the clock upside down. The midnight sun shines on the North Cape from around 13 May to 30 July, and sets only a few days before in Hammerfest and Alta. The summer day thus lasts for 24 hours. Then there is usually little sleep, not because you are not allowed to sleep, but because you are so full of energy. When the good weather is over Finnmark, you do as the locals do and stay up until late at night. You return to sleep in the winter, possibly a little nap in the afternoon. Now the midnight sun is not something that can be guaranteed, but you increase the chance by being up until midnight every single night. It can be nice to be an early riser and night owl while you are in Finnmark.<\/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-page 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\/northern-norway-by-bus\/\">\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: 45.622119815668% 55.555555555556%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001754_Gaute-Bruvik_www.nordnorge.com_.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<h2>Northern Norway by bus<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-page 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\/ferry-routes-in-northern-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: 57.03125% 78.823529411765%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/009809_Jonas-Berglund_Helgeland-Reiseliv-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<h2>Ferry routes in Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-topic 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\/topic\/car-holiday-in-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: 36% 73%;\" 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\/2019\/11\/000747_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_-1.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<h2>Car holiday in Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-triangle-alta-nordkapp-hammerfest-is-easy-to-visit\">The triangle Alta-Nordkapp-Hammerfest is easy to visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finnmark is known for great distances, and traveling here requires patience. However; Alta, Hammerfest and Honningsv\u00e5g are 3-4 hours by car apart. This means that during a busy long weekend or a relaxed week, you can visit all three. The three each have their own personalities, the atmosphere is different and they offer completely different things to look at, so together there is a lot of variety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-get-to-alta-hammerfest-and-nordkapp\">How to get to Alta, Hammerfest and Nordkapp?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people choose to drive a rental car from elsewhere. Everyone who enjoys driving will love the varied nature along the E6, the settlements along the road and all the detours to beautiful places. It is quite common to drive through Sweden one way, which has been difficult during the corona pandemic. Here you must stay informed about current rules.<\/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\/04\/kokelv-jarle.jpg\" data-size=\"900x507\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kokelv-jarle.jpg\" alt=\"Kokelv is the strating location for the route \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kokelv-jarle.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kokelv is the strating location for the route \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\/04\/vekselvik-werner-harstad.jpg\" data-size=\"854x640\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/vekselvik-werner-harstad-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The route takes you along the coast most of the way \u00a9 Werner Harstad\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/vekselvik-werner-harstad.jpg\" data-caption=\"The route takes you along the coast most of the way \u00a9 Werner Harstad\" \/>\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\/04\/werner-harstad-statens-1-1.jpg\" data-size=\"863x640\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/werner-harstad-statens-1-1-768x570.jpg\" alt=\"Vekselvik just after Kokelv has stunning cliff edge scenery \u00a9 Werner Harstad\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/werner-harstad-statens-1-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Vekselvik just after Kokelv has stunning cliff edge scenery \u00a9 Werner Harstad\" \/>\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: Kokelv is the strating location for the route \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The route takes you along the coast most of the way \u00a9 Werner Harstad<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Vekselvik just after Kokelv has stunning cliff edge scenery \u00a9 Werner Harstad<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-large-aircraft-go-to-alta-and-small-aircraft-to-honningsv-g-and-hammerfest\">Large aircraft go to Alta, and small aircraft to Honningsv\u00e5g and Hammerfest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to jump over most of Norway, a flight to Alta is fine. You get here with direct flights from Oslo, and indirectly from all over the country, and then preferably with a good offer of discount tickets from several airlines. Alta is thus a natural gateway. Hammerfest and Honningsv\u00e5g can be reached from Troms\u00f8 with Wider\u00f8e&#8217;s propeller aircraft, and in the summer you can quickly get affordable summer tickets. If you take West Finnmark as a detour from a visit to Troms\u00f8, you can, for example, fly into Hammerfest, take the Hurtigruten to Honningsv\u00e5g and the bus across Sennalandet to Alta, and then fly home from there. An evening class in front of the PC will get most things in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-travel-between-the-three-cities-by-public-transport\">How to travel between the three cities by public transport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you travel by public transport, a little planning is required. But if you make the right choices, you can actually see a lot of beautiful nature without troublesome travel distances. There are busses between the three cities a couple of times a day. The buses are fast, and everyone passes Skaidi, where you sometimes change buses. Alta-Hammerfest runs in 2 hours and 20 minutes, while the section Alta-Honningsv\u00e5g runs in just under four hours. From Honningsv\u00e5g to Hammerfest it takes just under three and a half hours. Although there are both boats and planes, we would strongly recommend taking the bus Alta-Honningsv\u00e5g at least one of the roads, as this stretch is very varied and beautiful.<\/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-activities todo-cycling facilities-adrenaline season-summer region-alta 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\/offroad-finnmark-is-a-bike-race-not-for-the-faint-of-heart\/\">\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\/04\/f960abc38cb70b3064a670b4cd49ffa3-768x512.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\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Offroad Finnmark is a bike race not for the faint of heart<\/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\tCycling\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-activities todo-fishing todo-freshwater-fishing region-nordkapp malgrupper-nature-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\/there-are-four-thousand-fishing-lakes-in-porsanger\/\">\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=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/707054753d8c6dd8c27553d5d3d28fba-768x573.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\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>There are four thousand fishing Lakes in Porsanger<\/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\tActivities\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-activities todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-eat-and-stay todo-hiking todo-midnight-sun todo-north-cape todo-sapmi-culture todo-unique-accommodations facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-summer region-nordkapp malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-unplugger 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\/tamsoya-is-the-lush-cloudberry-island-near-the-north-cape\/\">\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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/96089623-CB95-426C-9170-AFB400CE4C1D-768x576.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\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Tams\u00f8ya is the lush cloudberry island near the North Cape<\/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\tUnique accommodations\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-feel-free-to-take-to-the-water-and-the-air\">Feel free to take to the water and the air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most stylish way to travel is of course the Hurtigruten, which sails from Hammerfest to Honningsv\u00e5g and Honningsv\u00e5g-Hammerfest early in the morning. In five and a half hours you then sail along the outer coast on a wild, deserted and infinitely beautiful coastal landscape. Another sea option is the speedboat between Alta and Hammerfest, which connects the two cities in less than two hours daily. The nature on the stretch is more mountainous, and the route calls on tiny communities inside the fjords. A last option for those with less time is flights: Wider\u00f8e puts out affordable summer tickets that allow a small jump of 20 minutes to take you to the next town. We have had plane sightseeing around the North Cape, but it probably only happens when the weather is good and everything is on schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-dress-code-is-woolly-and-casual\">The dress code is woolly and casual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You do not travel to Finnmark for the summer heat. But look, you can quickly be surprised! When the low pressures are over the south in the summer, Finnmark can swim in sun and temperatures around 30 when the hot air flows from Russia. That&#8217;s when people are interviewed in the newspapers and say &#8220;if it gets warmer now, then we will move south&#8221;. However, this is not guaranteed (.. far from ..), the northwest wind can be on with horizontal, icy rain right in the face. Far more frequent is the cool, dry northeast. Then the temperatures are fresh, but there is a lot of clear weather. You must therefore bring swimming trunks and a bikini, but also longs, mittens, a hat and a scarf. A good pair of hiking trousers and a windproof jacket are good outfits almost everywhere. If you want to save space in your luggage, there is no need for a dress or suit, there is little use for them in Finnmark.<\/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\/06\/299861442.jpg\" data-size=\"901x592\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/299861442.jpg\" alt=\"The infamous Alta-Kautokeino dam \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn Moholt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/299861442.jpg\" data-caption=\"The infamous Alta-Kautokeino dam \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn Moholt\" \/>\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\/04\/Knut-2.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\/04\/Knut-2-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional architecture can be seen along the way too \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Knut-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Traditional architecture can be seen along the way too \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\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\/2017-08-05-13.33.22.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\/2017-08-05-13.33.22.jpg\" alt=\"Canoe trips up Alta river \u00a9 Nord Norge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2017-08-05-13.33.22.jpg\" data-caption=\"Canoe trips up Alta river \u00a9 Nord Norge\" \/>\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 infamous Alta-Kautokeino dam \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn Moholt<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Traditional architecture can be seen along the way too \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Canoe trips up Alta river \u00a9 Nord Norge<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-i-get-affordable-airline-tickets\">How do I get affordable airline tickets?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alta is an airport hub, a major airport as we say, where 737s from different airlines fly to from Oslo, sometimes via Troms\u00f8. Here, the offer of discount tickets is good, and thus Alta is a good starting point to start and end the trip. Wider\u00f8e flies from Troms\u00f8 and Alta to a number of short-haul airports, such as Hammerfest and Honningsv\u00e5g, and since they fly lower, the trips can degenerate into pure air sightseeing. Here you usually have to wait longer between the discount tickets, but in the summer there are the so-called &#8216;summer tickets&#8217;. One can therefore consider flying north via Troms\u00f8 and landing in Hammerfest or Honningsv\u00e5g. Examine the airlines&#8217; websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accommodation-is-easy-to-find\">Accommodation is easy to find<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alta, Hammerfest and Honningsv\u00e5g all have good accommodation during the summer season. The large hotel chains with their summer passes and summer prices are represented, with modern, comfortable rooms. At the campsites there are both simple, cheap and modern cabins with kitchens and bathrooms, and in the cities there are also cheaper guest houses. You can also rent a holiday home, especially in smaller places. A small group can, for example, rent a house with several bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen, and have plenty of space and a high standard at a good price.<\/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\/06\/529645865.jpg\" data-size=\"2000x1245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/529645865.jpg\" alt=\"Alta canyon in the summer sun \u00a9 Visit Alta\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/529645865.jpg\" data-caption=\"Alta canyon in the summer sun \u00a9 Visit Alta\" \/>\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\/04\/glod-2.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\/04\/glod-2-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling across the plateau \u00a9 GL\u00d8D Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glod-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cycling across the plateau \u00a9 GL\u00d8D Explorer\" \/>\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\/01\/medium-Hanna-Lyrek-Trasti-Trine-Sara-Johannessen-VisitNorway.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/medium-Hanna-Lyrek-Trasti-Trine-Sara-Johannessen-VisitNorway.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Huskies at Trasti and Trine in Alta \u00a9 Sara Johannessen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/medium-Hanna-Lyrek-Trasti-Trine-Sara-Johannessen-VisitNorway.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Huskies at Trasti and Trine in Alta \u00a9 Sara Johannessen\" \/>\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: Alta canyon in the summer sun \u00a9 Visit Alta<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Cycling across the plateau \u00a9 GL\u00d8D Explorer<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Huskies at Trasti and Trine in Alta \u00a9 Sara Johannessen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\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\tFrequently asked questions \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-from-alta-to-the-north-cape?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get from Alta to the North Cape?\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-from-alta-to-the-north-cape?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThere is a bus 1-2 times a day Alta-Honningsv\u00e5g, it takes about four hours. Then there is a local bus from Honningsv\u00e5g to Nordkapp. Check with EnTur.\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-from-alta-to-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get from Alta 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-1\" aria-labelledby=\"how-do-i-get-from-alta-to-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThere is a bus 1-2 times a day from Alta to Hammerfest. You can also take a speedboat. Check with EnTur.\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-from-hammerfest-to-the-north-cape\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get from Hammerfest to the North Cape\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-do-i-get-from-hammerfest-to-the-north-cape\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t1-2 times a day there is a bus from Hammerfest via Skaidi to Honningsv\u00e5g. From here you can take the local bus to the North Cape. Check with EnTur. Hurtigruta also leaves early in the morning, in fact both ways, and calls at Hav\u00f8ysund on the way.\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=\"when-does-the-midnight-sun-shine-on-the-north-cape-?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen does the midnight sun shine on the North Cape ?\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=\"when-does-the-midnight-sun-shine-on-the-north-cape-?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tAccording to TimeAndDate, the midnight sun period on the North Cape is from 13 May to 30 July. For Hammerfest, 14 May to 28 July and for Alta 17 May to 25 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-easy-to-find-accommodation-at-the-north-cape?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIs it easy to find accommodation at the North Cape?\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=\"is-it-easy-to-find-accommodation-at-the-north-cape?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tMost days capacity is good in Honningsv\u00e5g and in other locations around Mager\u00f8ya. In 2021, most tour groups have been cancelled, so there is plenty of room for everyone who travels on their own.\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-can-i-learn-more-about-the-north-cape-and-honningsv\u00e5g?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I learn more about the North Cape and Honningsv\u00e5g?\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=\"where-can-i-learn-more-about-the-north-cape-and-honningsv\u00e5g?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe local tourism organization (the &#8220;tourist office&#8221; we mentioned before) is Visit Nordkapp. They have a comprehensive website.\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-can-i-learn-more-about-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I learn more about 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-6\" aria-labelledby=\"where-can-i-learn-more-about-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit Hammerfest lists all you need to know about the city on its website.\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-can-i-learn-more-about-alta?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can 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In 2021, most tour groups have been cancelled, so there is plenty of room for everyone who travels on their own.\n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where can I learn more about the North Cape and Honningsv\u00e5g?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tThe local tourism organization (the &quot;tourist office&quot; we mentioned before) is Visit Nordkapp. They have a comprehensive website.\n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where can I learn more about Hammerfest?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tVisit Hammerfest lists all you need to know about the city on its website.\n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where can I learn more about Alta?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tVisit Alta has its own website under development, with many great ideas from the northern lights city.\n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-journey-to-nordkapp-goes-through-west-finnmark\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-journey-to-nordkapp-goes-through-west-finnmark\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The journey to the North Cape runs through Western Finnmark"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/","name":"Visit Northern Norway","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Visit Northern Norway","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logo_Vertikal_EN.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logo_Vertikal_EN.png","width":2482,"height":1754,"caption":"Visit Northern Norway"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthernNorway","https:\/\/x.com\/NorthernNorway","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/northernnorway\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nordnorsk-reiseliv-as","https:\/\/no.pinterest.com\/northernnorway\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/VisitNorthernNorway\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler\/8431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artikler"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler\/8431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16021,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler\/8431\/revisions\/16021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"todo","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/todo?post=8431"},{"taxonomy":"facilities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/facilities?post=8431"},{"taxonomy":"season","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/season?post=8431"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=8431"},{"taxonomy":"malgrupper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/malgrupper?post=8431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}