{"id":8481,"date":"2021-06-15T20:21:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T20:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=8481"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:17:40","slug":"take-your-summer-holiday-in-norways-far-east","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/take-your-summer-holiday-in-norways-far-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Take your summer holiday in Norway&#8217;s far east"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tEast Finnmark is a treasure trove of Arctic landscapes and distinctive cultural heritage as far east as you can get in Norway.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before it is even 11 o&#8217;clock in Oslo, in Vard\u00f8 and Kirkenes the sun is already at noon. The two cities are located at the same latitude as Istanbul and Alexandria. Culturally and historically, the binding between the east and south is strong. Bug\u00f8ynes is called Pikku-Suomi &#8211; little Finland, in Neiden the orthodox religion has deep roots, Unjarga \/ Nesseby has a fun Sami market and Vard\u00f8 has been Norway&#8217;s eastern border for over 700 years; together, this makes up a mosaic of cultures, languages, histories and stories.<\/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\/012747.jpg\" data-size=\"1331x800\">\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\/012747.jpg\" alt=\"Fiskev\u00e6ret Hamningberg i B\u00e5tsfjord, nordlige ytterpunkt mot Barentshavet p\u00e5 Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/012747.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fiskev\u00e6ret Hamningberg i B\u00e5tsfjord, nordlige ytterpunkt mot Barentshavet p\u00e5 Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. Foto: 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\/2019\/09\/012669-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012669-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ekker\u00f8y harbour, a tiny hamlet outside Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012669-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ekker\u00f8y harbour, a tiny hamlet outside Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Fiskev\u00e6ret Hamningberg i B\u00e5tsfjord, nordlige ytterpunkt mot Barentshavet p\u00e5 Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Ekker\u00f8y harbour, a tiny hamlet outside Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-a-summer-vacation-in-norway-s-far-east\">Take a summer vacation in Norway&#8217;s Far East<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is about ideas for traveling around in different and distinctive parts of the north east. We imagine that you fly to Kirkenes, and then you travel around the area on your own, in search of beautiful nature, history and encounters with the locals. The first section is about Kirkenes and S\u00f8r-Varanger, then we move across the fjord to the National Tourist Road in Varanger, and the third section is about Tana and the fishing villages B\u00e5tsfjord and Berlev\u00e5g north of the Varanger Peninsula. All this can be seen over some busy days or on a relaxed, thoughtful week. Finally, we have some practical advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kirkenes-is-the-start-of-the-journey-in-the-east\">Kirkenes is the start of the journey in the east<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirkenes is set in beautiful surroundings where B\u00f8kfjorden divides in two at the mouth of the Pasvik river. The houses are in the characteristic, cubic rebuilding style with the strong colours, and city is rimmed by birch and roe trees. On nice summer days, the main street and the small square are full of people, and it is buzzing with life. Kirkenes has a dramatic war history that should be explored, and the city ss the largest in East Finnmark, a good starting point for discovering the small and slightly larger  in the east. <\/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\/004236_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1285\">\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\/004236_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Kirkenes lies 2502km from the Norwegian Capital city Oslo \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004236_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kirkenes lies 2502km from the Norwegian Capital city Oslo \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" \/>\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\/MG_0774.jpg\" data-size=\"533x800\">\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\/MG_0774.jpg\" alt=\"Learn about Kirkenes&#039;s war history at the Borderlands museum \u00a9 Arc giraff\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MG_0774.jpg\" data-caption=\"Learn about Kirkenes&#039;s war history at the Borderlands museum \u00a9 Arc giraff\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f0bef2ebce2fe9c73329d3b3de1cfb34.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x799\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f0bef2ebce2fe9c73329d3b3de1cfb34-768x511.jpg\" alt=\"The main entrance to the Andersgrotta shelter with it&#039;s thick iron door is not easy to spot \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f0bef2ebce2fe9c73329d3b3de1cfb34.jpg\" data-caption=\"The main entrance to the Andersgrotta shelter with it&#039;s thick iron door is not easy to spot \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: Kirkenes lies 2502km from the Norwegian Capital city Oslo \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Learn about Kirkenes&#039;s war history at the Borderlands museum \u00a9 Arc giraff<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The main entrance to the Andersgrotta shelter with it&#039;s thick iron door is not easy to spot \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-andersgrotta-was-the-refuge-during-328-air-strikes\">Andersgrotta was the refuge during 328 air strikes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowhere in Norway experienced so many acts of war as Kirkenes. In 1941, the German occupiers attacked the Soviet Union, and from Kirkenes the Germans advanced towards Murmansk. However, they were stopped in Litsadalen just east of the border. For three years, the front line ran through here, and Kirkenes was a battle zone. Thus, the city was a bomb target for the Soviets, and over a thousand times the air raid sirens sounded, and 328 times the city was bombed. Then the inhabitants ran into the refuge room named Andersgrotta, where they stayed for 10-12 minutes before the Russians had to return and refuel. Andergrotta is located in the center of town, and is open to groups in 2021.<\/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 facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-kirkenes 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-borderland-museum-in-kirkenes-reflects-on-the-towns-time-under-occupation\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004228_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Borderland Museum in Kirkenes reflects on the town&#8217;s time under occupation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-kirkenes malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/andersgrotta-was-a-shelter-for-norways-most-heavily-bombed-city\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 61.037588478031%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0f24e51a449726ae3eb2bf6bef06a239-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Andersgrotta was a shelter for Norway&#8217;s most heavily bombed city<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon 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-art todo-culture-and-history todo-sapmi-culture facilities-sami season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-kirkenes malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/john-savio-is-a-pioneer-within-sapmi-art\/\">\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% 53.676470588235%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ganda-ja-nieida-h\u00e5ndkolorert-tresnitt-del-av-museets-vandreutstilling-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>John Savio is a pioneer within Sapmi art<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-brave-soviet-soldier-guards-the-centre\">The brave Soviet soldier guards the centre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the autumn of 1944, the Soviets gained the upper hand on the Lithuanian front, and were able to move across the Norwegian border. On October 25, Kirkenes was liberated, the first city in Norway. The population had then lived for 2-3 months in the underground mines in Bj\u00f8rnevatn, and welcomed the Red Army as liberators. The brave Soviet soldier, a statue in classical Soviet style, still stands in the centre today as a memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-borderland-museum-puts-the-war-in-perspective\">The Borderland Museum puts the war in perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Soviet plane that made an emergency landing on a lake in October 1944 forms the centre of the exhibition at the Borderland Museum. All aspects of the war in the far north-east of Norway are discussed here, both the bombing of Kirkenes, the prisoners of war, the partisans who were educated in the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian front and the battles for Kirkenes in October 1944. It is all varied, accessible and in some places gripping, and well worth a small half hour walk from the centre to the &#8216;first Lake&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NNR-Kirkenes-Foto-Vetle-Sevild.jpg\" data-size=\"2000x1498\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NNR-Kirkenes-Foto-Vetle-Sevild.jpg\" alt=\"Bug\u00f8ynes seen from the air \u00a9 Vetle Sevild\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NNR-Kirkenes-Foto-Vetle-Sevild.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bug\u00f8ynes seen from the air \u00a9 Vetle Sevild\" \/>\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\/06\/GrenseJakobselv_foto_bernt_nilsen_kirkenes-11.jpg\" data-size=\"1208x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GrenseJakobselv_foto_bernt_nilsen_kirkenes-11-768x509.jpg\" alt=\"The steeple of the King Oscar II chapel from 1869 \u00a9 Bernt Nilsen, Kirkenes\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GrenseJakobselv_foto_bernt_nilsen_kirkenes-11.jpg\" data-caption=\"The steeple of the King Oscar II chapel from 1869 \u00a9 Bernt Nilsen, Kirkenes\" \/>\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\/SKU.K.00048-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1084x800\">\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\/SKU.K.00048-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wolves and reindeer, made by the Sami artist John Savio. Published with the permission of the Savio Museum in Kirkenes\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SKU.K.00048-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Wolves and reindeer, made by the Sami artist John Savio. Published with the permission of the Savio Museum in Kirkenes\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004198_Joern-Tomter_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"2557x2089\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004198_Joern-Tomter_www.nordnorge.com_-768x627.jpg\" alt=\"The Kirkenes skyline \u00a9 Joern Tomter\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004198_Joern-Tomter_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Kirkenes skyline \u00a9 Joern Tomter\" \/>\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: Bug\u00f8ynes seen from the air \u00a9 Vetle Sevild<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The steeple of the King Oscar II chapel from 1869 \u00a9 Bernt Nilsen, Kirkenes<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Wolves and reindeer, made by the Sami artist John Savio. Published with the permission of the Savio Museum in Kirkenes<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The Kirkenes skyline \u00a9 Joern Tomter<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-john-savio-was-s-pmi-s-first-artist\">John Savio was S\u00e1pmi&#8217;s first artist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The woodcuts of John Savio tell with simple lines about life in East Finnmark. The motifs are taken from the daily life of the Sami in Varanger, with reindeer, skiing and wolves depicted. Savio was the first Sami artist in the modern sense, and has gradually gained great recognition. This collection is the largest Savio collection ever, and is a great opportunity to get to know this artist. The museum is located in the same building as the Borderland Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-explore-s-r-varanger-along-the-small-roads\">Explore S\u00f8r-Varanger along the small roads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00f8r-Varanger became Norwegian only in 1826, when the borders were regulated between Norway, the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland and the Russian Empire. At this time, the population here was almost exclusively Eastern Sami, also called Skolt Sami, who belonged to the Russian Orthodox Church. When the area became Norwegian, people from southern Norway moved in and founded small communities similar to those they came from. With the great famine in Finland in the 1860s, there was a great immigration from Finland. Finally came the development of the mines in Kirkenes around 1900, which made Norwegian culture the dominant one.<\/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-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-kirkenes 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=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/oscar-chapel-a-spiritual-beacon\/\">\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: 41.5% 53.195488721805%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003518_Baard-Loeken_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\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Oscar II chapel marks the border between Norway and Russia<\/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\tArchitecture\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-kirkenes 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=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kirkenes-a-flashpoint-in-world-war-two\/\">\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% 47.014925373134%;\" 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\/12\/004228_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_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\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Kirkenes was a battleground in World War Two<\/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>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-grense-jakobselv-the-border-meets-the-arctic-ocean\">In Grense Jakobselv, the border meets the Arctic Ocean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Until not long ago, a Norwegian community lived just inside the Russian border, in Grense Jakobselv. Since Russian fishermen tended to fish on the Norwegian side, a small chapel was built that was visible far out to sea in 1869. After a royal visit in 1873, it was named King Oscar II Chapel. Thus, the border was marked with a church tower in an otherwise roadless and sparsely populated area. The road here is a summer only route and can be quite bumpy in parts. You can also join organized tours with ATV here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-s-r-varanger-is-the-western-offshoot-of-the-taiga\">S\u00f8r-Varanger is the western offshoot of the Taiga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The great coniferous forest belt runs around the planet, both in North America, Siberia and northern Russia. S\u00f8r-Varanger is the western continuation, and the areas south of Kirkenes are characterized by deep pine forests. The population lives along the Pasvik River, and sees Russia through the kitchen window. From the lookout tower on high point 96 &#8211; the hills are not so high and there is a sweeping view of the Pasvik River, the deep forests and Russia on the other side of the river. Svanhovd chapel is built in the Norwegian village style, to mark Norway in a multi-ethnic area. Close by is the Visitor Centre for \u00d8vre Pasvik National Park, with exhibitions about nature and culture in Pasvik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-can-get-all-the-way-to-treriksr-ysa\">You can get all the way to Treriksr\u00f8ysa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Highway 885 through Pasvikdalen ends in Nyrud, right next to Russia and at the entrance to \u00d8vre Pasvik National Park. From here you can drive even further south on a forest road to Grensefoss, and then take the three-hour trip to Treriksr\u00f8ysa between Norway, Finland and Russia. A boundary violation, even in the form of a foot inside, quickly leads to large fines, so stay on the Norwegian side. The journey is ten miles on a very bumpy national road from Kirkenes, then 20 miles on a forest road before you walk for 7 kilometers. This can be an excursion with a lot of driving in one day, so it is a good idea to have an overnight stay at Svanhovd. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/003523_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"533x800\">\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\/003523_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Neiden Church is built to ressemble a traditional Norwegian stave church \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/003523_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Neiden Church is built to ressemble a traditional Norwegian stave church \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\/06\/004068_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"527x800\">\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\/004068_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"The tiny Orthodox St. George chapel \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/004068_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"The tiny Orthodox St. George chapel \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: Neiden Church is built to ressemble a traditional Norwegian stave church \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The tiny Orthodox St. George chapel \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-travel-west-to-neiden\">Travel west to Neiden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The road to the rest of Norway is route E6 which goes west. Neiden is the first village on the west side, and here there are only 3-4 kilometers between the fjord bottom to and the border with Finland to the south. The Neiden River comes runs northward from the Finnish forests into Norway, as did many of the inhabitants over a hundred and a half years ago. The church by the river, on the other hand, is in the Norwegian stave church style, it was important at the time to mark Norwegian territory in front of a congregation that spoke Finnish or East Sami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-finnmark-s-oldest-building-is-ten-square-meters\">Finnmark&#8217;s oldest building is ten square meters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The tiny St. George&#8217;s chapel in Neiden is so small that you can not stand upright in it. Built in 1565, it is Finnmark&#8217;s oldest church building, and a reminder of the Russian influence on the Sami in S\u00f8r-Varanger. Until 1914, the Russian priests came here and baptized the children, since then the Sami have had to do this with the Lutherans. The orthodox faith, however, is on its way back, and in the summer an orthodox liturgy is held in front of the chapel.<\/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-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-sapmi-culture season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/varanger-sami-museum-tells-the-story-of-10000-years-of-human-history\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/e50ac4196c2999aa1f96c7b712026361-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Varanger Sami Museum tells the story of 10,000 years of human history<\/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\tSami Culture\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 todo-north-cape todo-suggested-routes season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-epic-seeker 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\/your-northernmost-holiday-travel-to-the-end-of-the-world\/\">\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\/2020\/06\/Nordkapp-3-1-768x576.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\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Your northernmost holiday &#8211; travel to the end of the world<\/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-skolt-sami-museum-tells-the-story-of-a-small-community\">The Skolt Sami Museum tells the story of a small community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c4vv Saa\u2019mi Muzei, Skolt S\u00e1mi Museum, in Neiden, tells about how the Skolt S\u00e1mi migrated throughout the year to utilize the natural resources in the sea, along the rivers and in the mountains. Culture and social organization are also explained, as well as the fate of the Skolts as border residents between the east and the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pikku-suomi-little-finland-is-located-on-the-arctic-ocean\">Pikku-Suomi &#8211; Little Finland &#8211; is located on the Arctic Ocean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the few communities where the Finnish or Kven language is handed down to younger generations is Bug\u00f8ynes on the south side of the Varangerfjord. This small village is a compact fishing village, and here, king crab is fished. This monster came into the net of a fisherman from Bug\u00f8ynes in 1977, and has since become the way of life for the village by the fjord.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC07969.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC07969-2048x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Picturesque street in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC07969.jpg\" data-caption=\"Picturesque street in Bug\u00f8ynes \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\/2022\/12\/DSC08059.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC08059-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"The seagulls are with us in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC08059.jpg\" data-caption=\"The seagulls are with us in Bug\u00f8ynes \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\/2022\/12\/DSC08030.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC08030-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"October vibes in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC08030.jpg\" data-caption=\"October vibes in Bug\u00f8ynes \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\/2022\/12\/IMG_4011.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4011-768x960.jpg\" alt=\"Backyards in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4011.jpg\" data-caption=\"Backyards in Bug\u00f8ynes \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: Picturesque street in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The seagulls are with us in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: October vibes in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Backyards in Bug\u00f8ynes \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-national-tourist-roads-are-especially-beautiful\">National tourist roads are especially beautiful <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>National tourist roads are part of a project in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to promote particularly beautiful stretches of road. Varanger National Tourist Route is the easternmost of them all, and follows the north side of the Varangerfjord from Varangerbotn to Hamningberg. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has built beautiful viewpoints, picnic areas and toilets that enrich the landscape. Toilets in Gornitak are built on a German ammunition depot from the war, and there are beautiful shelters where you can study bird life, &#8216;Arctic Viewpoint&#8217; close to Vard\u00f8 is the latest to be opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-see-a-high-sky-and-wide-horizons\">You see a high sky and wide horizons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you are far away from Norwegian fjords and mountains. On one side you see the endless, low plateau of the Varanger Peninsula. Here is the only real tundra in Norway, because there is permafrost in the ground all year round in some places. On the other side is the shore; pebble beaches, sandy beaches and rocky shorelines. There are no islands, so you look towards the horizon to the east. At Vard\u00f8 you can just about make out the Fiskar Peninsula in Russia in the far east. Inside the fjord, the birch forest grows lush, further out there is low shrub vegetation and heather moors.<\/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-attractions todo-beautiful-drives todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-sapmi-culture todo-suggested-routes region-varanger 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-norwegian-scenic-route-in-varanger-shines-with-cultural-gems-and-storm-carved-nature\/\">\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: 49.675018310547% 56.774443432801%;\" 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\/2020\/03\/005215_4fd29-768x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Norwegian Scenic Route in Varanger shines with cultural gems and storm carved nature<\/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\tNorwegian Scenic Routes\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-birdwatching todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-wildlifesafari todo-worldwar2 facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider 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\/ekkeroy-is-a-coastalcommunity-onthe-arcticocean\/\">\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: 49.25% 79.953709355107%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012700-1.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\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Ekker\u00f8y is an Arctic Ocean  community, with a lost fishing past<\/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\tCoastal Culture\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-archeology-and-early-history todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-sapmi-culture facilities-sami region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/ceavccageadge-was-a-meeting-place-for-10000-years\/\">\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\/2021\/09\/2969A7E8-B78D-4D47-B45B-844F17C1E7CE-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Ceavccagea\u0111ge was a meeting place for 10,000 years<\/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-people-have-lived-here-for-10-000-years\">People have lived here for 10,000 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as distinctive as the landscapes so is the history of the people along the route. The archaeological traces at Mortensnes date back 10,000 years, while the fortress at Vard\u00f8hus dates from the 18th century. Unlike the rest of Finnmark, not everything was destroyed during World War II, so there is a visible history here. Finally, this is a multi-ethnic society, where Sami dominates deep into the fjord combined with the Finnish language around Vads\u00f8. Some of the houses were bought as building kits by the Russian White Sea and set up in the fishing villages, others point to Finnish building customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-journey-along-the-national-tourist-route-starts-in-varangerbotn\">The journey along the National Tourist Route starts in Varangerbotn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The tiny church in Nesseby from 1858 punctures the low horizon and is a favourite photo motif. Nesseby is a Sami municipality, and Varanger Sami Museum tells about the sea Sami, about duoddji &#8211; Sami crafts &#8211; and about costume history. At the end of the summer, Vuonnamarkanat is a fun Sami festival where you can taste and buy Sami food specialties. The small privately owned Sj\u00f8samemuseet in Byluft has an impressive collection of old objects, feel free to ask the owner for a little tour.<\/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\/harald-beck-hanssen-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1652\">\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\/harald-beck-hanssen-2048x1322.jpg\" alt=\"The 1858 church of Nesseby stands out in the flat landscape \u00a9Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/harald-beck-hanssen-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The 1858 church of Nesseby stands out in the flat landscape \u00a9Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ 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\/05\/hjalmar-steinnes-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1920\">\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\/hjalmar-steinnes-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The road to Hamningberg \u00a9Hjalmar Steinnes \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hjalmar-steinnes-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The road to Hamningberg \u00a9Hjalmar Steinnes \/ 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\/05\/jarle-waehler-9-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1700\">\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\/jarle-waehler-9-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"The striking geology along the Hamningberg stretch of the National Tourist Route \u00a9Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jarle-waehler-9-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The striking geology along the Hamningberg stretch of the National Tourist Route \u00a9Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens Vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The 1858 church of Nesseby stands out in the flat landscape \u00a9Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The road to Hamningberg \u00a9Hjalmar Steinnes \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The striking geology along the Hamningberg stretch of the National Tourist Route \u00a9Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mortensnes-has-been-a-meeting-place-for-10-000-years\">Mortensnes has been a meeting place for 10,000 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Transteinen, which may have been a sacrificial stone, gamme tufts and graves for humans, bears and reindeer; Ceavccagea\u0111ge, Mortensnes, has been inhabited for 10,000 years. Occasionally a seasonal residence, gathering place and permanent settlement, the area has a long history. This is one of the places in northern Scandinavia with the most archaeological finds. Follow the signs and walk around the flat landscape with a wide view of the fjord on a voyage of discovery.<\/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\/2023\/08\/9-009056.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009056.jpg\" alt=\"Raised stone at Mortensnes, an old sacrifice stone \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009056.jpg\" data-caption=\"Raised stone at Mortensnes, an old sacrifice stone \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ 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\/2023\/08\/9-009053.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009053.jpg\" alt=\"The traces of 10 000 years are seen in the turf at Mortensnes near Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009053.jpg\" data-caption=\"The traces of 10 000 years are seen in the turf at Mortensnes near Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ 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\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" alt=\"Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Raised stone at Mortensnes, an old sacrifice stone \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The traces of 10 000 years are seen in the turf at Mortensnes near Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vads-is-the-kven-capital\">Vads\u00f8 is the Kven capital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people once spoke Finnish in Vads\u00f8, as they had come from hunger and distress in Finland to the coast to become fishermen and farmers. This can still be seen in the surnames. In the Tuomainen farm there is a sauna, a Finnish bakery and old houses built according to the custom of Northern Finland and Tornedalen. Esbenseng\u00e5rden nearby, on the other hand, is a Norwegian merchant&#8217;s farm. Despite the bombing of the city center in 1944, Vads\u00f8 has preserved a good number of older buildings, so a walk around the outskirts of town offers many photo motifs, and some of the houses can be visited because they are part of Vads\u00f8 museum. Also check out what they are exhibiting at the new City Gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004728_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1195x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004728_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004728_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_06.t612114f7.m600.TIF_.pv_.xuY11UjhbA2ySdqSh.jpg\" data-size=\"1600x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_06.t612114f7.m600.TIF_.pv_.xuY11UjhbA2ySdqSh-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"The door into the sauna - surrounded by swimming cod. The effects make it alive and fun \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_06.t612114f7.m600.TIF_.pv_.xuY11UjhbA2ySdqSh.jpg\" data-caption=\"The door into the sauna - surrounded by swimming cod. The effects make it alive and fun \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/esbensen.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/esbensen-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The Esbensen residence in Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/esbensen.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Esbensen residence in Vads\u00f8 \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>02: The door into the sauna &#8211; surrounded by swimming cod. The effects make it alive and fun \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum &#8211; Ruija kvenmuseum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The Esbensen residence in Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-airship-mast-was-used-for-north-pole-expeditions\">The airship mast was used for North Pole expeditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Out on Vads\u00f8ya there is a mast that was used to moor airships. It has probably not been used that many times, but in 1926 the expedition &#8220;Norway&#8221; stopped with Italian Umberto Nobile as navigator and Roald Amundsen as acquaintance. They reached the North Pole a few days later, probably as the first. A new expedition in 1928 with the airship &#8220;Italia&#8221; also stopped by, but ended in a shipwreck north of Svalbard. The airships chose an eastern route inland up to the North Pole because they were sensitive to wind, and Vads\u00f8 was the last stop before Svalbard. A marked hiking trail of one and a half kilometres passes ancient monuments such as house foundations, old Sami hut foundations and war monuments. Vads\u00f8ya was an important fishing village around 1500, but then everyone moved to the mainland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ekker-y-is-a-peninsula-with-its-own-bird-cliffs\">Ekker\u00f8y is a peninsula with its own bird cliffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Old piers on high pillars and small, colourful pre-war houses are located between two sandy beaches between Ekker\u00f8ya and the mainland. This fishing village was once busy, but today is a sleepy idyll with a small museum inside the fish farm and a fun little cafe where the waders go on an excursion. Here you park the car, walk along the beach and walk to the bird cliffs where tens of thousands of talkative seagulls nest.<\/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\/09\/012699-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1267x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012699-1.jpg\" alt=\"Road E-75 into Ekker\u00f8ya from Varangerfjorden. \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012699-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Road E-75 into Ekker\u00f8ya from Varangerfjorden. \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\/2019\/09\/005041-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1204x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005041-1.jpg\" alt=\"The bird cliffs on Ekker\u00f8ya are easily accessible, Only minutes away from the National Tourist Route Varanger \u00a9 Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005041-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The bird cliffs on Ekker\u00f8ya are easily accessible, Only minutes away from the National Tourist Route Varanger \u00a9 Foto: 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\/2019\/09\/012028.jpg\" data-size=\"1422x800\">\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\/012028.jpg\" alt=\"Biotope, the Vard\u00f8 architects, have built the bird shelters along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger. Photo: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012028.jpg\" data-caption=\"Biotope, the Vard\u00f8 architects, have built the bird shelters along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger. Photo: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Road E-75 into Ekker\u00f8ya from Varangerfjorden. \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The bird cliffs on Ekker\u00f8ya are easily accessible, Only minutes away from the National Tourist Route Varanger \u00a9 Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Biotope, the Vard\u00f8 architects, have built the bird shelters along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger. Photo: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen<\/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-architecture todo-art todo-attractions todo-national-scenic-routes facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-witch-monument-in-vardo-is-in-memory-of-the-91-witch-trial-victims\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005153-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The witch monument in Vard\u00f8 is in memory of the 91 witch trial victims<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-midnight-sun todo-photo region-varanger malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider 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\/vardo-gets-the-midnight-sun-before-the-rest-of-us\/\">\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=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-III-768x503.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vard\u00f8 gets the Midnight Sun before the rest of us<\/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-archeology-and-early-history todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes region-vesteraalen malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardohus-fortress-is-found-in-far-north-eastern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50.765014648438% 67.804528716812%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/47390360-1-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vard\u00f8hus Fortress defends far North Eastern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-follow-the-hiking-trail-in-skallelv\">Follow the hiking trail in Skallelv<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Skallelv is a Kven village where historical architecture is well preserved. Here you find the characteristic Varanger houses, which have been built here with Finnish influence. Park the car and walk a marked hiking trail through the village and up into a distinctive, Arctic cultural landscape up the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kiberg-has-a-partisan-past\">Kiberg has a partisan past<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In front of the old boarding school are two monuments, one erected by the Norwegian state and one donated by Russia. Both honour the efforts young women and men made during World War II, when they moved from Kiberg to the Soviet Union to be trained in guerrilla activities. They returned as partisans who provided information on German troop movements to the Allies. This was an extremely dangerous activity, and the losses were great both among the partisans and among the locals who helped them. Everything is explained in detail and coherently inside the museum. After the exhibits, you can drink coffee at the caf\u00e9 Lille M\u00e5skva, a nod to Kiberg&#8217;s nickname.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012706.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\/2023\/08\/012706.jpg\" alt=\"Mixed architecture with Kven \/ Finnish influences at Skallelv \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012706.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mixed architecture with Kven \/ Finnish influences at Skallelv \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\/03\/ain.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\/03\/ain-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Little Moscow&quot; was the nickname of Kiberg. This expresses a long-term amicalble cross border relationship. The Museum cafe is not afraid of an old nickname \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain.jpg\" data-caption=\"&quot;Little Moscow&quot; was the nickname of Kiberg. This expresses a long-term amicalble cross border relationship. The Museum cafe is not afraid of an old nickname \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\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\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1215x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-3-768x506.jpg\" alt=\"The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\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\/2023\/08\/012708.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012708-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"From Skallelv on the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012708.jpg\" data-caption=\"From Skallelv on the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Mixed architecture with Kven \/ Finnish influences at Skallelv \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: &quot;Little Moscow&quot; was the nickname of Kiberg. This expresses a long-term amicalble cross border relationship. The Museum cafe is not afraid of an old nickname \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: From Skallelv on the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-mainland-ends-at-kibergneset\">The mainland ends at Kibergneset<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kibergneset, locally pronounced Kibergnesset, is the easternmost point on the Norwegian mainland. The entire area was turned into a giant coastal fortress during the war. Take a look at the map inside the Partisan Museum and take a walk among crumbling concrete and cannon positions, but avoid going into cavities and into impassable caves. It is never known whether the de-miners got everything out after the war. From here you can see Russia on a clear day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-at-domen-the-witches-met-on-christmas-eve\">At Domen, the witches met on Christmas Eve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The dome is a mountain pass between Kiberg and Svartnes just outside of Vard\u00f8. The witches who were burned in Vard\u00f8 in the 17th century, were often convicted of having participated in the celebration of Sankthans with Satan on the mountain Domen. The architect&#8217;s office Biotope in Vard\u00f8 has designed a bird sanctuary and vantage point at Domen that both enriches the vast nature, and invites you to see it from new angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vard-is-norway-s-easternmost-town\">Vard\u00f8 is Norway&#8217;s easternmost town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1307, King H\u00e5kon Magnusson (probably with a little help) built both a church and the first fortress on Vard\u00f8ya. Thus he marked that Finnmark was a Norwegian county, and for over 700 years Vard\u00f8 has been Norway&#8217;s outpost in the east. In 1789, Vard\u00f8 was granted market town rights. the first in northern Norway, and the fishing trade to Russia was a cornerstone of the new city&#8217;s economy. The town was also called Norway&#8217;s largest fishing village, and the economy followed the peaks and troughs in the fishing market. In 1944, the city was bombed several times by Soviet aircraft, but was not completely destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" data-size=\"1132x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" alt=\"Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" data-caption=\"Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210824_163053000_iOS.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210824_163053000_iOS-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"A gun on the rampart, and the old houses in the yard at Vard\u00f8hus, the world&#039;s northernmost historic fortress \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210824_163053000_iOS.jpg\" data-caption=\"A gun on the rampart, and the old houses in the yard at Vard\u00f8hus, the world&#039;s northernmost historic fortress \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\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\/2023\/08\/9-009115.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009115.jpg\" alt=\"Bastion at Vard\u00f8hus fortress \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009115.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bastion at Vard\u00f8hus fortress \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ 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\/2023\/08\/9-009060.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009060.jpg\" alt=\"Guns at Vard\u00f8hus fortress \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009060.jpg\" data-caption=\"Guns at Vard\u00f8hus fortress \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: A gun on the rampart, and the old houses in the yard at Vard\u00f8hus, the world&#039;s northernmost historic fortress \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Bastion at Vard\u00f8hus fortress \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Guns at Vard\u00f8hus fortress \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vard-hus-fortress-guards-the-eastern-border\">Vard\u00f8hus Fortress guards the eastern border<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vard\u00f8hus Fortress is the third fortress on Vard\u00f8ya, and was completed in 1738. The remains of fortress number two can be seen in \u00d8stv\u00e5gen, but today&#8217;s fortress is a star-shaped fortification of bastions with cannons on top. Inside the courtyard are several old houses, including the commander&#8217;s residence with a small rowan tree just outside. Previously, the roe at Vard\u00f8hus was the only tree in the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-on-the-royal-beam-are-the-royal-names\">On the Royal Beam are the royal names<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian IV&#8217;s journey to the far north in 1599 ended at the kingdom&#8217;s border in Vard\u00f8. The young king cut his monogram into the rafters of a house. Since then, the beam has found its way to slaveriet, which once housed the convicts. All later royal visitors had their monogram carved onto the royal staff. Today, Slaveriet is a small museum that puts the history of the fortress and Vard\u00f8 in context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-witch-monument-fills-you-with-horror\">The witch monument fills you with horror<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The darkest chapter in Vard\u00f8&#8217;s history is the witch trials of the 17th century. For reasons we have not fully clarified, relatively more witch trials took place in Vard\u00f8 than anywhere else in Norway. Between 1598 and 1692, 91 people, mostly women, were convicted of witchcraft and burned at the stake. In 2011, Queen Sonja Steilneset inaugurated a memorial site, often called the Witch Monument, in memory of the victims. Both Louise Bourgeois&#8217; sculpture and Peter Zumtor&#8217;s memorial hall with a simple description of each of the nineties trial process add horror and evoke 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-natural-highlights region-varanger malgrupper-nature-lover 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\/hornoya-is-norways-most-easterly-point-and-a-twitchers-dream\/\">\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\/2020\/04\/Hurtigruta-v-horn\u00f8ya-1-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Horn\u00f8ya is Norway&#8217;s most easterly point and a twitcher&#8217;s dream<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-summer region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hamningberg-is-the-fishing-village-that-survived-the-ravages-of-war\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004857_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hamningberg is the fishing village that survived the ravages of war<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history facilities-groups season-spring season-summer season-winter region-alta region-salten region-hammerfest region-harstad region-helgeland region-kirkenes region-lofoten region-ofoten region-nordkapp region-senja region-tromso region-varanger region-vesteraalen malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/northern-norway-coastal-culture-has-1000-year-old-trading-history\/\">\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=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/000355_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_Moskenes.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\tHelgeland\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Northern Norwegian coastal culture has a 1000 year old trading history<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-remember-to-bring-your-camera-to-vard\">Remember to bring your camera to Vard\u00f8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The city centre itself is a delight for the photographer. Quite a few houses survived the bombing during the war, such as Brodtkorbsj\u00e5ene. The colourful houses of the reconstruction, crumbling concrete from the post-war fishing industry, street art which adorn walls that would otherwise be empty and the seagulls that build nests everywhere; the city is characterized by history, decay and new optimism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drakkar-is-the-strange-sculpture\">Drakkar is the strange sculpture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Humor and history are expressed in the sculpture Drakkar on the north side of the centre. A staff with a dragon&#8217;s head is reminiscent of a Viking ship. The rest of the sculpture is reminiscent of the body of a dinosaur skeleton, and of course you have to come here to take a picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756.jpg\" alt=\"Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012756.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012541.jpg\" data-size=\"1278x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012541-768x481.jpg\" alt=\"Nord-Norge er proppfull av store opplevelser \u00a9 Steilneset \/ Statens Vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/012541.jpg\" data-caption=\"Nord-Norge er proppfull av store opplevelser \u00a9 Steilneset \/ 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\/2019\/09\/005182.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\/09\/005182.jpg\" alt=\"Steilneset minnested (memorial) \u00a9 Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005182.jpg\" data-caption=\"Steilneset minnested (memorial) \u00a9 Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Bit Viking ship, bit dinosaur \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler\/Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Nord-Norge er proppfull av store opplevelser \u00a9 Steilneset \/ Statens Vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Steilneset minnested (memorial) \u00a9 Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-horn-ya-is-as-far-east-as-istanbul\">Horn\u00f8ya is as far east as Istanbul<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even further east than Kibergneset is Horn\u00f8ya, a ten minute boat ride from the harbour in Vard\u00f8. Tens of thousands of birds live here, and in early summer you are welcomed by diving guillemots. Angry seagulls, cormorants plunging from the rocks, polar guillemots in the steep slopes and the puffins in the lawn at the top; it is a classic breeding site over the summer months. Here you get closer to the birds than on any other bird cliff. Also take a turn up the hill to Vard\u00f8 lighthouse and look over the Varangerfjord to Fiskarhalv\u00f8ya. Such extremes make one think a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1242x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Lively at Horn\u00f8ya island in summer \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Lively at Horn\u00f8ya island in summer \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003537_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003537_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Guillemots swimming off Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003537_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Guillemots swimming off Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/004804_Svetlana-Funtusova_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1920\">\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\/004804_Svetlana-Funtusova_www.nordnorge.com_-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"A cormorant observing the sky \u00a9 Svetlana Funtusova\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/004804_Svetlana-Funtusova_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"A cormorant observing the sky \u00a9 Svetlana Funtusova\" \/>\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\/Horn\u00f8ya-Br\u00fcnnichs-Guillemots-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"1273x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Horn\u00f8ya-Br\u00fcnnichs-Guillemots-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"Br\u00fcnnichs Guillemot on Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Horn\u00f8ya-Br\u00fcnnichs-Guillemots-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"Br\u00fcnnichs Guillemot on Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\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: Lively at Horn\u00f8ya island in summer \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Guillemots swimming off Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: A cormorant observing the sky \u00a9 Svetlana Funtusova<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Br\u00fcnnichs Guillemot on Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drive-the-narrow-winding-road-through-the-lunar-landscape\">Drive the narrow, winding road through the lunar landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Vard\u00f8, a narrow and winding, but absolutely drivable road continues towards Hamningberg. Since there is hardly any vegetation here, the geology gets to show itself in all shapes. The slate is thrown up by old geological drama, and stands as a point in the landscape. The lunar landscape was also used in the James Bond film Moonraker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hamningberg-is-located-at-the-end-of-the-road\">Hamningberg is located at the end of the road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before World War II, there were 2-300 people living in Hamningberg. As in several places in eastern Finnmark, the fishing village escaped the devastation of war in 1944, and when the inhabitants returned in 1945, they were able to continue their lives. However, Hamningberg had an exposed harbour, and as the boats got bigger, Hamningberg lost in the competition with the other fishing villages. People began to move, and in 1970 the last ones left. In the summer, however, life returns to Hamningberg, and the descendants move into what are now used as summer holiday homes. The small caf\u00e9 opens, and tourists sniff around the shore and take pictures of houses and weather-beaten nature. For a while, Hamningberg is reminiscent of the old days.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/013982.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\/2023\/08\/013982.jpg\" alt=\"Lawnmawers in Hamningberg \u00a9 Trine Kanter Zerwekh, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/013982.jpg\" data-caption=\"Lawnmawers in Hamningberg \u00a9 Trine Kanter Zerwekh, 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\/06\/011829-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1392x800\">\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\/011829-1-768x441.jpg\" alt=\"Hamningberg ved nordre endepunktet av Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/011829-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hamningberg ved nordre endepunktet av Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/011825.jpg\" data-size=\"1348x800\">\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\/011825.jpg\" alt=\"Hamningberg on a Summer&#039;s day \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/011825.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hamningberg on a Summer&#039;s day \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004857_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1713\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004857_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hamningberg is a place where you can experience the architecture of &#039;old Finnmark&#039;, as buildings here escaped destruction at the end of World War 2\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004857_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hamningberg is a place where you can experience the architecture of &#039;old Finnmark&#039;, as buildings here escaped destruction at the end of World War 2\" \/>\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: Lawnmawers in Hamningberg \u00a9 Trine Kanter Zerwekh, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hamningberg ved nordre endepunktet av Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Hamningberg on a Summer&#039;s day \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Hamningberg is a place where you can experience the architecture of &#039;old Finnmark&#039;, as buildings here escaped destruction at the end of World War 2<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-the-detour-to-berlev-g-b-tsfjord-and-tana\">Take the detour to Berlev\u00e5g, B\u00e5tsfjord and Tana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Varangerbotn, the E6 leads west over the landscape to Tana. The mighty river, called Deatnu in Sami and Tenojoki in Finnish, has its sources deep in the forests of Lapland and on the Finnmark plateau. In the summer, there is one thing that counts here, and that is salmon. The traditional river boats with modern engines have been pulled up on the river bank, and you see people standing in waders out in the river. This all takes place according to inherited rights and licences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-tana-estuary-is-the-country-s-largest-untouched-delta\">The Tana estuary is the country&#8217;s largest untouched delta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Where Tana meets Tanafjorden, large quantities of loose material come with the spring melt every year. This is located in what is Norway&#8217;s largest river delta, a flat area nature lovers can walk in as long as you pay attention. Ducks, sandpipers, sparrows, geese and a number of other birds are seen here regularly, the area has a distinctive flora and there is a separate seal community. <\/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\/06\/DSC01432.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x648\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC01432.jpg\" alt=\"At the end of summer, you can see the illumination of the Tana bridge in the Sami colours. I 1944, the retreating Nazi troups destroyed the then new Tana bridge. It was reconstructed in 1948. Today&#039;s bridge dates from 2020 \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC01432.jpg\" data-caption=\"At the end of summer, you can see the illumination of the Tana bridge in the Sami colours. I 1944, the retreating Nazi troups destroyed the then new Tana bridge. It was reconstructed in 1948. Today&#039;s bridge dates from 2020 \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" \/>\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\/06\/DSC00225.jpg\" data-size=\"1384x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00225-768x444.jpg\" alt=\"Green waves hitting the colourful Luovttat beach along the Tana fjord \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00225.jpg\" data-caption=\"Green waves hitting the colourful Luovttat beach along the Tana fjord \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" \/>\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\/06\/20180807_153304.jpg\" data-size=\"1646x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20180807_153304-768x373.jpg\" alt=\"The pebbles at Luovttat are like little gems. A two km path leads out here \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20180807_153304.jpg\" data-caption=\"The pebbles at Luovttat are like little gems. A two km path leads out here \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" \/>\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: At the end of summer, you can see the illumination of the Tana bridge in the Sami colours. I 1944, the retreating Nazi troups destroyed the then new Tana bridge. It was reconstructed in 1948. Today&#039;s bridge dates from 2020 \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Green waves hitting the colourful Luovttat beach along the Tana fjord \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The pebbles at Luovttat are like little gems. A two km path leads out here \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tana-is-a-sami-village-by-the-river\">Tana is a Sami village by the river<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tana has deep Sami roots, with Finnish elements. Tana museum in Polmak is about the so-called &#8216;river Sami&#8217;, Sami who lived along the large rivers and lived off of river fishing, hunting and simple farming. Here you find both exhibitions, old houses that survived the war and traditional boats.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull vnn-hero wp-block-vnn-hero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-hero__media\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/003578_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_Vardoe.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-hero__gradient\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-hero__inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-magic-summer-spots\">13 magic summer spots<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/13-locations-to-see-the-midnight-sun-in-northern-norway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For less know Midnight Sun spots<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-fishing-villages-north-of-the-varanger-peninsula-are-rarely-visited\">The fishing villages north of the Varanger Peninsula are rarely visited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowhere in east Finnmark are tourists absent. If you take the road over the mountain from Tana to Berlev\u00e5g and B\u00e5tsfjord, however, you will be completely off the beaten track. Here you will find two active fishing villages and some small communities that are well worth seeing. Cross the mountain from Tana, and start in Syltefjord furthest to the southeast, and move to the end of the road in Store Molvik past Berlev\u00e5g in the northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-syltefjordstauran-is-an-elongated-bird-mountain\">Syltefjordstauran is an elongated bird mountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Syltefjord cuts deep into the Varanger Peninsula from the Barents Sea, and provides shelter for humans and animals. Syltefjordstauran is a mountainside here a couple of kilometres along the fjord. Seagulls, puffins, guillemots and many other bird species nest here between April and August. Although some of the bird communities have declined in recent decades, a boat trip out here is a great experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-syltefjord-comes-to-life-in-the-summer\">Syltefjord comes to life in the summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once upon a time life was bustling in several small places along Syltefjord. In Nordfjord, the houses from before the war are still here, and people from B\u00e5tsfjord use them as cabins. In the summer there is a festival, summer cafe and shop here, and the atmosphere is relaxed and summery. Ytre Syltefjord is nothing but tufts, but if you follow the small path from Nordfjord, you can walk between the walls and imagine what it might have looked like before the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-b-tsfjord-is-the-modern-fishing-village\">B\u00e5tsfjord is the modern fishing village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If Syltefjord represents a beautiful past, B\u00e5tsfjord is very much representing the present. This fishing village has grown greatly after the war, and has all the amenities. Visitors enjoy the modern church with its colourful stained glass windows. B\u00e5tsfjord also has nice hiking trails that do not require too much effort, and which provide great views.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-0\">\n\t\t<ul><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-veidnes-is-a-small-idyll-by-the-arctic-ocean\">Veidnes is a small idyll by the Arctic Ocean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A small lump of mountain protects the small town of Veidnes against the Barents Sea, with Kongsfjord lying just beyond. These tiny idylls of colourful pre-war houses offer both a fun little shop with a caf\u00e9 and accommodation in old houses, such as &#8220;M\u00e5nedskarbua&#8221; &#8211; where &#8220;m\u00e5neskaran&#8221; &#8211; the seasonal fishermen &#8211; lived. What do you do here? You walk to ancient monuments, war memorials and up to the bird sanctuary on a mountain top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-arctic-ocean-road-runs-along-rugged-barents-sea-coast\">The Arctic Ocean Road runs along rugged Barents Sea coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The road between Kongsfjord and Berlev\u00e5g is called Ishavsveien. Here, the Barents Sea, the Austhavet as it is said locally, meets a rugged rocky coast with strange rock formations, roll stone beaches and sandy beaches. Here you can stop in beautiful places, and there are even a couple of nice hiking trails where you can stretch your legs. One stop no one misses, however, is Kj\u00f8lnes lighthouse. A square concrete tower from 1947 lighting up the rocky landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-berlev-g-is-located-at-the-far-end-of-the-arctic-ocean\">Berlev\u00e5g is located at the far end of the Arctic Ocean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Finnmark&#8217;s historic fishing villages is Berlev\u00e5g, which is located at the far end of the Barents Sea. Nothing was left here after the burning in 1944, instead it is the colourful reconstruction era houses that stand close together around the small harbour, often with some roe trees sheltered by the south wall. The small town centre can offer shopping at the small art galleries, and is an urban little surprise in the raw landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/building-4.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1598\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/building-4-2048x1364.jpg\" alt=\"Berlev\u00e5g with the red buildings that constitue the Harbour Museum. The entrance is next to the white and green tetrapodes \u00a9 Havnemuseet i Berlev\u00e5g\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/building-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Berlev\u00e5g with the red buildings that constitue the Harbour Museum. The entrance is next to the white and green tetrapodes \u00a9 Havnemuseet i Berlev\u00e5g\" \/>\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\/2022\/11\/Berlevag-with-Boat.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Berlevag-with-Boat-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"View from the breakwater towards Berlev\u00e5g \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Berlevag-with-Boat.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from the breakwater towards Berlev\u00e5g \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\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\/2022\/11\/D8C5383B-A1A1-4F17-B9E5-32AC75B7E494.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/D8C5383B-A1A1-4F17-B9E5-32AC75B7E494-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;hulka&quot; - the little train bringing rocks out the the breakwater construction site \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/D8C5383B-A1A1-4F17-B9E5-32AC75B7E494.jpg\" data-caption=\"The &quot;hulka&quot; - the little train bringing rocks out the the breakwater construction site \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\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\/06\/moloer-dietet-salathe.jpg\" data-size=\"1055x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/moloer-dietet-salathe-768x582.jpg\" alt=\"The breakwater at Berlev\u00e5g shows its strenght in a full gale \u00a9 Dieter Salathe\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/moloer-dietet-salathe.jpg\" data-caption=\"The breakwater at Berlev\u00e5g shows its strenght in a full gale \u00a9 Dieter Salathe\" \/>\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: Berlev\u00e5g with the red buildings that constitue the Harbour Museum. The entrance is next to the white and green tetrapodes \u00a9 Havnemuseet i Berlev\u00e5g<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: View from the breakwater towards Berlev\u00e5g \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The &quot;hulka&quot; &#8211; the little train bringing rocks out the the breakwater construction site \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The breakwater at Berlev\u00e5g shows its strenght in a full gale \u00a9 Dieter Salathe<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-pier-is-the-battle-for-berlev-g\">The pier is the battle for Berlev\u00e5g<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Time and time again, the storms entered the small harbour and sent the fishing boats up into the quays. Jetties were built, but the winter storms washed them out to sea. With the modernization of the fishing fleet, Berlev\u00e5g&#8217;s existence was at stake. The answer to the many challenges was the impressive pier made of tetrapods, four-armed concrete elements that  hook together when the storms rage. The whole story is told at Berlev\u00e5g Harbor Museum, which also exhibits &#8220;barges&#8221;, the boat that was used to help the Hurtigruten before the harbour was secured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-store-molvik-is-the-last-chapter-in-this-story\">Store Molvik is the last chapter in this story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have reached Berlev\u00e5g, you take the drive to Store Molvik. This is an abandoned place, where today there are only a few cottages and old houses used as summer houses. Along the way, it is possible to take the trip up to Tanahorn, which from a height of 270 meters offers a wide viewpoint of the Barents Sea, the Tanafjord, the North Kyn coast in the distance and the Varanger Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" data-size=\"1252x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Domen_viewpoint_Vardo_June2022_\u00a9Biotope_Foto_T_Amundsen_DSC_9972.jpg\" data-size=\"1575x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Domen_viewpoint_Vardo_June2022_\u00a9Biotope_Foto_T_Amundsen_DSC_9972-768x1170.jpg\" alt=\"The Domen viewpoint in Midnight Sun, designed by Biotope in Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Domen_viewpoint_Vardo_June2022_\u00a9Biotope_Foto_T_Amundsen_DSC_9972.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Domen viewpoint in Midnight Sun, designed by Biotope in Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oscar-II-kapell-2-Foto-Pasvikturist-Monika-Raab-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1419x800\">\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\/Oscar-II-kapell-2-Foto-Pasvikturist-Monika-Raab-2-768x433.jpg\" alt=\"Midnattssol p\u00e5 Oscar II kapell i Grense Jakobselv \u00a9 Monica Raab\/Pasvik Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oscar-II-kapell-2-Foto-Pasvikturist-Monika-Raab-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnattssol p\u00e5 Oscar II kapell i Grense Jakobselv \u00a9 Monica Raab\/Pasvik Turist\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20190607_011156_resized_20190821_125804869.jpg\" data-size=\"1419x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20190607_011156_resized_20190821_125804869-768x433.jpg\" alt=\"The fabulous view of the Midnight Sun is shared by Norway and Russia \u00a9 Monika Raab\/Pasvik Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20190607_011156_resized_20190821_125804869.jpg\" data-caption=\"The fabulous view of the Midnight Sun is shared by Norway and Russia \u00a9 Monika Raab\/Pasvik Turist\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The Domen viewpoint in Midnight Sun, designed by Biotope in Vard\u00f8 \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Midnattssol p\u00e5 Oscar II kapell i Grense Jakobselv \u00a9 Monica Raab\/Pasvik Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The fabulous view of the Midnight Sun is shared by Norway and Russia \u00a9 Monika Raab\/Pasvik Turist<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-midnight-sun-first-comes-to-east-finnmark\">The midnight sun first comes to East Finnmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Time plays a small part when it comes to the midnight sun. Since we are still setting the clock for summer, midnight is one o&#8217;clock in the morning in western Troms-Finnmark. In Eastern Finnmark, however, Finnish time is more apt due to the areas longitude, here the sun is at its lowest around midnight. By the Varangerfjord, the midnight sun lasts for over two months, but the duration depends on how far north you are. In Noatun, the southernmost part of Pasvikdalen, the midnight sun lasts from 21 May to 22 July, while Berlev\u00e5g bathes in midnight sun from 13 May to 29 July, ie two weeks longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-king-crab-is-a-delicacy\">King crab is a delicacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the sixties, the Russians released a giant crab from the area around the Bering Straits in the Murmansk fjord, apparently it happened by accident. Now the crabs have spread over most of the Barents Sea, and in Eastern Finnmark you can go king crab fishing from Kirkenes, Vads\u00f8 and Ekker\u00f8y. Fishing trips always include a good and plentiful meal of king crab, and delicious crab meat is also served in restaurants along the entire coast.<\/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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-kirkenes malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/andersgrotta-was-a-shelter-for-norways-most-heavily-bombed-city\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 61.037588478031%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0f24e51a449726ae3eb2bf6bef06a239-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Andersgrotta was a shelter for Norway&#8217;s most heavily bombed city<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon 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-fishing todo-winter-fishing facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-nature-lover 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\/king-crabs-are-tasty-monsters-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: 36.399963378906% 51.461510291466%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004052_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_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\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>King Crabs are tasty monsters 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\tWinter fishing\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-kirkenes 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-borderland-museum-in-kirkenes-reflects-on-the-towns-time-under-occupation\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004228_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Borderland Museum in Kirkenes reflects on the town&#8217;s time under occupation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-birds-meet-in-varanger\">The birds meet in Varanger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You notice them in some hotels; people in puffa jackets and with small binoculars around their necks. It&#8217;s the birdwatchers. They look for rare birds, both small blue tits in the forest and on the plateau, waders and the large seabirds. If purple sandpipers and white winged Scoter are not immediately clear concepts for you, you will still enjoy the experience. To the delight of the birdwatchers, architecturally designed bird shelters have been set up. They provide shelter on hot summer days, and then you can watch the bird life without being seen by our feathered friends. Varanger Bird Park is an area by Vads\u00f8 where there is a particularly rich bird life, and where it is possible to various species, even for non-experts. The bird cliffs on Ekker\u00f8y, Horn\u00f8ya and in Syltefjord also delight more than the passionate birdwatchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-east-finnmark-has-a-visible-history\">East Finnmark has a visible history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most characteristic things about Finnmark is the reconstruction architectural style. At the end of 1944, the Soviets gained the upper hand in the war that had raged just east of the border. They moved in, and the Germans withdrew to the Lyngenfjord. On the way, they forcibly evacuated the entire population, and everything was burned down. However, they did not manage to burn everything in East Finnmark. Therefore, in many places you can see pre-war Finnmark in the form of old houses in the fishing villages, the varanger houses which are a Kven house type, farms of the southern Norwegian type in S\u00f8r-Varanger and churches from the 19th century. They often stand side by side with the typical simple, modernist and colourful rebuilding style, and form an eastern character of towns, fishing villages and settlements.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neiden_foto_bernt_nilsen_kirkenes-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1203x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neiden_foto_bernt_nilsen_kirkenes-1.jpg\" alt=\"One can be lucky and witness orthodox liturgy in Neiden. The priests come from the orthodox church of Finland \u00a9 Bernt Nilsen, Kirkenes\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neiden_foto_bernt_nilsen_kirkenes-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"One can be lucky and witness orthodox liturgy in Neiden. The priests come from the orthodox church of Finland \u00a9 Bernt Nilsen, Kirkenes\" \/>\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\/2022\/10\/Kvendrakten13.t6204c314.m800.xYsscKHUj1WvpMBZV.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1608\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kvendrakten13.t6204c314.m800.xYsscKHUj1WvpMBZV-768x515.jpg\" alt=\"An ornament from the Kven costume \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kvendrakten13.t6204c314.m800.xYsscKHUj1WvpMBZV.jpg\" data-caption=\"An ornament from the Kven costume \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" \/>\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\/005201-1.jpg\" data-size=\"533x800\">\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\/005201-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Pomor Cross nearby is a gift from Arkhangelsk, Russia, which Vard\u00f8 had close contact with for centuries \u00a9 Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005201-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Pomor Cross nearby is a gift from Arkhangelsk, Russia, which Vard\u00f8 had close contact with for centuries \u00a9 Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ 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\/2019\/09\/011816-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1195x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/011816-1.jpg\" alt=\"Outhouse on Ekker\u00f8ya in Varangerfjorden, april 2011. \u00a9 Foto: Hege Lysholm \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/011816-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Outhouse on Ekker\u00f8ya in Varangerfjorden, april 2011. \u00a9 Foto: Hege Lysholm \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: One can be lucky and witness orthodox liturgy in Neiden. The priests come from the orthodox church of Finland \u00a9 Bernt Nilsen, Kirkenes<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: An ornament from the Kven costume \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum &#8211; Ruija kvenmuseum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The Pomor Cross nearby is a gift from Arkhangelsk, Russia, which Vard\u00f8 had close contact with for centuries \u00a9 Harald Bech-Hanssen \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Outhouse on Ekker\u00f8ya in Varangerfjorden, april 2011. \u00a9 Foto: Hege Lysholm \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-cultures-meet-in-eastern-finnmark\">Three cultures meet in Eastern Finnmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A typical feature of Eastern Finnmark is the multicultural community. Sami culture dates back at least 2000 years, and is the original culture in the area. The Eastern Sami in S\u00f8r-Varanger, who were Christianized by the Russian Orthodox monk Trifon in the 16th century, have a traditional connection to Russia. The others were Christianised from the west in a long process until the 18th century. Sami culture is particularly strong today in Unjarga \/ Nesseby and Deatnu \/ Tana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-immigrants-came-in-several-waves\">Immigrants came in several waves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Norwegians settled in eastern Finnmark from the 14th century, and then lived in fishing villages along the coastline. A new wave of immigrants from the south came to south Varanger in the 19th century to set up farms. In the 19th century, there was also a new supply in the Norwegian fishing villages on the outer coast. Today, the vast majority speak Norwegian at home, and it is impressive to find someone you can not speak Norwegian with. Connections to Finland have always been strong, but during the famine in Finland in the 1860s, there was a large influx of immigrants to the whole of Eastern Finnmark. Kven (as the language and culture are often called today) today characterizes areas along the Varangerfjord, such as Vads\u00f8, Vestre Jakobselv and Skallelv, and especially Bug\u00f8ynes, where the Finnish language is strongest.<\/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\/2023\/08\/008900.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/008900.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight sun at Hamningberg \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/008900.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight sun at Hamningberg \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\/2023\/08\/012605.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x525\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012605-768x394.jpg\" alt=\"Windy in Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012605.jpg\" data-caption=\"Windy in Vads\u00f8 \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\/2023\/08\/9-009325.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009325.jpg\" alt=\"Church of Nesseby and a green Northern Lights ribbon over the village in the back \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009325.jpg\" data-caption=\"Church of Nesseby and a green Northern Lights ribbon over the village in the back \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Midnight sun at Hamningberg \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Windy in Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Church of Nesseby and a green Northern Lights ribbon over the village in the back \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-weather-is-a-lottery-in-eastern-finnmark\">The weather is a lottery in Eastern Finnmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Occasionally the highest temperatures in the country are measured in Nyrud up in Pasvikdalen, and the measuring stations in Tana follow. During these times Eastern Finnmark bathes in the Russian heat, and life is wonderful. Other times, the northwest wind is freezing with icy, horizontal rain. A few years ago, the snow settled on B\u00e5tsfjordfjellet in July. Typical summer weather in the far east can also be cool winds from the northeast, with clear, sharp days. Then it&#8217;s nice to be out, as long as you have a good jacket on. Put thermals, hat and mittens at the bottom of the suitcase just in case, and do not forget the swimming trunks. A windproof jacket and jeans are easily worn everywhere, with hiking trousers easy to slip over the top to add more protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fly-to-kirkenes-and-start-there\">Fly to Kirkenes and start there<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is natural to start in Kirkenes. Here is a main airport, a major airport as they say in the north, with 737s from both Norwegian and SAS. Since there is competition on the route Oslo-Kirkenes, it is easy to get discount tickets. Rental cars, hotels, etc. are also easily accessible here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-is-convenient-to-rent-a-car\">It is convenient to rent a car<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no bus every 15 minutes in Eastern Finnmark, so nothing gives the freedom that a rental car gives. For example, two to four people can rent a car at the airport in Kirkenes (advance booking is a good idea, especially during the holidays) and have it during the entire stay. Alternatively, you can rent a car in Kirkenes during the day, and then use public transport to, for example, Vads\u00f8, and then rent a car there for a day or two. A combination of public transport and car rental requires some planning, but you can save money and relax more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-public-transport-between-the-cities-and-the-large-towns-goes-well-with-a-little-planning\">Public transport between the cities and the large towns goes well with a little planning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bus travel must be planned carefully, as there are not many departures. There is a bus from Kirkenes to Varangerbotn and around the fjord to Vads\u00f8 and Vard\u00f8 a couple of times a day. The same applies westwards from Varangerbotn to Tana bridge. Please note that there are no departures on Saturdays. Finnmark is large, and the distances are long. Within the area covered by this article, however, the distances are not extreme, it takes a little over four hours by bus from Kirkenes to Vard\u00f8 or Berlev\u00e5g, i.e. the end points.<\/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-3\" 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-3\" 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\/drive-your-way-to-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: 60.5% 79.545454545455%;\" 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\/12\/001707_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>Drive your way to 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-page wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" 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\/plan-your-trip\/take-the-train-or-the-bus-to-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: 45% 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=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/000746_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com-bredde-bunn-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>Take the train or the bus to 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-page wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" 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\/camper-vans-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: 42% 54%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/000443_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com-2-768x531.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>Camper Vans in Northern 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-wider-e-s-summer-tickets-open-up-cheaper-opportunities\">Wider\u00f8e&#8217;s summer tickets open up cheaper opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to save yourself time and money is to check Wider\u00f8e&#8217;s website during the run up to Summer. At this time, Wider\u00f8e tends to put out cheap tickets as there is little demand. One idea might be to take a flight from Kirkenes to Berlev\u00e5g, and then use public transport back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-hurtigruten-always-runs\">The Hurtigruten always runs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most traditional ways to travel is to take the Hurtigruten boat. The calls in Eastern Finnmark are Berlev\u00e5g, B\u00e5tsfjord, Vard\u00f8 and Vads\u00f8, as well as Kirkenes where Hurtigruta turns. The sailing time between calls is a couple of hours, and you do not need to book a cabin if staying on board less than 24 hours. The ships are modern and comfortable, and you can eat well on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-accommodation-opportunities-are-varied\">The accommodation opportunities are varied<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The accommodation possibilities in Eastern Finnmark are varied, and flexible travellers like to stay in a chain hotel with a breakfast buffet one day, and then in a historic fisherman&#8217;s cabin with self-catering the next. It&#8217;s a matter of attitude. The comfortable chain hotels are located in Kirkenes and Vads\u00f8, while B\u00e5tsfjord and Tana bridge have locally owned hotels. At Svanhovd in Pasvikdalen there is a comfortable hotel and conference centre. There are also campsites and various private accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Brygga-from-above.jpg\" data-size=\"960x640\">\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\/Brygga-from-above.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Brygga-from-above.jpg\" data-caption=\"B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge\" \/>\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\/Kingcrab-safari-2-2.jpeg\" data-size=\"639x930\">\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\/Kingcrab-safari-2-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Kongekrabbe. Foto: B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kingcrab-safari-2-2.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Kongekrabbe. Foto: B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge\" \/>\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: B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Kongekrabbe. Foto: B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-look-for-accommodation-with-character\">Look for accommodation with character<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think the accommodation should smell a little of the sea to be real? Then you should look for distinctive accommodation. East Finnmark with its rich history has some real gems. Jakobselvkaia in Jakobselv by Vads\u00f8 is furnished within a fish farm from the seventies. Ekker\u00f8y holiday home and Havhesten offer simple accommodation on Ekker\u00f8y by Vads\u00f8, both in old houses. Here you can enjoy beach life, with a sea bath, followed by a sauna and kayak trip. Kongsfjord Guesthouse at Veidnes is historic and beautiful. Berlev\u00e5g Pensjonat is the address to know about in the fishing village in the far north. In the forest in Pasvikdalen, the cabins of Birk Gjestehus are atmospheric by the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-design-and-modern-lines\">Design and modern lines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you sleep best when you are surrounded by modern and dynamic architecture. &#8220;The Icehouse&#8221; is an old ice factory in Vard\u00f8 which today have been turned into apartments with modern lines. Varanger Lodge in Nesseby is uncompromisingly modern and luxurious located by the quayside. The new Ekker\u00f8y Lodge at Ekker\u00f8y offers comfort with a wide fjord view. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tPractical information about Eastern Finnmark\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-is-eastern-finnmark\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Eastern Finnmark\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"where-is-eastern-finnmark\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tEastern Finnmark borders northeastern Finland and northwestern Russia, and constitutes Norway&#8217;s easternmost point. The municipalities that are part of Eastern Finnmark are S\u00f8r-Varanger (with Kirkenes as the center), Nesseby (which is officially called Unjarga in Sami), Vads\u00f8, Vard\u00f8, Tana (which is called Deatnu in Sami), Berlev\u00e5g and B\u00e5tsfjord.\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-to-eastern-finnmark\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get to Eastern Finnmark\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-to-eastern-finnmark\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tYou can drive the E6 all the way from Svinesund through all of Norway to Kirkenes, a stretch of 2600 kilometers. It is a little faster to drive through Sweden and Finland (in the corona year 2021, one must be aware of restrictions). The Hurtigruten spends five and a half days on the trip from Bergen to Kirkenes. If you want a long weekend or a week&#8217;s holiday, however, flying is very convenient. There are several departures with several companies daily travelling Oslo-Kirkenes. Travelers who also go to places like Troms\u00f8 or Alta, can fly on with Wider\u00f8e to Berlev\u00e5g, B\u00e5tsfjord, Vard\u00f8, Vads\u00f8 and Kirkenes. The morning departure from Troms\u00f8 eastwards along the entire Finnmark coast, popularly called the milk route, is pure air sightseeing for everyone who enjoys flying.\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-stay-in-eastern-finnmark\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I stay in Eastern Finnmark\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=\"where-can-i-stay-in-eastern-finnmark\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe small towns and settlements in Eastern Finnmark are small with limited offers. That means you do not get everything everywhere. However; if you see the whole region as one, the accommodation opportunities are very varied. Chain hotels, locally owned hotels, simpler guest houses, historic accommodation and holiday homes are on offer, occasionally with large doses of character.\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-around-eastern-finnmark-with-public-transport\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get around Eastern Finnmark with public transport\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=\"how-do-i-get-around-eastern-finnmark-with-public-transport\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThere are a couple of buses a day between Kirkenes, Nesseby, Vads\u00f8 and Vard\u00f8, as well as to Tana. Berlev\u00e5g and B\u00e5tsfjord do not have daily bus connections, but can be reached with good planning. Please note that the bus service is very limited on Saturdays. Hurtigruta has daily calls at Berlev\u00e5g, B\u00e5tsfjord, Vard\u00f8, Vads\u00f8 and Kirkenes. Finally, Wider\u00f8e flies between Berlev\u00e5g, B\u00e5tsfjord, Vard\u00f8, Vads\u00f8 and Kirkenes. In summer there is access to affordable summer tickets. \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=\"what-is-the-summer-weather-like-in-eastern-finnmark\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the Summer weather like in Eastern Finnmark\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=\"what-is-the-summer-weather-like-in-eastern-finnmark\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tOccasionally, some of the warmest temperatures in the country are measured in places like Nyrud at the top of Pasvikdalen. Even at the coastline you can measure up to 30 degrees when the wind from Russia is blowing. Maximum temperatures of 6-7 degrees and icy rain are also an option. In a week in East Finnmark, one must be prepared for the entire temperature scale, as well as varied cloud cover.\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=\"what-kind-of-clothing-should-i-take-with-me-to-eastern-finnmark?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat kind of clothing should I take with me to Eastern Finnmark?\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=\"what-kind-of-clothing-should-i-take-with-me-to-eastern-finnmark?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tBring a hat, mittens and long woolen underwear at the bottom of the backpack. A normal summer outfit is an all-weather jacket and casual pants. Feel free to wear hiking trousers too. There is hardly any opportunity to dress up, so the suit and ball gown are often left at home.\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-find-more-information?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I find more information?\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-find-more-information?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit Kirkenes provides information about Kirkenes and S\u00f8r-Varanger. They also have an open tourist information centre in the centre of Kirkenes in the summer where city maps are handed out and tips are given. For Vads\u00f8, Vard\u00f8, Nesseby, Tana, Berlev\u00e5g and B\u00e5tfjord, there is plenty of information on Visit Varanger&#8217;s website.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by Knut Hansvold<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">June 15, 2021<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=activities\" rel=\"tag\">Activities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=attractions\" rel=\"tag\">Attractions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=culture-and-history\" rel=\"tag\">Culture and history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=eat-and-stay\" rel=\"tag\">Eat and stay<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=fishing\" rel=\"tag\">Fishing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=hiking\" rel=\"tag\">Hiking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=midnight-sun\" rel=\"tag\">Midnight Sun<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=national-scenic-routes\" rel=\"tag\">Norwegian Scenic Routes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=kirkenes\" rel=\"tag\">Kirkenes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=varanger\" rel=\"tag\">Varanger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=summer\" rel=\"tag\">Summer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":23774,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":23774,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":"Foto-Knoff","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":69.988757994416,"teft_location_geodata_lng":30.10949841462,"teft_cards_image_id":23774,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0.4,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0.43,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[2,43,19,61,91,14,37,88],"facilities":[],"season":[7],"region":[68,72],"malgrupper":[22,23,58,18],"class_list":["post-8481","artikler","type-artikler","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","todo-activities","todo-attractions","todo-culture-and-history","todo-eat-and-stay","todo-fishing","todo-hiking","todo-midnight-sun","todo-national-scenic-routes","season-summer","region-kirkenes","region-varanger","malgrupper-culture-lover","malgrupper-heritage-explorer","malgrupper-local-insider","malgrupper-nature-lover"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - 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The municipalities that are part of Eastern Finnmark are S\u00f8r-Varanger (with Kirkenes as the center), Nesseby (which is officially called Unjarga in Sami), Vads\u00f8, Vard\u00f8, Tana (which is called Deatnu in Sami), Berlev\u00e5g and B\u00e5tsfjord.\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\/p&gt;\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How do I get to Eastern Finnmark \",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tYou can drive the E6 all the way from Svinesund through all of Norway to Kirkenes, a stretch of 2600 kilometers. It is a little faster to drive through Sweden and Finland (in the corona year 2021, one must be aware of restrictions). The Hurtigruten spends five and a half days on the trip from Bergen to Kirkenes. If you want a long weekend or a week&#039;s holiday, however, flying is very convenient. There are several departures with several companies daily travelling Oslo-Kirkenes. 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