{"id":8671,"date":"2021-10-22T09:27:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=8671"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:17:37","slug":"the-longest-trip-through-finnmark-runs-from-the-highlands-to-the-cape","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-longest-trip-through-finnmark-runs-from-the-highlands-to-the-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"The longest trip through Finnmark runs from the highlands to the cape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tIf you like driving, you can take the big trip over the Finnmark plateau and out to North Cape. This is Norway&#8217;s most sparsely populated area. You will encounter the Sami culture and you will have made it to the end of the world. Lots of driving? That is a question of taste.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Do you remember your car rides from childhood? Little brother would ask mom after ten minutes, &#8220;are we there yet?&#8221;. The parents in the front seat offered ice cream or threatened to confiscate ice cream if you didn&#8217;t behave, and proposed counting cars to pass the time. I always wanted a Ford, because there were many of those around. Let&#8217;s say it right away. This trip is not suitable for those who want to get somewhere fast, or those who can&#8217;t sit still or those who need constant entertainment. Children or adults. If you think Route 66 in USA and the Trans-Siberian railway are on your bucket list, the Finnmark journey may be something for you.<\/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\/06\/Turgleder-5363.jpg\" data-size=\"1199x800\">\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\/Turgleder-5363.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Sun on the Finnmarksvidda High Plateau \u00a9 Turgleder\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turgleder-5363.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight Sun on the Finnmarksvidda High Plateau \u00a9 Turgleder\" \/>\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\/008221_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/008221_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/008221_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Downtown Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trollholmsund-Foto-Stuenes-Lodge.jpg\" data-size=\"1440x960\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trollholmsund-Foto-Stuenes-Lodge-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The Trolls of Trollholmsund \u00a9 Stuenes Lodge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trollholmsund-Foto-Stuenes-Lodge.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Trolls of Trollholmsund \u00a9 Stuenes Lodge\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/karasjok-gamle-kirke.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\/2020\/06\/karasjok-gamle-kirke-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Old church of Karasjok \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/karasjok-gamle-kirke.jpg\" data-caption=\"Old church of Karasjok \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: Midnight Sun on the Finnmarksvidda High Plateau \u00a9 Turgleder<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Downtown Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The Trolls of Trollholmsund \u00a9 Stuenes Lodge<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Old church of Karasjok \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-big-finnmark-journey\"><strong>What is the big Finnmark journey?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s okay that you haven&#8217;t heard about it before. We just made it up after driving there a few times. Classic fjords and mountains are absent here. Instead, you will see the highlands, small forests, rocky beaches and the open sea. The population is sparse in this vast landscape, but their history and stories are grand and rich. Their stories include the cultural heritage of <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/tema\/the-sami-are-the-indigenous-people-of-the-north\/\">Sami<\/a>, Kven and Norwegians, about World War II that destroyed so much, and the reconstruction \u2013 and about the eternal fluctuation of natural resources. Their stories are also about attitudes, moods, humour and philosophy of life \u2013 far from major urban areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-does-the-journey-lead\"><strong>Where does the journey lead?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We chose to start in <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/destinasjon\/alta\/\">Alta<\/a>, drive to Kautokeino, Karasjok, Lakselv and then to <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/honningsvag-er-porten-til-nordkapp\/\">Honningsv\u00e5g<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/nordkapp-er-verdens-ende\/\">Nordkapp<\/a> before turning southwest to return to Alta. Then we added detours to <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/nasjonal-turistveg-til-havoysund-nasjonal-gar-til-det-ytterste-nord\/\">Hav\u00f8ysund<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/hammerfest-er-verdens-nordligste-by-kanskje\/\">Hammerfest<\/a>. You can decide to drive on, towards <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/ta-sommerferien-i-norges-fjerne-osten\/\">East Finnmark<\/a>, on the E6 freeway from Karasjok, or via national highway Rv98 over the Ifjordfjellet hills, and maybe take the detour to Nordkyn on the way.<\/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\/973918972-1024x680.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x680\">\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\/973918972-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Slender river boats in the river of Altaelva \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/973918972-1024x680.jpg\" data-caption=\"Slender river boats in the river of Altaelva \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/660060136-1.jpg\" data-size=\"800x531\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/660060136-1-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"6-7000 year old rock carvings, or petroglyphs, in Hjemmeluft \u00a9 Alta Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/660060136-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"6-7000 year old rock carvings, or petroglyphs, in Hjemmeluft \u00a9 Alta Museum\" \/>\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\/008464_K-foto_Alta-kirke-www.nordlyskatedral.no_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1280\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008464_K-foto_Alta-kirke-www.nordlyskatedral.no_.jpg\" alt=\"Alta&#039;s northern lights cathedral, minus the lights in summer \u00a9 Alta Kirke\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008464_K-foto_Alta-kirke-www.nordlyskatedral.no_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Alta&#039;s northern lights cathedral, minus the lights in summer \u00a9 Alta Kirke\" \/>\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: Slender river boats in the river of Altaelva \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: 6-7000 year old rock carvings, or petroglyphs, in Hjemmeluft \u00a9 Alta Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Alta&#039;s northern lights cathedral, minus the lights in summer \u00a9 Alta Kirke<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-chose-to-start-in-alta\"><strong>We chose to start in Alta<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alta is where things happen in Finnmark; a new, modern city center with a shopping center, the Nordlysbad Jacuzzi Park and nice restaurants and bars. Everything in downtown Alta (&#8220;Alta City&#8221;, as they say here) is within walking distance. At the end of the pedestrian street rises the Northern Lights Cathedral with its curved lines. They are inspired by the northern lights, and end in an elegant bell tower. The interior is warmer and more inviting than one would expect in a modern church, and in the basement there is an exhibition about the northern lights.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-cycling facilities-adrenaline season-summer region-alta wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/offroad-finnmark-is-a-bike-race-not-for-the-faint-of-heart\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/f960abc38cb70b3064a670b4cd49ffa3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Offroad Finnmark is a bike race not for the faint of heart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCycling\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-culture-and-history facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-summer region-alta malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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\/rock-carvings-in-alta-7000-year-old-rock\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 45.320197044335% 52.279416252585%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_7532.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Bears, part of the rock carvings in Alta<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-boat-tour todo-fishing todo-golf todo-hiking facilities-adrenaline facilities-family-friendly facilities-sami season-summer region-alta wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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\/its-all-about-the-summer-in-alta\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 47% 72%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008464_K-foto_Alta-kirke-www.nordlyskatedral.no_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>It&#8217;s all about the Summer in Alta<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-petroglyphs-are-one-of-alta-s-greatest-attractions\"><strong>The petroglyphs are one of Alta&#8217;s greatest attractions<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reindeer and elk can be seen, sometimes in full figure and sometimes just sticking their heads out of the water. Strange geometric figures, a cartoon-like sequence in which a bear is chased out of the den and killed in early spring. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/rock-carvings-in-alta-7000-year-old-rock\/\">petroglyphs in Alta <\/a>are a myriad of figures, the oldest from 5000 BC, the youngest from around the birth of Christ. There are around 3000 petroglyphs at Hjemmeluft, and then there are 3000 more in other places around the fjord. Stone Age people obviously used Hjemmeluft as a meeting place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alta-museum-tells-the-story-of-the-rock-carvings\"><strong>Alta Museum tells the story of the rock carvings<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The petroglyphs in Alta are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The museum does a good job of explaining the meaning of the petroglyphs. We also recommend guided tours of the outdoor complex. Otherwise, the Alta Museum has a good exhibition of religious art, exhibiting Sami shamanic drums with Catholic saints; two spiritual movements that existed simultaneously in Finnmark for centuries. The Wirkola exhibit on a legendary ski jumper brings back memories for some, while salmon fishing in the Alta River is the talking point in the summer around Alta.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-boat-tour todo-watersports todo-wildlifesafari facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-summer region-alta malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/riverboat-up-alta-canyon\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1285\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/506975644-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;G&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Wildlife Safari<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Go by riverboat up to Alta Canyon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-cycling season-autumn season-summer region-alta malgrupper-adrenaline-kicker malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/mountain-bike-over-the-finnmark-plateau-under-the-midnight-sun-or-autumn-auroras\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glod-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;M&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Mountain bike over the Finnmark plateau under the midnight sun or autumn auroras<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-can-reach-the-gorge-in-sautso-by-river-boat\"><strong>You can reach the gorge in Sautso by river boat<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sautso is one of Northern Europe&#8217;s largest gorges (spelled <em>\u010c\u00e1v\u017eu <\/em>in Sami). The Alta River digs its way down from Finnmarksvidda here, into the valleys in Alta on its way to the fjord; the gorge is 300-400 meters deep along a stretch of 10 kilometers and is perhaps Europe&#8217;s largest river bed. Alta Canyon is easiest to reach <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/riverboat-up-alta-canyon\/\">by river boat<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/sorrisniva-igloo-hotel-in-alta-offers-snow-laden-luxury-under-the-northern-lights\/\">Sorrisniva<\/a>, which is fun for most ages for a few hours after breakfast. The river is only open for boat traffic in the middle of the day. The rest of the time, the salmon fishermen occupy the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-finnmark-plateau-is-not-flat\"><strong>The Finnmark Plateau is not flat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Alta, the E45 motorway runs south through pine forests and past many farms. Then the road turns towards the cliffs and mountains along the Eiby River before reaching the plateau itself. We tend to think about <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/the-finnmark-plateau\/\">Finnmarksvidda<\/a><\/em>, the Finnmark Plateau, as being flat, but it is rather hilly with long ridges formed by glaciers during the ice age, with river valleys, ponds and bogs scattered about. Many of the lakes and ponds line up like a string of pearls with small, steep streams in between. In the valleys, the birch trees can be quite high, and the depressions often contain green, dense willow bushes. On the bare ridges, however, only lichen and moss grow.<\/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\/2d8baf1f472929a8320664f250b73149.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\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\/2d8baf1f472929a8320664f250b73149.jpg\" alt=\"Silver from the old church of Kautokeino, rescued from war destructions in 1944 \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2d8baf1f472929a8320664f250b73149.jpg\" data-caption=\"Silver from the old church of Kautokeino, rescued from war destructions in 1944 \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3bd20d15de61315ed3027fcbd69c66e0.jpg\" data-size=\"777x450\">\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\/3bd20d15de61315ed3027fcbd69c66e0-768x445.jpg\" alt=\"Detail, Kautokeino rural museum \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3bd20d15de61315ed3027fcbd69c66e0.jpg\" data-caption=\"Detail, Kautokeino rural museum \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/d1d7f724fbbbbddd922c86f6d7c7ebf0.jpg\" data-size=\"803x1200\">\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\/d1d7f724fbbbbddd922c86f6d7c7ebf0-768x1148.jpg\" alt=\"Old skis at Kautokeino rural museum \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/d1d7f724fbbbbddd922c86f6d7c7ebf0.jpg\" data-caption=\"Old skis at Kautokeino rural museum \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: Silver from the old church of Kautokeino, rescued from war destructions in 1944 \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Detail, Kautokeino rural museum \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Old skis at Kautokeino rural museum \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-plateau-is-both-barren-and-a-cultural-landscape\"><strong>The plateau is both barren and a cultural landscape<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscape appears empty, but is in fact an area in use by people. The area has been a winter pasture for the reindeer herding Sami for several hundred of years, since lichen is plentiful here for the reindeer, lying just below the dry inland snow. In the spring, the reindeer migrate down to the coast, true to ancient instincts, where fresh grass awaits under melting snow. There is not much reindeer to be seen on the plateau in summer, but wait until you reach the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-m-ze-is-the-most-sami-village-in-norway\"><strong>M\u00e1ze is the most Sami village in Norway<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first township you come to on the Finnmarksvidda plateau is <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/marit-helene-forteller-om-reindrifta-gjennom-aret\/\">M\u00e1ze<\/a> (Masi). 98% of the 200 inhabitants are Sami, and the Sami language is in use everywhere. The place has an interesting history, since the first church was built here in the 17th century by the Swedes who built churches in undefined border areas. A dam was planned that would flood the entire village under a large artificial lake in the 1970s, but the final development of the Alta-Kautokeino watercourse was scaled down and the village spared. The old cemetery by the river has many historical graves, but no one was buried here for a time in the seventies.<\/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-sapmi-culture season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-finnmarksvidda malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kautokeino-local-museum-takes-you-on-a-journey-through-sami-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=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3bd20d15de61315ed3027fcbd69c66e0-768x445.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\tFinnmarksvidda\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Kautokeino local museum takes you on a journey through Sami 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-culture-and-history todo-sapmi-culture season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-finnmarksvidda malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/follow-marit-helenes-year-as-a-sami-reindeer-herder\/\">\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=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC_9845-1-768x513.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\tFinnmarksvidda\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Follow Marit Helene&#8217;s year as a Sami reindeer herder<\/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-nieidagor-i-is-a-waterfall-named-after-a-local-legend\"><strong>Nieidagor\u017e<\/strong>i <strong>is a waterfall named after a local legend<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nieidagor\u017e<\/em>i, or Pikefossen,  is a beautiful place to stretch your legs south of M\u00e1ze. This waterfall is only eight meters high, but the current from the Kautokeino watercourse is strong, which makes for some roaring rapids. &#8220;Nieida&#8221; is girl in Sami. The girl in question was a maid who, according to legend, failed to stop a reindeer herd from crossing the river here. The ice broke, and the reindeer herd disappeared into the water. The angry owner of the reindeer stuffed her in a barrel and sent her downstream to die. Yet, she survived and was found later in Alta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kautokeino-a-sami-stronghold-on-the-plateau\"><strong>Kautokeino; a Sami stronghold on the plateau<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kautokeino is the most Sami of all municipalities in Norway and is home to the Sami University College and the Beaivv\u00e1\u0161 Sami national theatre. Most striking is the beautiful church from 1958 which overlooks the church grounds where around 1500 people live today.<\/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\/2019\/12\/juhlseksterior.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-tradition-and-creative-shape\">Tradition and creative shape<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juhls Silver Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-juhls-silver-gallery-is-the-home-of-new-and-used-heirloom-silver\"><strong>The Juhls&#8217; Silver Gallery is the home of new and used heirloom silver<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The curved lines of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/juhls-silver-gallery-er-en-oase-pa-vidda\/\">Juhls&#8217; Silver Gallery<\/a> arouse curiosity. Regine and Frank Juhls started their silversmith shop where they produced silver for the Sami. The Sami did not have their own silversmith tradition, but they did buy silver from the east or south. By contrast, Regine began to design her own original, modern silversmith art in a line of jewelry called <em>Tundra<\/em>. Join a walking tour of the gallery and see the different phases that the creative couple went through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-kautokeino-rural-museum-tells-the-story-of-the-village\"><strong>The Kautokeino Rural Museum tells the story of the village<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the highway to Kautokeino was constructed in 1964 a crawler truck was used to bring food and supplies from Alta during the winter. A small model of this tracked vehicle is seen at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/kautokeino-bygdetun-er-lokalmuseet-i-norges-mest-samiske-bygd\/\">Kautokeino Rural Museum<\/a>, which illustrates how isolated Kautokeino has been throughout its history. Old black and white photographs and bric-\u00e0-brac from different periods give us an impression of what life was like here, surrounded by rugged nature. Costume traditions are given a lot of space, today&#8217;s colourful clothing fashion and the simpler costumes of the past. The church silver from the old church that was buried by the priest&#8217;s wife in the autumn of 1944 tells a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/juhls-solv-orepynt.jpg\" data-size=\"1043x800\">\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\/juhls-solv-orepynt.jpg\" alt=\"Moderne smykkekunst (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/juhls-solv-orepynt.jpg\" data-caption=\"Moderne smykkekunst (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" \/>\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\/juhls-interior.jpg\" data-size=\"1203x800\">\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\/juhls-interior.jpg\" alt=\"Fra det luftige galleriet (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/juhls-interior.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fra det luftige galleriet (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" \/>\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\/juhls-rar-greie.jpg\" data-size=\"534x800\">\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\/juhls-rar-greie.jpg\" alt=\"En s\u00f8lje blir til (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/juhls-rar-greie.jpg\" data-caption=\"En s\u00f8lje blir til (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" \/>\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\/juhls-mosaikk.jpg\" data-size=\"600x800\">\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\/juhls-mosaikk.jpg\" alt=\"Mosaikk i fondvegg (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/juhls-mosaikk.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mosaikk i fondvegg (c) Juhls Silver Gallery\" \/>\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: Moderne smykkekunst (c) Juhls Silver Gallery<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Fra det luftige galleriet (c) Juhls Silver Gallery<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: En s\u00f8lje blir til (c) Juhls Silver Gallery<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Mosaikk i fondvegg (c) Juhls Silver Gallery<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-the-hike-to-the-trig-point\"><strong>Take the hike to the trig point<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A rare triangulation point is a nice and not too hard hike. Triangulation points were used to measure the curvature of the earth at that point, and was part of the German-Estonian-Russian astronomer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-meridian-column-in-hammerfest-commemorates-the-study-of-our-planet\/\">von Struve&#8217;<\/a>s project to measure the size and shape of the earth. A trig point was erected on Bealj\u00e1sv\u00e1rri mountain on the Finnmarksvidda plateau which was measured and had been used for observations since the middle of the 19th century. There is a marked trail here, from the small hamlet of \u00c1v\u017ei east of Kautokeino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-national-highway-rv92-is-the-road-to-take-across-finnmarksvidda\"><strong>National highway Rv92 is the road to take across Finnmarksvidda<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>National highway Rv92 crosses the Finnmarksvidda towards Karasjok from Gievdneguoika north of Kautokeino. Now you are in the middle of the plateau, and you feel far from civilisation. Yet, there are small settlements to be found along the highway, such as L\u00e1hppoluoppal and Jergul.<\/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\/10\/sametinget-innendors.jpg\" data-size=\"780x522\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sametinget-innendors.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Sami Parliament \u00a9 \u00d8rjan Bertelsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sametinget-innendors.jpg\" data-caption=\"Inside the Sami Parliament \u00a9 \u00d8rjan Bertelsen\" \/>\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\/10\/007303_-rjan-Bertelsen_www.nordnorge.com_-683x1024-2.jpg\" data-size=\"683x1024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/007303_-rjan-Bertelsen_www.nordnorge.com_-683x1024-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sami girl outside of the Sami Parliament, Karasjok. Photo: \u00d8rjan Bertelsen \/ nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/007303_-rjan-Bertelsen_www.nordnorge.com_-683x1024-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sami girl outside of the Sami Parliament, Karasjok. Photo: \u00d8rjan Bertelsen \/ 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\/27b8822d574160014d61118b166e07ac.jpg\" data-size=\"349x521\">\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\/27b8822d574160014d61118b166e07ac.jpg\" alt=\"The entring hall \u00a9 Sametinget\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/27b8822d574160014d61118b166e07ac.jpg\" data-caption=\"The entring hall \u00a9 Sametinget\" \/>\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\/007311_-rjan-Bertelsen_www.nordnorge.com_-1024x682.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x682\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007311_-rjan-Bertelsen_www.nordnorge.com_-1024x682-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Sametinget er det fremste samiske m\u00f8testedet for politikk \u00a9 Jan Bertelsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007311_-rjan-Bertelsen_www.nordnorge.com_-1024x682.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sametinget er det fremste samiske m\u00f8testedet for politikk \u00a9 Jan Bertelsen\" \/>\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: Inside the Sami Parliament \u00a9 \u00d8rjan Bertelsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Sami girl outside of the Sami Parliament, Karasjok. Photo: \u00d8rjan Bertelsen \/ nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The entring hall \u00a9 Sametinget<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Sametinget er det fremste samiske m\u00f8testedet for politikk \u00a9 Jan Bertelsen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-karasjok-is-the-sami-capital\"><strong>Karasjok is the Sami capital<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quite different from Kautokeino, K\u00e1r\u00e1\u0161johka\/Karasjok lies in the pine forest around K\u00e1r\u00e1\u0161johka River a few kilometers before it joins An\u00e1rjohka\/Anarjokka and becomes the Tana River. After many miles on the plateau, Karasjok is a busy crossroads with hotels, restaurants, shops and a slight hint of city life with 1800 inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sami-parliament-is-the-sami-people-s-elected-body\"><strong>The Sami Parliament is the Sami people&#8217;s elected body<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1989, the Sami have elected their own national assembly, the Sami Parliament, with representatives from the entire Norwegian S\u00e1pmi region, and also from the emigrant community in the south. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-sami-parliament\/\">Sami Parliament <\/a>building was completed in 2000. It is a bit like the Sami people themselves. It seems modest and underwhelming at a distance. If you get closer, you see that the simple lines both harmonise with the landscape and are beautiful in themselves. A tour of the building takes you into the parliament hall and to the world&#8217;s largest Sami library. If you cannot read the Sami language yet, perhaps a comic book of <em>Vulle Vuojas<\/em> (Donald Duck) is best to start with.<\/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\/2021\/04\/Bilde19.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-learn-about-the-sami-culture\">Learn about the Sami Culture<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/juhls-silver-gallery-an-oasis-on-the-plain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE collection on Sami handicraft, history and religion<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sami-collections-of-art-culture-and-history-provide-a-great-overview-of-the-sami-lands-and-people\"><strong>The Sami Collections of art, culture and history provide a great overview of the Sami lands and people<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You mustn&#8217;t leave Karasjok without visiting the Sami Collections &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/samiid-vuorka-davvirat-the-sami-collections\/\">S\u00e1miid Vuork\u00e1-D\u00e1vvirat<\/a>. This is an extensive collection of exhibitions about <em>duodji <\/em>(Sami handicrafts), folk costumes and customs, about the old Sami religion, types of houses and much more. There is a large collection of different buildings outside the museum, showing <em>goathi <\/em>&#8211; turf huts, preserved mountain lodges and farm life. As so much was destroyed during the war, this is a valuable collection of buildings to learn about Finnmark&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sami-center-for-contemporary-art-takes-the-pulse-of-sami-art\"><strong>The Sami Center for Contemporary Art takes the pulse of Sami art<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-sami-centre-for-contemporary-arts\/\">Sami Center for Contemporary Art<\/a> is an exciting contrast to everything old. Here you can see Sami contemporary art exhibited in changing exhibitions by Sami artists. Exhibitors from other indigenous peoples are also often exhibited here.<\/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\/Midnightsun-hike-Turgleder-2-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1708\">\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\/Midnightsun-hike-Turgleder-2-2048x1367.jpg\" alt=\"Heading up to Halde to see the Midnight Sun \u00a9 Turgleder\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Midnightsun-hike-Turgleder-2-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Heading up to Halde to see the Midnight Sun \u00a9 Turgleder\" \/>\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\/knut2.jpg\" data-size=\"349x521\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/knut2.jpg\" alt=\"Interi\u00f8ret er empirepreget \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/knut2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Interi\u00f8ret er empirepreget \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bilde13.jpg\" data-size=\"1177x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bilde13-768x522.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional dress from the Karasjok area \u00a9 Paula Rauhala\/SVD\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bilde13.jpg\" data-caption=\"Traditional dress from the Karasjok area \u00a9 Paula Rauhala\/SVD\" \/>\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: Heading up to Halde to see the Midnight Sun \u00a9 Turgleder<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Interi\u00f8ret er empirepreget \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Traditional dress from the Karasjok area \u00a9 Paula Rauhala\/SVD<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-karasjok-church-is-finnmark-s-oldest-church\"><strong>Karasjok Church is Finnmark&#8217;s oldest church<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-churches-of-karasjok-come-from-two-very-different-times\/\">church in Karasjok<\/a> is from 1807. It was the only building that survived the war in Karasjok. This small building has 150 seats and a beautiful Empire style interior, and it is also topped with an onion dome tower in the same style. A Norwegian troop of soldiers marched into a German minefield in May of 1945. 22 soldiers were killed. There is a monument to the fallen soldiers outside the church, which was then used as a hospital. A new and larger church opened in Karasjok in 1974. It was inspired by the Sami tent (lavvo) and has a modern wooden interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-s-pmi-park-is-a-sami-culture-zone-that-informs-in-an-entertaining-way\"><strong>S\u00e1pmi Park is a Sami culture zone that informs in an entertaining way<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sami turf huts and tents (lavvu), reindeer you can feed, and duodji are built at S\u00e1pmi Park, where traditional Sami culture is brought to life for us today. St\u00e1lub\u00e1ktu \u2013 the mountain of the spirits \u2013 is a magical theatre show about the Sami&#8217;s relationship to nature and ancient beliefs. You can find duodji in the shop and maybe buy Sami shoe ribbons to take home.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/en-annerledes-familieflokk-foto-Engholm-Husky-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1696\">\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\/en-annerledes-familieflokk-foto-Engholm-Husky-2048x1356.jpg\" alt=\"En annerledes familieflokk. Foto: Engholm Husky\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/en-annerledes-familieflokk-foto-Engholm-Husky-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"En annerledes familieflokk. Foto: Engholm Husky\" \/>\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\/Engholm-Husky-hytte-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1708\">\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\/Engholm-Husky-hytte-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"Hut built by the owner \u00a9 Engholm Husky Safari\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Engholm-Husky-hytte-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hut built by the owner \u00a9 Engholm Husky Safari\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P7200006.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P7200006.jpg\" alt=\"The dogs must train in the summer \u00a9 www.engholm.no\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P7200006.jpg\" data-caption=\"The dogs must train in the summer \u00a9 www.engholm.no\" \/>\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: En annerledes familieflokk. Foto: Engholm Husky<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hut built by the owner \u00a9 Engholm Husky Safari<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The dogs must train in the summer \u00a9 www.engholm.no<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-point-your-nose-north-to-porsangerfjorden\"><strong>Point your nose north to Porsangerfjorden<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Karasjok towards Lakselv, there is more forest than further west, much of which is low-growth pine trees. There are small settlements in some places, such as at Skoganvarre. With more than 2000 inhabitants, Lakselv is the largest town along the road with shops, hotels and restaurants. The road follows the wide Porsangerfjord from here surrounded by low hills and lots of islets and reefs along the shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-stabbursnes-nature-house-for-exploring-the-world-s-northernmost-pine-forest\"><strong>The Stabbursnes nature house for exploring the world&#8217;s northernmost pine forest<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stabbursdalen National Park is an untouched forest and mountain area on the west side of the Porsangerfjord. The world&#8217;s northernmost pine forest is found here. The area also has a population of the highly endangered lesser white-fronted goose. To learn more about Europe&#8217;s northernmost forest, you can stop by Stabbursnes nature house and check out the exhibitions. Feel free to ask for a tour.<\/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-midnight-sun todo-natural-highlights season-summer malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/13-locations-to-see-the-midnight-sun-in-northern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50.5% 44.866071428571%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eclipse_2011-06-01_8884-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2>13 locations to see the Midnight Sun in Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tMidnight Sun\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-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 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\/take-your-summer-holiday-in-norways-far-east\/\">\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: 40% 43%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009056.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>Take your summer holiday in Norway&#8217;s far east<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-boat-tour todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips season-summer region-alta region-hammerfest region-nordkapp malgrupper-bucket-list-betty 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\/the-journey-to-nordkapp-goes-through-west-finnmark\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The journey to the North Cape runs through Western Finnmark<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maybe-you-will-start-believing-in-trolls-again\"><strong>Maybe you will start believing in trolls again<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A pack of trolls once wandered across the plateau with a trunk full of silver and gold. When they came to Porsangerfjorden, they lost track of time while burying the trunk, and the rising sun surprised them. And then the trolls turned to stone. You can see the trolls which \u2013 according to boring geologists \u2013 are 700-million-year-old dolomite rock formations, on their way north along the west side of the Porsangerfjord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-least-known-tourist-route-leads-straight-to-the-sea\"><strong>The least-known Tourist Route leads straight to the sea<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-norwegian-scenic-route-to-havoysund-takes-you-from-birch-forests-to-the-open-ocean\/\">Norwegian Scenic Route<\/a> to Hav\u00f8ysund is strangely unknown, and thus a destination for the advanced traveller. The small Sami village of Kokelv is surrounded by a small forest, while the landscape becomes more barren and wilder across the fjord, with geology layered like pages in a book. The rest area at Selvika is a rolling structure that provides a piecemeal view of the fjord through many small windows. Finally, you reach the fishing village of Hav\u00f8ysund, with the Arctic View viewpoint with unobstructed panoramas of the Arctic Ocean. Feel free to join one of the small boats to visit Rolvs\u00f8y, Ing\u00f8y and M\u00e5s\u00f8y, the small fishing villages on surrounding islets.<\/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\/04\/Jarle-Wahler.jpg\" data-size=\"1280x852\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Jarle-Wahler.jpg\" alt=\"The Hurtigruten passing M\u00e5s\u00f8y commune on its way in to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Jarle-Wahler.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Hurtigruten passing M\u00e5s\u00f8y commune on its way in to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hav\u00f8ysund-4-foto-Fredrik-Fl\u00f8gstad-Statens-vegvesen-nasjonaleturistveger.no_.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x685\">\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\/Hav\u00f8ysund-4-foto-Fredrik-Fl\u00f8gstad-Statens-vegvesen-nasjonaleturistveger.no_-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"From Selvika on the Norwegian Scenic Route to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad\/Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hav\u00f8ysund-4-foto-Fredrik-Fl\u00f8gstad-Statens-vegvesen-nasjonaleturistveger.no_.jpg\" data-caption=\"From Selvika on the Norwegian Scenic Route to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad\/Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hav\u00f8ysund-2-foto-Werner-Harstad-Statens-vegvesen-nasjonaleturistveger.no_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1078x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hav\u00f8ysund-2-foto-Werner-Harstad-Statens-vegvesen-nasjonaleturistveger.no_-1-768x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hav\u00f8ysund-2-foto-Werner-Harstad-Statens-vegvesen-nasjonaleturistveger.no_-1.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\/2020\/04\/havoysund-jarle.jpg\" data-size=\"900x507\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/havoysund-jarle-768x433.jpg\" alt=\"Hav\u00f8ysund is your classic Finnmark fishing village with church and housing densely concentrated \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/havoysund-jarle.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hav\u00f8ysund is your classic Finnmark fishing village with church and housing densely concentrated \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: The Hurtigruten passing M\u00e5s\u00f8y commune on its way in to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: From Selvika on the Norwegian Scenic Route to Hav\u00f8ysund \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad\/Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Hav\u00f8ysund is your classic Finnmark fishing village with church and housing densely concentrated \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visit-the-land-of-giant-cloudberries\"><strong>Visit the land of giant cloudberries<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tams\u00f8ya is a privately-owned, flat island far out in the Porsangerfjord. Large, delicious cloudberries grow on the flat marshlands on the island. If you arrive during the holiday season in July, the berries are red and unripe. In early August, however, they are deep yellow and ripe. Tams\u00f8ya is now able to receive guests. You live in a reconstruction house from the 1950s that have not changed much since then. There are short hikes along the beach and along the cloudberry moors to enjoy the summer silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mager-ya-is-a-north-cape-island\"><strong>Mager\u00f8ya is a north cape island<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mager\u00f8ya is actually Norway&#8217;s northernmost land area. This large island is shaped like a cake, steep along the coast and flat at the top. Honningsv\u00e5g is sheltered on the south coast, on the inside, and is a small town with almost 3000 inhabitants. There are three fishing villages (Gjesv\u00e6r, Kam\u00f8yv\u00e6r and the northernmost of them all, Skarsv\u00e5g) around the island.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-north-cape facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-nordkapp malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-epic-seeker wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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-north-cape-is-europe-most-northerly-point\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 62.21198156682% 43.75%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/006837_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_Nordkapp-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The North Cape is Europe&#8217;s most northerly point<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorth Cape\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-hiking facilities-groups season-autumn season-summer region-nordkapp malgrupper-epic-seeker malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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\/knivskjelodden-is-the-northernmost-north-in-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 48% 40.833333333333%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/005074_Beate-Juliussen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Knivskjelodden is the northernmost north in Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHiking\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-national-scenic-routes region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/the-norwegian-scenic-route-to-havoysund-takes-you-from-birch-forests-to-the-open-ocean\/\">\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=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/havoysund-jarle-768x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Norwegian Scenic Route to Hav\u00f8ysund takes you from birch forests to the open ocean<\/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>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nordkapp-the-north-cape-is-a-milestone\">Nordkapp &#8211; <strong>The North Cape &#8211; is a milestone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-north-cape-is-europe-most-northerly-point\/\">North Cape cliffs<\/a> rise 307 meters above the Arctic Sea. When you look north, you actually see nothing. In 1553, the Englishman Richard Chancellor gave the North Cape its name because he saw that the coast slopes due-southeast from here. Since then, this sailor&#8217;s milestone has been a well-known landmark on the seven seas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gjesv-rstappan-is-a-bustling-place-in-the-summer\"><strong>Gjesv\u00e6rstappan is a bustling place in the summer<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One million puffins and hundreds of thousands of auks, guillemots, ospreys, kittiwakes, northern fulmars and cormorants nest on the rocky islands west of Gjesv\u00e6r, at <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/gjesvaerstappan-by-the-north-cape-is-one-of-norways-biggest-birdcliffs\/\">Gjesv\u00e6rstappan<\/a>. The mood out here is stressful and busy. A lot of small fish are harvested by the birds and brought to hungry hatchlings and nestlings before they leave their nests as juvenile birds in August. The bustling, noisy spectacle is only a few minutes by boat from Gjesv\u00e6r.<\/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\/007649_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1693x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/007649_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/007649_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.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\/2021\/06\/007657_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1449x800\">\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\/007657_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1-768x424.jpg\" alt=\"Hammerfest view from the zigzag path \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/007657_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hammerfest view from the zigzag path \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008192_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x931\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008192_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Salen, Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008192_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from Mount Salen, Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>02: Hammerfest view from the zigzag path \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: View from Mount Salen, Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammerfest-is-the-northernmost-city-in-the-world\"><strong>Hammerfest is the northernmost city in the world<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With city rights dating back to 1789 and an interesting history as an urban outpost in the far north, <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hammerfest-is-the-worlds-northernmost-city-maybe\/\">Hammerfest<\/a> is well worth a detour from the E6 motorway. The city center was rebuilt in 1944 in the colourful, cubic reconstruction style and offers many surprises. We recommend a trip up to Salen to see the view, as well as a drive to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-meridian-column-in-hammerfest-commemorates-the-study-of-our-planet\/\">Meridian Column<\/a>, erected in memory as exciting as measuring the earth. That is why it is actually on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/hammerfest-church-symbolises-coastal-finnmark-fishing-history\/\">church <\/a>is from 1961 and one of the most beautiful reconstruction churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-reconstruction-museum-addresses-the-full-extent-of-war-destruction\"><strong>The Reconstruction Museum addresses the full extent of war destruction<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you spend a couple of hours at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-museum-of-reconstruction-in-hammerfest-tells-the-story-of-rebuilding-from-the-ashes-of-war\/\">Reconstruction Museum<\/a> for North Troms and Finnmark, you will be both a little wiser and a little moved. The exhibitions take you from pre-war Finnmark through the Nazi scorched-earth destruction, the life of displaced persons and the life of those who lived in the caves to the reconstruction era based on modern ideals. The story is told in a wide and detailed manner, and it is about deep despair and new courage. Set aside some time!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-hammerfest malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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\/artikkel\/hammerfest-is-the-worlds-northernmost-city-maybe\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50.5% 63.157894736842%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008354_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hammerfest is the world&#039;s northernmost city<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer 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\/artikkel\/the-museum-of-reconstruction-in-hammerfest-tells-the-story-of-rebuilding-from-the-ashes-of-war\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 49.089996337891% 52.766911786302%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f269446fecbfb77c622e7e5cba7a35b2-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Museum of Reconstruction in Hammerfest tells the story of rebuilding from the ashes of war<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tWorld War II\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-culture-and-history todo-suggested-routes season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-hammerfest malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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\/artikkel\/take-the-bygderuta-from-hammerfest-to-soroya-island\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 51% 65%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/40a653bd550f1f36a334cf283e103104-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Take the Bygderuta from Hammerfest to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya island<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tSuggested routes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-hiking season-autumn season-summer region-hammerfest malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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\/artikkel\/hiking-around-hammerfest-is-both-easy-and-varied\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/009800_Mats-Hoel-Johannessen_nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hiking around Hammerfest<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHiking\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-the-mini-sightseeing-boat-trip-to-s-r-ya\">Take<strong> the mini-sightseeing boat trip to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the nicest things to do in Hammerfest is taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/take-the-bygderuta-from-hammerfest-to-soroya-island\/\">Bygderuta<\/a> boat to the tiny places along S\u00f8r\u00f8ysundet. People make their homes in sheltered places in this magnificent barren nature. The Bygderuta boat comes by once or twice a day. Akkarfjord is the largest spot, and here you can actually stay the day for a hike, and if it rains you can hide away in the small caf\u00e9 and shop. Basic accommodations are also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sennalandet-is-the-mountain-pass\"><strong>Sennalandet is the mountain pass<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Skaidi, between Porsangerfjorden and the coast, and between Hammerfest and Honningsv\u00e5g, is a major crossroads. From here you drive south towards Alta again through varied open nature. In the middle of the plateau you will find <em>Viddens Zion <\/em>(&#8220;Zion of the Plateau&#8221;), the small chapel in \u00c1isaroaivi surrounded by summer cabins for the Sami reindeer herders. Otherwise, there are cascading rivers, hills and high bushes in the valleys. Finally you reach the lush pine forest in the valleys of <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/destinasjon\/alta\/\">Alta<\/a>. And you will understand why Alta is called Finnmark&#8217;s Italy in all its green lushness.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-canoeing todo-watersports facilities-family-friendly season-summer region-alta malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/take-a-canoe-trip-over-the-alta-river\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 57.03125% 53.529411764706%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/69469336_424093311540918_515351085737574400_n-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;T&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Canoeing<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Take a Canoe trip over the Alta River<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-boat-tour todo-watersports todo-wildlifesafari facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-summer region-alta malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/riverboat-up-alta-canyon\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1285\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/506975644-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;G&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Wildlife Safari<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Go by riverboat up to Alta Canyon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-alta malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/johnny-trasti-serves-finnmark-on-a-plate\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SD_20150514_2200023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;J&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Eat and stay<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Johnny Trasti serves Finnmark on a plate<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-birdwatching todo-wildlifesafari facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring region-nordkapp malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/gjesvaerstappan-by-the-north-cape-is-one-of-norways-biggest-birdcliffs\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 52.5% 78.75%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1135\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stappan_august-plakat_intern.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;G&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Birdwatching<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Gjesv\u00e6rstappan by the North Cape is one of Norway&#8217;s biggest birdcliffs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accommodation-is-varied-and-quite-easy-to-find\"><strong>Accommodation is varied and quite easy to find<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accommodation is usually not a problem in the area. The chain hotels are located in Alta, Hammerfest, Honningsv\u00e5g, Karasjok and Kautokeino. They offer summer discounts depending on the chain, and often reduced prices outside the conference season. Smaller independent hotels can be found in Lakselv, Hav\u00f8ysund, Alta and Hammerfest. There are also simpler guest houses in several places, and the campsites usually have cabins with showers and toilets; the latter are often suitable for small groups of friends or family driving together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fly-to-alta-and-start-there\"><strong>Fly to Alta and start there<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people actually drive the whole length of Norway. It&#8217;s actually a question of attitude, because while it&#8217;s a long drive there&#8217;s a lot to see along the way. However, our tour proposal starts in Alta, because this town of northern lights has a good airport with direct flights to and from Oslo. You can easily get discount tickets. You can rent a car and take the trip from there. There are very few buses going to Kautokeino and Karasjok, but doing the whole route by bus is a bit difficult. On the other hand, it is easy to take public transport from Alta to Hammerfest and Honningsv\u00e5g, as we have described in another <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-journey-to-nordkapp-goes-through-west-finnmark\/\">tour proposa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/artikkel\/reisen-til-nordkapp-gar-gjennom-vest-finnmark\/\">l<\/a>.<\/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 about driving in 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=\"how-long-is-the-route?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow long is the route?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"how-long-is-the-route?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe loop Alta-Kautokeino-Karasjok-North Cape-Alta with detours to Hav\u00f8ysund and Hammerfest totals 1045 km driving distance, according to Google maps. Driving time is estimated at 16 hours.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-you-stay-in-honningsv\u00e5g\/north-cape?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do you stay in Honningsv\u00e5g\/North Cape?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-you-stay-in-honningsv\u00e5g\/north-cape?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tHonningsv\u00e5g has hotels, simpler guest houses and a camp site with huts.  Skarsv\u00e5g and Sarnes are resorts on the island outside the main settlement of Honningsv\u00e5g. Read more on Visit Nordkapp. In a normal year, demand is high from mid June to the end of July, and less busy early and late in the summer season. In the corona summers of 2020-21, there were few guests. It&#8217;s difficult to estimate the number of visitors in 2022. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-you-stay-in-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do you stay in Hammerfest?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-you-stay-in-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest has several good hotels, and also guesthouses. There is also a campsite with huts. Several small lodges and guesthouses are found on beautiful locations in the Hammerfest area. Visit Hammerfest has all the details. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-you-stay-in-alta?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do you stay in Alta?\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=\"where-do-you-stay-in-alta?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tAlta has several good hotels, and also simpler guesthouses. There are also several campsites with huts. There are also guesthouses in rural areas around Alta. 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If staying inside Norway, it it some 2100 km and takes about 30 hours. Many prefer a leisurely drive along the Norwegian roads, and then go quickly on the straighter roads in Sweden and Finland. \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\">October 22, 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_omrder=alta\" rel=\"tag\">Alta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=finnmarksvidda\" rel=\"tag\">Finnmarksvidda<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=hammerfest\" rel=\"tag\">Hammerfest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=nordkapp\" rel=\"tag\">Nordkapp<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=autumn\" rel=\"tag\">Autumn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=spring\" rel=\"tag\">Spring<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=summer\" rel=\"tag\">Summer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":9967,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":9967,"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":"","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":69.162557908105,"teft_location_geodata_lng":24.08203125,"teft_cards_image_id":0,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[],"facilities":[],"season":[6,8,7],"region":[45,52,66,48],"malgrupper":[40,22,23,58],"class_list":["post-8671","artikler","type-artikler","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","season-autumn","season-spring","season-summer","region-alta","region-finnmarksvidda","region-hammerfest","region-nordkapp","malgrupper-bucket-list-betty","malgrupper-culture-lover","malgrupper-heritage-explorer","malgrupper-local-insider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - 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Visit Alta informs in detail on their website. \n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How long does the Midnight Sun shine on the North Cape?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tAccording to Time and Date, the sun shines at Midnight from the 13th of May to the 30th of July. \n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How long is the drive from Oslo to the North Cape?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tThe quickest route, crossing into Sweden and Finland, is some 1963 km and takes 24 hours driving, according to google maps. If staying inside Norway, it it some 2100 km and takes about 30 hours. 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