{"id":1615,"date":"2019-11-01T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T13:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=2328"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:40:06","slug":"varanger","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/varanger\/","title":{"rendered":"Varanger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tA multi-ethnic heritage, a landscape of wide horizons and a dramatic history are found in Norway\u2019s far east\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Varanger is the furthest away from Norway\u2019s capital, found at the far North East. Norway\u2019s easternmost point is the island of Horn\u00f8ya just outside Vard\u00f8, which is a about the same longitude as Saint Petersburg, Istanbul and Alexandria, and nearly all of Finland is to the west. The sun reaches its highest point a good hour before the capital, and should consequently have its own time zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed dekode-gtm-iframe-preview is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Visit Varanger Arctic Norway \/\/ Coolcation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"marketing\" data-cookieblock-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O8OsQs8nZZI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t<div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-marketing dekode-gtm-cookie-consent-video-placeholder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dekode-gtm-cookie-consent is-block-core-embed is-provider-youtube\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/O8OsQs8nZZI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cookie-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"iframe-preview-text\">This content (film) is loaded from YouTube (third-party website), you will need to accept statistics and marketing cookies to be able to watch it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Renew consent\" class=\"dekode-gtm-cookiebot-renew\" href=\"#\">Renew consent<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">What Varanger looks like in the summer \u00a9 FotoKnott\/ www.visitvaranger.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-is-a-land-of-wide-horizons\">This is a land of wide horizons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscape in Varanger is a very different one from the Norwegian fjord-and-mountain thing. The peninsula of Varangerhalv\u00f8ya consists of rolling hills with a rocky coastline of cliffs towards the Barents sea and a lower coast of sandy and pebbly beaches towards the Varanger Fjord. Smaller sections of the Varanger Peninsula also have permafrost, the only place in mainland Norway with real tundra. &nbsp;Along the lower, southern coast there are forests, and along the Tana river, there a pine forests. The landscape thus has many faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sami-are-the-oldest-ethnic-group-in-varanger\">The Sami are the oldest ethnic group in Varanger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody knows what ethnic group lived at Mortensnes archeaeological site 10&nbsp;000 years ago. However, the Sami iron age culture emerges around 2000-2500 years ago, and the Sami are thus the oldest exisiting ethnic group in the area. Most Sami in the area live in fishing and farming communities along the inner Varanger Fjord and the Deatnu\/Tana River, and some families of reindeer herders use the wide expanses of the Varanger Peninsula as summer pastures. Vuonnamarkanat is a traditional market in Varangerbotn, where you can sample Sami food specialities.<\/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\/012747.jpg\" data-size=\"1331x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/012747.jpg\" alt=\"Fiskev\u00e6ret Hamningberg i B\u00e5tsfjord, nordlige ytterpunkt mot Barentshavet p\u00e5 Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/012747.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fiskev\u00e6ret Hamningberg i B\u00e5tsfjord, nordlige ytterpunkt mot Barentshavet p\u00e5 Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/011829-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1392x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/011829-1-768x441.jpg\" alt=\"Hamningberg ved nordre endepunktet av Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/011829-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hamningberg ved nordre endepunktet av Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/012482.jpg\" data-size=\"1462x800\">\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\/012482-768x420.jpg\" alt=\"Veien fra Vard\u00f8 til Hamningberg er smal og g\u00e5r gjennom et karrig landskap. Her ved Persfjorden, Nasjonal turistveg Varanger \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/012482.jpg\" data-caption=\"Veien fra Vard\u00f8 til Hamningberg er smal og g\u00e5r gjennom et karrig landskap. Her ved Persfjorden, Nasjonal turistveg Varanger \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad, Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/011825.jpg\" data-size=\"1348x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/011825-768x456.jpg\" alt=\"Sommer in Hamningberg \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/011825.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sommer in Hamningberg \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Fiskev\u00e6ret Hamningberg i B\u00e5tsfjord, nordlige ytterpunkt mot Barentshavet p\u00e5 Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hamningberg ved nordre endepunktet av Nasjonal turistveg Varanger. \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Veien fra Vard\u00f8 til Hamningberg er smal og g\u00e5r gjennom et karrig landskap. Her ved Persfjorden, Nasjonal turistveg Varanger \u00a9Foto: Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Sommer in Hamningberg \u00a9 Fredrik Fl\u00f8gstad \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-norwegians-settled-in-the-late-middle-ages\">Norwegians settled in the late middle ages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Norway established a presence with the building of the first fortress in Vard\u00f8 in 1307, and in the 1400\u2019s fishing communities were established along the coast, selling dried cod to the big cities in central Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-kven-people-have-roots-in-finland\">The Kven people have roots in Finland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There were always close connections with Finland too, but the epic famine in Finland in the 1860ies made people from Northern Finland settle in Varanger, where they soon learned how to fish. The people is often called Kven, a term also used for the language, which is a Northern Finnish dialect peppered with Norwegian words. In a few smaller communities along the Varanger Fjord, Kven is still spoken. Many more people are of Kven ancestry, but speak only Norwegian today. Vads\u00f8, where the majority of the population is of Kven origin, is called the Kven capital of Norway.<\/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\/esbensen3.jpg\" data-size=\"1199x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/esbensen3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/esbensen3.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\/06\/004730_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1195x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/004730_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/004730_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_07.t61211515.m600.TIF_.pv_.xxW9xqChbOmvRdhnc.jpg\" data-size=\"1600x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_07.t61211515.m600.TIF_.pv_.xxW9xqChbOmvRdhnc-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"The red part of the exhibit is about culture and heritage \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_07.t61211515.m600.TIF_.pv_.xxW9xqChbOmvRdhnc.jpg\" data-caption=\"The red part of the exhibit is about culture and heritage \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_05.t612114f9.m600.TIF_.pv_.xmWi4O8U0kdHez4hJ.jpg\" data-size=\"1600x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_05.t612114f9.m600.TIF_.pv_.xmWi4O8U0kdHez4hJ-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"60 faces meet us at the entrance to the exhibit \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021_Motet_med_ishavet_utstilling_05.t612114f9.m600.TIF_.pv_.xmWi4O8U0kdHez4hJ.jpg\" data-caption=\"60 faces meet us at the entrance to the exhibit \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum - Ruija kvenmuseum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>03: The red part of the exhibit is about culture and heritage \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum &#8211; Ruija kvenmuseum<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: 60 faces meet us at the entrance to the exhibit \u00a9 Vads\u00f8 museum &#8211; Ruija kvenmuseum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-russia-used-to-be-the-main-trading-partner\">Russia used to be the main trading partner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From around 1700, the Russians used to come every summer to the shores of Varanger, selling rye in exchange for dried fish. By the 19<sup>th<\/sup>c., merchants from the Northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk had close connections with the merchants in the cities of Vard\u00f8 and Vads\u00f8, and knowledge of Russian and French were widespread in the upper classes. Most people, however, made use of russenorsk, a pidgin language with Russian and Norwegian elements. In 1920, the border closed, only to reopen after 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-world-war-ii-was-especially-trying-for-the-people-of-varanger\">World War II was especially trying for the people of Varanger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Varanger was occupied by the Germans in 1940 like the rest of Norway. However, the German attack on the Soviet Union in the spring of 1941 meant Varanger was on the frontline. Young men and women from Varanger crossed the fjord to Russia illegally, were trained by the Red Army and returned as partisans. In 1944, the towns of Vard\u00f8 and Vads\u00f8 were repeatedly bombed by Soviet airplanes. In the autumn, the Germans withdrew to positions much further west. Their plan was to destroy every trace of civilisation, in order not to leave anything to the Soviets. This plan was, unlike further west, only partly carried out, because the Germans were in a hurry to leave. Varanger thus has a visible past in some locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012708.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012708.jpg\" alt=\"From Skallelv on the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/012708.jpg\" data-caption=\"From Skallelv on the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9552.jpg\" data-size=\"1800x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9552-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Nattfjelldalen Valley leads into the plateau landscape of the Varangerhalv\u00f8ya peninsula \u00a9 Kristin Harila\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9552.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Nattfjelldalen Valley leads into the plateau landscape of the Varangerhalv\u00f8ya peninsula \u00a9 Kristin Harila\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" alt=\"Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FACA2785-66C3-4272-8A11-77B1A2183C59.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FACA2785-66C3-4272-8A11-77B1A2183C59-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"View of Berlev\u00e5g. Som 900 people live closely knit in a compact fishing village. The Barents sea is in the north, and the wide expanses of the Varangerhalv\u00f8ya peninsula are in the south \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FACA2785-66C3-4272-8A11-77B1A2183C59.jpg\" data-caption=\"View of Berlev\u00e5g. Som 900 people live closely knit in a compact fishing village. The Barents sea is in the north, and the wide expanses of the Varangerhalv\u00f8ya peninsula are in the south \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\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: From Skallelv on the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The Nattfjelldalen Valley leads into the plateau landscape of the Varangerhalv\u00f8ya peninsula \u00a9 Kristin Harila<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: View of Berlev\u00e5g. Som 900 people live closely knit in a compact fishing village. The Barents sea is in the north, and the wide expanses of the Varangerhalv\u00f8ya peninsula are in the south \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-after-the-war-came-the-reconstruction-era\">After the war came the reconstruction era<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reconstruction of the destroyed communities from the late 40\u2019ies onwards was a giant undertaking by the nation. Modern fish factories were built, houses rose up and public buildings were designed, all in the variety of modernism we call reconstruction style. However, by the 70\u2019ies, fish stocks were reduced, and modern production methods demanded less manpower. The communities started to stagnate and lose population. Today, to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-norwegian-scenic-route-follows-the-east-coast\">The Norwegian Scenic Route follows the east coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the southern and western coast of the Peninsula, the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger runs, connecting a string of coastal and fjord communities. A drive along this route takes you through Sami, Kven and Norwegian communities, history stretching from the 10&nbsp;000 year old archaeology at Mortensnes to the more recent WWII events.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes region-vesteraalen malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardohus-fortress-is-found-in-far-north-eastern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50.765014648438% 67.804528716812%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/47390360-1-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vard\u00f8hus Fortress defends far North Eastern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-art todo-attractions todo-national-scenic-routes facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-witch-monument-in-vardo-is-in-memory-of-the-91-witch-trial-victims\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005153-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The witch monument in Vard\u00f8 is in memory of the 91 witch trial victims<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-natural-highlights region-varanger malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hornoya-is-norways-most-easterly-point-and-a-twitchers-dream\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hurtigruta-v-horn\u00f8ya-1-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Horn\u00f8ya is Norway&#8217;s most easterly point and a twitcher&#8217;s dream<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vardo-is-a-historic-city\">Vard\u00f8 is a historic city<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vard\u00f8\u2019s first church and fortress were, according to the sagas, founded in 1307, and for 700 years, Vard\u00f8 has been Norway\u2019s eastern outpost. The city charter was issued in 1789, the first in Northern Norway. Although bombed in 1944, there are still quite a few old houses in Vard\u00f8, and in combination with the colourful street art, the city is a photographers delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vardohus-fortress-is-the-world-s-northernmost-fortress\">Vard\u00f8hus fortress is the world\u2019s northernmost fortress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fortress of Vard\u00f8hus dates from 1734-38, and is a small, star-shaped fortress with old, wooden houses inside. From the walls, you can see across the fjord to Russia. It is the third fortress in Vard\u00f8. Nothing remains of the first fortress from 1307, but remnants of the second from the 1400s can be seen elsewhere on the Vard\u00f8 island. The cannons fire a salute the first time the sun is visible in the south after the Polar Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" data-size=\"1252x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/done-vard\u00f8-II.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" data-size=\"1132x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I-768x543.jpg\" alt=\"Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-I.jpg\" data-caption=\"Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Midnight sun over Vard\u00f8, Norway&#039;s easternmost point Horn\u00f8ya out to the right \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Slik s\u00e5 Vard\u00f8 ut tilbake den dag ogs\u00e5. Om du ser bort i fra den moderne bebyggelsen naturligvis. \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-witch-memorial-tells-a-gruesome-story\">The Witch Memorial tells a gruesome story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steilneset Memorial, popularly called the Witch memorial, is in memory of the 91 women and men burned as witches during the 17<sup>th<\/sup> c. witch hunt. A memorial hall gives a memorial board to every single one, and a sculpture with an eternally burning chair interprets the agony of the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hornoya-island-is-norway-s-easternmost-point\">Horn\u00f8ya Island is Norway\u2019s easternmost point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The island of Horn\u00f8ya, a few minutes by boat from Vard\u00f8, is the eastern end of Norway. The main attraction is the bird cliff, with tens of thousands of puffins, guillemots, razonbills, kittiwakes, shags and other seabirds. Nowhere can you get so close to the birds as here. Go for a walk around the cliff, and end up at the lighthouse.<\/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\/Hurtigruta-v-horn\u00f8ya-1.jpeg\" data-size=\"2048x1536\">\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\/Hurtigruta-v-horn\u00f8ya-1.jpeg\" alt=\"The Hurtigruten passes right by Horn\u00f8ya on its way to and from Vard\u00f8. It&#039;s not uncommon to see many of the birds either flying around or in the water as you pass by \u00a9 Are Olaussen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hurtigruta-v-horn\u00f8ya-1.jpeg\" data-caption=\"The Hurtigruten passes right by Horn\u00f8ya on its way to and from Vard\u00f8. It&#039;s not uncommon to see many of the birds either flying around or in the water as you pass by \u00a9 Are Olaussen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1242x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_-768x495.jpg\" alt=\"Lively at Horn\u00f8ya island in summer \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003542_Ole-Joergen-Liodden-Naturfokus_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Lively at Horn\u00f8ya island in summer \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Horn\u00f8ya-Fyr-kopi.jpg\" data-size=\"2048x1536\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Horn\u00f8ya-Fyr-kopi-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The lighthouse at Horn\u00f8ya east of Vard\u00f8 affords a view of the Barents Sea and across to Russia on a good day. You don&#039;t get further east in Norway \u00a9 Are Olaussen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Horn\u00f8ya-Fyr-kopi.jpg\" data-caption=\"The lighthouse at Horn\u00f8ya east of Vard\u00f8 affords a view of the Barents Sea and across to Russia on a good day. You don&#039;t get further east in Norway \u00a9 Are Olaussen\" \/>\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\/puffins-flight-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"1149x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-flight-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"Puffins on Horn\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-flight-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"Puffins on Horn\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The Hurtigruten passes right by Horn\u00f8ya on its way to and from Vard\u00f8. It&#039;s not uncommon to see many of the birds either flying around or in the water as you pass by \u00a9 Are Olaussen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Lively at Horn\u00f8ya island in summer \u00a9 Ole J\u00f8rgen Liodden\/nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The lighthouse at Horn\u00f8ya east of Vard\u00f8 affords a view of the Barents Sea and across to Russia on a good day. You don&#039;t get further east in Norway \u00a9 Are Olaussen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Puffins on Horn\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vadso-is-the-kven-capital\">Vads\u00f8 is the kven capital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vads\u00f8, although issued the city charter in 1833, turned into an important centre of fish trade in the 1860ies, when the city received immigrants from famine-stricken Finland. Today, you can study traditional Finnish architecture at the well-preserved Tuomainen house, and wander through the Norwegian merchant\u2019s residence of Espenseng\u00e5rden. The Immigrant memorial in central Vads\u00f8 honours the multi-ethnic past of Vads\u00f8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-airship-mast-was-used-for-north-pole-expeditions\">The airship mast was used for North Pole Expeditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The airship mast at Vads\u00f8 was in use in 1926, when Roald Amundsen and Umberto Nobile went with the airship \u201cNorge\u201d to the North Pole. The airship went up north through Finland, and Vads\u00f8 was the last stop before Svalbard and the North Pole. In 1928, the Italia expedition with Umberto Nobile<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-birdwatching todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-wildlifesafari todo-worldwar2 facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/ekkeroy-is-a-coastalcommunity-onthe-arcticocean\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 49.25% 79.953709355107%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012700-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Ekker\u00f8y is an Arctic Ocean  community, with a lost fishing past<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCoastal Culture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-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\/old-houses-in-vadso-represents-a-multi-ethic-rich-cultural-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=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bf565b23b363fbb57ade9703f3aecc23-768x513.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\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Old houses in Vads\u00f8 represents a multi-ethic, rich cultural history<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-sapmi-culture facilities-sami region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/ceavccageadge-was-a-meeting-place-for-10000-years\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2969A7E8-B78D-4D47-B45B-844F17C1E7CE-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Ceavccagea\u0111ge was a meeting place for 10,000 years<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hamningberg-survived-the-war-completely\">Hamningberg survived the war completely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of the Norwegian Scenic Route is reached by way of a particular lunar landscape along the barren, wind-swept Barents sea. Hamningberg, at the end of the road, survived WWII intact, and was abandoned around 1970. The old houses, some prefabricated in Russia and transported here, show what Finnmark looked like before the war destructions. In the summer, the original inhabitants and their descendants return to Hamningberg, and the village is brought back to life.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-summer region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hamningberg-is-the-fishing-village-that-survived-the-ravages-of-war\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004857_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hamningberg is the fishing village that survived the ravages of war<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-attractions todo-beautiful-drives todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-sapmi-culture todo-suggested-routes region-varanger wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-norwegian-scenic-route-in-varanger-shines-with-cultural-gems-and-storm-carved-nature\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 49.675018310547% 56.774443432801%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005215_4fd29-768x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Norwegian Scenic Route in Varanger shines with cultural gems and storm carved nature<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorwegian Scenic Routes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-midnight-sun todo-photo region-varanger malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardo-gets-the-midnight-sun-before-the-rest-of-us\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-III-768x503.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vard\u00f8 gets the Midnight Sun before the rest of us<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tMidnight Sun\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1215x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" alt=\"The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-11.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-11-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Point Kibergodden, and Vard\u00f8 in the far back. A map at the Partisan Museum can be studied, and then you can explore the area. Be careful about barbed wire and holes in the ground. Mine clearers after the war most probably got rid of all the mines, but one can never be too sure in the darkest cavities, so stay overground \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-11.jpg\" data-caption=\"Point Kibergodden, and Vard\u00f8 in the far back. A map at the Partisan Museum can be studied, and then you can explore the area. Be careful about barbed wire and holes in the ground. Mine clearers after the war most probably got rid of all the mines, but one can never be too sure in the darkest cavities, so stay overground \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005041-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1204x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005041-1.jpg\" alt=\"The bird cliffs on Ekker\u00f8ya are easily accessible, Only minutes away from the National Tourist Route Varanger \u00a9 Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005041-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The bird cliffs on Ekker\u00f8ya are easily accessible, Only minutes away from the National Tourist Route Varanger \u00a9 Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012669-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012669-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ekker\u00f8y harbour, a tiny hamlet outside Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012669-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ekker\u00f8y harbour, a tiny hamlet outside Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Point Kibergodden, and Vard\u00f8 in the far back. A map at the Partisan Museum can be studied, and then you can explore the area. Be careful about barbed wire and holes in the ground. Mine clearers after the war most probably got rid of all the mines, but one can never be too sure in the darkest cavities, so stay overground \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The bird cliffs on Ekker\u00f8ya are easily accessible, Only minutes away from the National Tourist Route Varanger \u00a9 Foto: Jarle W\u00e6hler \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Ekker\u00f8y harbour, a tiny hamlet outside Vads\u00f8 \u00a9 Jarle W\u00e6hler, Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kiberg-is-know-for-the-partisans\">Kiberg is know for the partisans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fishing village of Kiberg south of Vard\u00f8 is a traditional fishing village with long-term links with Russia. During World War II, 45 young people from Kiberg escaped German occupation and went across the Varanger fjord to Russia. They got training, and returned to work in intelligence. 18 of them survived the war, and 17 returned to Kiberg. After the war, when the Soviet Union was the new enemy, the ex partisans were met with suspicion by the Norwegian authorities. At the inauguration of the Partisan memorial, the King apologised for the way the partisans had been treated. The Partisan Museum in Kiberg tells the whole story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ekkeroy-is-an-old-village\">Ekker\u00f8y is an old village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another village along the Norwegian scenic route is Ekker\u00f8y. Here you can also study prewar architecture, and go for walk on the peninsula and look at WWII remnants. The big attraction, however, is the birdcliff, where thousands of kittiwakes nest in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009056.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009056.jpg\" alt=\"Raised stone at Mortensnes, an old sacrifice stone \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009056.jpg\" data-caption=\"Raised stone at Mortensnes, an old sacrifice stone \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" data-size=\"640x428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" alt=\"Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009054.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5CBE6CE1-E260-4795-885C-F66666741B31.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5CBE6CE1-E260-4795-885C-F66666741B31-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mortensnes towards the end of the fjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5CBE6CE1-E260-4795-885C-F66666741B31.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from Mortensnes towards the end of the fjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1a56b74068cda03328023d52fbf19037.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1a56b74068cda03328023d52fbf19037-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nearby sheep look on at a sacrificial zone at Mortensnes, Varanger \u00a9 Varanger Samiske Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1a56b74068cda03328023d52fbf19037.jpg\" data-caption=\"Nearby sheep look on at a sacrificial zone at Mortensnes, Varanger \u00a9 Varanger Samiske Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Raised stone at Mortensnes, an old sacrifice stone \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Mortensnes is an old meeting point at the Varangefjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto, riesto.no \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: View from Mortensnes towards the end of the fjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Nearby sheep look on at a sacrificial zone at Mortensnes, Varanger \u00a9 Varanger Samiske Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mortensnes-has-been-a-meeting-point-for-10-nbsp-000-years\">Mortensnes has been a meeting point for 10&nbsp;000 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The point of Mortensnes seems to have been in continuous use by humans almost since the ice age. Here you can walk around menhirs, iron-age labyrinths, rings marking where the tents were constructed and graves, and this is one of Scandinavia\u2019s most dense archaeological zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nesseby-church-stands-out-in-the-landscape\">Nesseby church stands out in the landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the flat landscape at the inner end of the Varanger fjord, the church of Nesseby stands out, much to the delight of photographers. Built in 1858, it survived WWII unscathed. The colourful interior is dominated by the big oven in the nave, keeping parishioners warm in winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deatnu-tana-is-norway-s-second-longest-river\">Deatnu\/Tana is Norway\u2019s second longest river<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Norway\u2019s second river, the Deatnu in Sami, Tana in Norwegian and Tenojoki in Finnish, marks the Norwegian-Finnish border. The mouth of the Tana is a sandy delta with a rich birdlife, and you can see a variety of birds here even through winter. Further upriver, you can see salmon fishing going on, as the Tana is one of Europe\u2019s best salmon rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/langfjordnes-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1280x853\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/langfjordnes-3.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn in Langfjordnes on the Tanafjord \u00a9www.langfjordnes2.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/langfjordnes-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Autumn in Langfjordnes on the Tanafjord \u00a9www.langfjordnes2.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\/05\/Foto-Knut-Opeide3web.jpg\" data-size=\"800x532\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Foto-Knut-Opeide3web-768x511.jpg\" alt=\"Fv 98 over Ifjordfjellet i Finnmark. Offisielt \u00e5pnet som hel\u00e5rsveg i august 2015. Vegen g\u00e5r gjennom kommunene Lebesby, Gamvik og Tana\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Foto-Knut-Opeide3web.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fv 98 over Ifjordfjellet i Finnmark. Offisielt \u00e5pnet som hel\u00e5rsveg i august 2015. Vegen g\u00e5r gjennom kommunene Lebesby, Gamvik og Tana\" \/>\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\/DSC01432.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x648\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC01432-768x259.jpg\" alt=\"At the end of summer, you can see the illumination of the Tana bridge in the Sami colours. I 1944, the retreating Nazi troups destroyed the then new Tana bridge. It was reconstructed in 1948. Today&#039;s bridge dates from 2020 \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC01432.jpg\" data-caption=\"At the end of summer, you can see the illumination of the Tana bridge in the Sami colours. I 1944, the retreating Nazi troups destroyed the then new Tana bridge. It was reconstructed in 1948. Today&#039;s bridge dates from 2020 \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/011819-1-hege-lysholm-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/011819-1-hege-lysholm-768x468.jpg\" alt=\"Nesseby Church along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger dates from 1858, survived the war, and is visible from afar on the headland in the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Hege Lysholm \/ Norwegian Public Roads Administration\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/011819-1-hege-lysholm-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Nesseby Church along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger dates from 1858, survived the war, and is visible from afar on the headland in the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Hege Lysholm \/ Norwegian Public Roads Administration\" \/>\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: Autumn in Langfjordnes on the Tanafjord \u00a9www.langfjordnes2.com<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Fv 98 over Ifjordfjellet i Finnmark. Offisielt \u00e5pnet som hel\u00e5rsveg i august 2015. Vegen g\u00e5r gjennom kommunene Lebesby, Gamvik og Tana<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: At the end of summer, you can see the illumination of the Tana bridge in the Sami colours. I 1944, the retreating Nazi troups destroyed the then new Tana bridge. It was reconstructed in 1948. Today&#039;s bridge dates from 2020 \u00a9 Frank Martin Ingil\u00e6<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Nesseby Church along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger dates from 1858, survived the war, and is visible from afar on the headland in the Varangerfjord \u00a9 Hege Lysholm \/ Norwegian Public Roads Administration<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-the-detour-to-the-villages-in-the-northwest-of-varanger\">Take the detour to the villages in the northwest of Varanger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Very few tourists make it to the fishing villages in the north-west of the Varanger peninsula. That is a shame, as there is quite a lot of history, quaint villages and wild landscapes. It takes a couple of hours to drive from Tana across the hills to the villages, and then you can spend several days exploring.<\/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\/05\/B\u00e5tsfjord-IV-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B\u00e5tsfjord-IV-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B\u00e5tsfjord-IV-2.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\/05\/B\u00e5tsfjord-II-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1422x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B\u00e5tsfjord-II-2-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/B\u00e5tsfjord-II-2.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\/04\/King-crab-catch-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/King-crab-catch-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kongekrabbefangst.  Foto: B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/King-crab-catch-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kongekrabbefangst.  Foto: B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hjalmar-steinnes-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hjalmar-steinnes-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The road to Hamningberg \u00a9Hjalmar Steinnes \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hjalmar-steinnes-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The road to Hamningberg \u00a9Hjalmar Steinnes \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>03: Kongekrabbefangst.  Foto: B\u00e5tsfjord Brygge<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The road to Hamningberg \u00a9Hjalmar Steinnes \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-batsfjord-is-the-capital-of-fishing\">B\u00e5tsfjord is the capital of fishing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fishing village of B\u00e5tsfjord is modern and efficient, and is hub in the economy of the area. Worth seeing is the modern church with its impressive glass mosaic, before setting off on the many marked trails in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-syltefjord-is-the-predecessor-batsfjord\">Syltefjord is the predecessor B\u00e5tsfjord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The little village of Nordfjord, or Syltefjord, has no inhabitants in winter anymore, but the old inhabitants return in summer to this colourful village with quite a few pre-war houses. In the fjord, you can see the Syltefjordstauran bird cliff that fills 2 km of cliffside, filled with kittiwakes and other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/90E7F861-3703-4C92-80FE-186B3061DE60.jpg\" data-size=\"1600x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/90E7F861-3703-4C92-80FE-186B3061DE60-1365x2048.jpg\" alt=\"The local shop in Kongsfjord is no more. But it still adds a splash of colour \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/90E7F861-3703-4C92-80FE-186B3061DE60.jpg\" data-caption=\"The local shop in Kongsfjord is no more. But it still adds a splash of colour \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2661.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2661-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Not many people live in Kongsfjord, but they stand out in an empty Varanger landscape \u00a9 AM Hellberg Moberg\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2661.jpg\" data-caption=\"Not many people live in Kongsfjord, but they stand out in an empty Varanger landscape \u00a9 AM Hellberg Moberg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20210823_172118000_iOS.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20210823_172118000_iOS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"August evening in Syltefjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20210823_172118000_iOS.jpg\" data-caption=\"August evening in Syltefjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20210823_175731000_iOS.jpg\" data-size=\"1600x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20210823_175731000_iOS-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Syltefjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20210823_175731000_iOS.jpg\" data-caption=\"View of the Syltefjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\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 local shop in Kongsfjord is no more. But it still adds a splash of colour \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Not many people live in Kongsfjord, but they stand out in an empty Varanger landscape \u00a9 AM Hellberg Moberg<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: August evening in Syltefjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: View of the Syltefjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kongsfjord\">Kongsfjord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another quaint village is Kongsfjord, also with old houses around a cosy shop with a coffee corner. Colourful as they are, they dot the barren landscape. From here, there are several easy walks to the WWII remnants, Sami graves and rich bird life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-arctic-coast-is-a-dramatic-coastline\">The Arctic Coast is a dramatic coastline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Kongsfjord to Berlev\u00e5g, the coastline is dramatic, and since there is hardly any vegetation, you can study the geology up close. A stop at the lighthouse in Kj\u00f8lnes offers wonderful vistas of this coast. 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