MORE ABOUT FINNMARK

Finnmark, Norway’s largest county and larger than Denmark, is the most northern part of Europe. Here there is a steep, bare coast, long, wide fjords, forested inland valleys and endless expanses. Both Norwegian, Sami and Swedish are spoken in the area. In summer, the sun shines day and night for over two months, while the sun is below the horizon even in the middle of the day for several weeks in winter. Finnmark is in the middle of the northern lights zone, so here you have optimal chances of seeing the northern lights in autumn and winter.

Here you will find some important sights in Finnmark:
The rock carvings in Alta are on UNESCO’s world heritage list Rock carvings
Nordkapp is Europe’s northernmost point
The Restoration Museum in Hammerfest tells the story of World War II. World War II in Finnmark
The world’s northernmost mainland lighthouse on the Nordkyn Peninsula
Fiskeværet Hamningberg is a historic place in the far north-east of Finnmark

When you have arrived in Finnmark, you can take part in some very fun activities:
Our partner GLØD offers many types of trips, including mountain bike trips, fat bike trips, canoe trips and hunting and fishing trips
River boat trip on the Alta river
Bird watching in Gjesvær by the North Cape
Mountain hikes in great terrain around Hammerfest
Porsanger, Alta’s neighboring municipality, has 4,000 fishing ponds
The king crab is an ugly monster, but it tastes good.
Finnmark is the county for the major manhood tests:
Finnmarksløpet is Europe’s longest dog race, and runs 1,000 kilometers from west to east and back
VAKE is the name of a 3-4 day long kite skiing competition on the Varanger Peninsula