Finnmark

Finnmark[2] (Norwegian: [ˈfɪ̀nːmɑrk] ( listen); Northern Sami: Finnmárku [ˈfinːmaːrku]; Kven: Finmarku; Finnish: [Ruija] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) [ˈrui̯jɑ]; Russian: Финнмарк) is the county in Norway, that is farthest to the North, and farthest to the East. It became a county again in 2024.

Finnmárkku fylka  (Northern Sami)
Finmarkun Fylkki  (Kven)
Ruijan lääni  (Finnish)
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Coordinates: 70°N 25°E / 70°N 25°E / 70; 25Coordinates: 70°N 25°E / 70°N 25°E / 70; 25
CountryNorway
CountyFinnmark
Administrative centreVadsø
Area
 • Total48,618 km2 (18,772 sq mi)
 • Land45,757 km2 (17,667 sq mi)
 • Water2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi)  5.9%
 • Rank1 in Norway
Population
 (30 September 2019)
 • Total75,540
 • Rank18 in Norway
 • Density1.55/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
2.73%
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-20
Official language formBokmål[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

On 28 October 2021, the Norwegian government confirmed that work has started in regard to Finnmark becoming a separate county again. [3] Previously, on 1 January 2020 Finnmark was merged with the neighboring county of Troms to form the new Troms og Finnmark county.[4]

History: In one area of Finnmark the reindeer industry had mostly gone from hunting reindeers to herding reindeers (animal husbandry), by the 16th century and 17th century.[5]

Municipalities in Finnmark

Finnmark Media

Sources

  1. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Stadnamn og rettskriving" (in norsk). Kartverket. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  3. Lægland, Martin (29 October 2021). "Vedum: Startet prosessen med oppløsning av Troms og Finnmark". Verdens Gang. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/0GW3LJ/vedum-startet-prosessen-med-opploesning-av-troms-og-finnmark. Retrieved 29 October 2021. 
  4. "Jubel i nord etter skilsmissen: – Nå skal vi feire!" (in norsk). NRK. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/xl/lars-monsen-pa-varangerhalvoya_-fangstanlegget-vi-helst-ikke-skal-snakke-om-1.17132887. Retrieved 2025-01-20

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