Tana, Norway
Tana is a municipality in Finnmark, Norway. It shares a border with Finland.
It had 2,918 inhabitants, in year 2020.[1]
History: Some trapping pits were used in the past, to catch wild reindeer.[2] Folk costumes from as early as the 1910s, [have been conserved, or still] exist.[3]
Buildings: The government built a roadhouse in the 19th century; As of the 2020s it is the main building of Tana museum.[4]
Education: Elementary schooling (public school system) is at settlements Boftsa (map) and Austertana (map).[5]
Administration
The municipal council is elected until late 2027.
- 6 council members are from Labour party[6]
- 3 from Centre party, including mayor, Jon Erland Balto.[7]
- 3 from Conservative party
- 3 council members are from Samelista i Tana
- 2 from Progress party
- 2 from Venstre (Norway)
(The 19 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)
Later (2025), there was a parliamentary election.
- Progress Party got [c. 24% or] 24.8% of the votes.[8]
- Labour Party, [c. 24% or] 24.4% of the votes
- Red Party, [c. 13% or] 13.7% of the votes
- Centre Party (Norway), [c. 10% or] 10.8% of the votes[8]
Transport
- Bus route 120: Alta - Karasjok(village) ↔ Tana Bru terminal ↔ Varangerbotn
- 130 Hammerfest - Varangerbotn
- 275 Vadsø - Tana bru (as of year 2024)
Tana River at the village Tana Bru. The bridge on the photo, has been taken away because a new bridge was ready (next to the first bridge) in 2020. The center of the village of Tana Bru, is to the left of the bridge
The Varanger Peninsula seen from the West side of Tana river
Related pages
References
- ↑ https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/07459/
- ↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/gollev-rri/19.47049. Retrieved 2024-10-31
- ↑ 'Folk costume from the 1900s, celebrated in Tana:– Seeing it for real, is something else'. https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/noe-annet-a-se-den-i-virkeligheten/19.50039.
- ↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/et-tapt-museumsar/19.48826. Retrieved 2025-02-05
- ↑ https://www.sagat.no/debatt/kan-tana-kommune-tillate-seg-a-miste-siste-bygdeskole-i-nedre-tana/19.49915. Retrieved 2025-04-04
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5628. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-26
- ↑ https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.nrk.no/valg/2025/resultat/56/5628. Retrieved 2025-09-16
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