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Rovijokfossen is a waterfall along the river Rovijokkelva in northern Norway. The location is just before the river runs into the larger River Skibotnelva. The waterfall lies in Storfjord Municipality, right between the village of Skibotn and the border with Finland. With a height of 28 meters, it is an impressive fall. There are plenty…
Talvik is a village in northern Norway, in the region of Finnmark. The village is also known by its Northern Sami name Dálbmeluovta and its Kven name Talmulahti. It is today a part of Alta Municipality and has a population of around 290 inhabitants. The village lies along the western shore of the Altafjorden, a…
Rotsund is a small village in the far north of Norway. It lies in Nordreisa Municipality in Troms County, far into the Arctic. The village can be found at the shores of the Rotsundet Strait. It offers a view of the island of Uløya on the other side. A ferry connection connects Rotsund to the…
Alta is a town in Finnmark County in the far north of Norway. It lies at the shores of the fjord Altafjorden. This is where the river Altaelva flows into the fjord and the Arctic Ocean. Alta is together with Kirkenes the two main commercial centers for Finnmark. The town is for many visitors the…
Breivikeidet is a village in northern Norway. It lies in the Arctic, to the east of Tromsø in Troms County. It is the location of the ferry slip for the ferry across Ullsfjorden to Svensby. The village has around 50 inhabitants and probably even more huskies and reindeer. This is the end of the valley…
Øvre Alta is a village just to the south of the city of Alta. It lies along the river Altaelva in the far north of Norway. This is Finnmark County, an area that is part of the Sapmi cultural region. Øvre Alta is home to Sami Siida, which is one of the local windows into…
Lyngseidet is a village in in Troms County in the far north of Norway. It is the administrative center of Lyngen Municipality. Approximately 740 inhabitants live on an isthmus between the two fjords, Ullsfjorden and Lyngenfjorden. The village itself lies along the shores of Lyngenfjorden and has a ferry connection across the fjord to Olderdalen….
Tromsø is probably one of the best known cities in Norway and also in the Arctic. The city of around 68.400 inhabitants lies in Troms County in the far north of Norway. Actually around 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The city center is on the island of Tromsøya. It is connected by a…
Skibotn is a village in northern Norway. It lies in the municipality of Storfjord in Troms County, right at the intersection between European Route E6 going through Norway and European Route E8 coming from Finland. In many ways, this is a gateway for visitors coming from Finland and Sweden and heading to the Arctic part…
The northernmost tripoint in the world is in Norwegian known as Treriksrøysa. It is the border tripoint between Norway, Sweden, and Finland and it lies within the Arctic Circle. The site is also known by its Swedish name Treriksröset and its Finnish name Kolmen Valtakunnan Rajapyykki. In English, this is the Three-Country Cairn. The tripoint…
Koftvika is a bay in Narvik Municipality in the northernmost part of Nordland County in northern Norway. It is best known for its rest area along road E6, right between the towns of Narvik and Bjerkvik. The bay is a part of the large fjord Ofotfjord, which connects the area with the Norwegian Sea. The…
Røldal is a locality in western Norway. It lies within Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland County and is home to around 320 inhabitants. This is a mountainous region with more than 50 peaks reaching more than 1.000 meters in altitude. Røldal itself is located at an altitude of 414 meters above the sea. For centuries Christian…