History of Finnmark

former county of Norway (2020-2023)

cave paintings located in and around the municipality of Alta in the county of Finnmark in northern Norway

conflict

Russenorsk (; , ; English: Russo-Norwegian) is an extinct dual-source "restricted pidgin" language formerly used in the Arctic, which combined elements of Russian and Norwegian. Russenorsk originated from Russian traders from Kola (north-western Russia) and Norwegian fishermen from Tromsø (northern Norway). It was used extensively in Northern Norway for about 150 years in the Pomor trade. Russenorsk is important as a test case for theories concerning pidgin languages since it was used far away from most of the other documented pidgins of the world.

November 1852 sami revolt in Norway

Hvaldimir (; – 31 August 2024) was a male beluga whale that fishermen near Hammerfest in northern Norway noticed in April 2019 allegedly wearing a camera harness. After being freed from the harness, he remained in the area and appeared used to humans. Speculation that he had been trained by Russia as a spy whale led to his being dubbed Hvaldimir, a portmanteau of Norwegian (whale) and "Vladimir", for Russian President Vladimir Putin. By 2023, Hvaldimir's range appeared to have expanded to include areas of the south-western coastline of Sweden. On 31 August 2024, Hvaldimir was found dead in the

Norwegian immigrant-descendants in Russia

military operation in 1941

fortress in Vardø, Finnmark, Norway

trade between Russia and Norway, 1740–1917

thumb|A Sámi family in , around 1900. Photochrom|Fotokromtrykk.

campaign during World War 2 in Scandinavia

Norwegian Sámi-language newspaper