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Finnmark

Also known as Finnmark fylke, Finnmárku, Ruija, Finnmarku, Finmark

Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and northeast.

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Finnmark is a county located in northern Norway that borders Troms county, Finland, and Russia, with coastlines along the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Its strategic position at the intersection of Norway, Finland, and Russia makes it geographically significant in northern Europe.

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Kommune.name: Finnmark
Kommune.fylke: yes
Kommune.former_name: Finmarkens amt
Kommune.image_skyline: Silfar canyon in Porsanger, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, 2022 August - 2.jpg
Kommune.image_caption: Silfar canyon in Porsanger Municipality, 2022 August
Kommune.idnumber: 56
Kommune.county: Finnmark
Kommune.map: none
Kommune.district: Northern Norway
Kommune.capital: Vadsø
Kommune.disestablished: 1 January 2020
Kommune.succeeded: Troms og Finnmark county
Kommune.established2: 1 January 2024
Kommune.preceded2: Troms og Finnmark county
Kommune.demonym: Finnmarking
Kommune.language: Bokmål
Kommune.sami_language: Northern Sami
Kommune.other_language: Kven

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Finnmárkku fylka
Demonym: finnmárkulaš
Population: 75758
Area: 23.64544901838564
Official website: www.ffk.no
Image: Váldatgohppi Kunsavárri.jpg

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dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2019-12-31
inception: 1919-00-00
Commons category: Finnmark
IPA transcription: ˈfɪnmɑɾk
native label: Finnmárkku fylka

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Contents

Etymology
Coat of arms
History
Sámi
Norwegian
Kven
Brief summary
World War II
Cold War
Geography
Climate
Midnight sun
Northern lights
Demographics
Economy
Infrastructure
Administration
Municipalities
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
External links

The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardøhus amt. Since 2002, it has had two official names: Finnmark (Norwegian) and Finnmárku (Northern Sami). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is Norway's second-largest and least populous county.