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Finnmark

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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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Within Vinony's link graph, Finnmark is referenced by 1,967 other articles, and connects out to Sámi, county of Norway and Sámi people.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st_region, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under 1662 establishments in Norway, 2020 disestablishments in Norway and 2024 establishments in Norway.

Its subject is documented across 78 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county of Norway
Official name
Finnmárkku fylka
Demonym
finnmárkulaš
Country
Norway
Located in
Norway
Capital
Vadsø
Population
75758
Area
23.64544901838564
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Head of government
Ragnhild Vassvik Kalstad
Shares border with
Murmansk Oblast
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
category for people born here
Category:Births in Finnmark
Commons category
Finnmark
topic's main category
Category:Finnmark
IPA transcription
ˈfɪnmɑɾk
different from
Finnmarksvidda
category of associated people
Category:People from Finnmark
native label
Finnmárkku fylka
language used
Northern Sami
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3 mapped locations

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