Fylke Troms og Finnmark

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Troms og Finnmark is the northernmost county of Norway. It was established in 2020 through the merger of the former counties Troms and Finnmark and borders Finland, Sweden, and Russia, as well as the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. The region is famous for its spectacular natural phenomena, including the Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights. Important towns include Tromsø, often called the “Gateway to the Arctic,” as well as Alta and Hammerfest. The population is culturally diverse, shaped by Norwegian, Sami, and Kven traditions.

At the Sami in Karasjok

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The Parade of the Sami

Via the European Route 6 (E6) we drive along the border river between Finland and Norway, the Kárášjohka, to the main settlement areas of the Sami people in Norway. Ice floes are still drifting on the raging river and mountains of ice and snow are piling up meters high on its banks.

We stay overnight in the town of Karasjok, the seat of the Sami Parliament Sameting. Here the Kárášjohka flows leisurely through the small town before it becomes the sometimes raging border river in the narrower passages between Norway and Finland.

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