The Finnmark region
Finnmark or Finnmárkku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway, bordering Troms county to the west, Finland (Lapland) to the south and Russia
(Murmansk Oblast) to the east. The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardřhus amt. Since 2002, the county has two official names Finnmark
(Norwegian) or Finnmárkku (Sami language). Finnmark borders the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and to the north and northeast is the
Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean). Finnmark is also part of the Sámi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region. It is the largest and
least populated county of Norway. Situated on top of Europe, where Norway swings eastward, Finnmark has always been an area where east meets west -
in nature as well as in culture...........
Adopted from and read more at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnmark |
