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Finnmark is the northernmost and easternmost county in Norway (Svalbard is not considered a county). By area, Finnmark is Norway's second-largest county, even larger than the neighboring country of Denmark. With a population of about 75,000, it is also the least populated of all Norwegian counties.
Finnmark County Municipality (Finnmark fylkeskommune (Norwegian), Finnmárkku fylkkagielda (Northern Sami), Finmarkun fylkinkomuuni (Kven)) is the regional governing administration of Finnmark county in northern Norway. It was temporarily dissolved from 2020-2023 when Finnmark county was merged into Troms og Finnmark county, but that was undone ...
Troms og Finnmark was the northernmost and easternmost county in Norway (Svalbard, an unincorporated area, is not considered a county). By area, it was Norway's largest county, and also one of the least populated of all Norwegian counties. Knivskjellodden in Nordkapp Municipality (on the island of Magerøya) sometimes considered the ...
The Finnmark act attempts to strengthen the Sámi rights, by giving the entire population of Finnmark greater influence of the property in the county. However, the act does not cover fishing rights in saltwater, mining, or oil rights. An important element of the act is discussion and recognition of existing rights of use and ownership of land.
Offroad Finnmark consists of two different races:of700 - our toughest challenge - a 700 km team competition and of300 - a 300 km team competition. From 2016 the shorter of150 is also an Offroad Finnmark - race. The 700 km long one-stage race is based on rugged outback, arctic scenery, and the midnight sun making it possible to complete a 700 km ...
The largest of Norway's landscapes, Finnmárku (Northern Sami) or Finnmark county, is in Sápmi and has a special form of autonomy: 95% (about 46,000 km 2 [18,000 sq mi]) of the area is owned by the Finnmark Estate. The board of the Estate consists of many representatives from the Sami Parliament of Norway and Finnmark's county council. The two ...
The 2,693-square-kilometre (1,040 sq mi) municipality is the 19th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 103rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,338. The municipality's population density is 4.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0% over ...
Troms og Finnmark County Municipality ( Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune ( Norwegian), Romssa ja Finnmarkku fylkkagielda ( Northern Sami), or Tromssan ja Finmarkun fylkinkomuuni ( Kven)) was the regional governing administration of Troms og Finnmark county in northern Norway from 2020 to 2024. It had its administration in the city of Tromsø.