The vast county of Finnmark is the home of the Sami – Norway’s aborigines. Here you can experience midnight sun, northern lights and the North Cape.

Alta is the largest town in Finnmark and offers northern lights and midnight sun, mountains, sami culture and reindeer.

Finnmarksvidda mountain plateau

The tundra of Finnmarksvidda offers a glimpse of eternity, but the plateau is also used and is home to both people and animals. The total silence is broken by animals running through the snow and reindeer herders looking for their flocks. The landscape is colored by the cold and by the sun’s struggle towards the horizon.

Karasjok is the Sami capital and a cultural junction in Finnmark.

There are 3,000 people and 100,000 reindeer in Kautokeino. The Sami culture is vivid and authentic.

The eastern part of Finnmark is known for its high sky and wide horizon, which provides the perfect backdrop for colorful winter lights, the northern lights, and the midnight sun.

Vardø ; far east in Varanger, this is Norway’s city furthest east, the oldest city in North of Norway. Located on an island, with under-sea tunnel; the first one in North of Europe.

The small town of Kirkenes is known as the capital of the Barents Region and the gateway to the East.

In the western parts of Finnmark you find the North Cape, beautiful glaciers and the biggest canyon in Northern Europe.

The North Cape sea cliff, 307 meters above sea level, has long been a popular and important navigation mark for shipping traffic in the north. In 1553, an English expedition set sail under the command of commander Richard Chancellor to find the northeastern passage to China. They did not succeed but the old sea charts after this expedition are the first to mention the name, the North Cape.

Honningsvåg; Innermost in the quiet and peaceful bay on the weather beaten coast of Finnmark, Honningsvåg was established and thrived. Nature herself created the perfect sheltered harbor that came into its own, as ships became larger and larger. Honningsvåg developed into the natural center for North Cape. Tourism is an important factor, but fishing remains the corner stone industry of Honningsvåg.