Kirkenes travel guide — Kirkenes tourism and travel information

Kirkenes travel guide

about Kirkenes

Kirkenes is the centre in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark, Norway. The town is located at Barents Sea, far north of the Arctic Circle. Midnight sun shines from May 17th to July 21st. The corresponding winter darkness extends from November 21st to January 21st.

Kirkenes is situated by Bøkfjorden near the border to Russia. The town has about 6,000 inhabitants, of which some 500 being relatively recent Russian immigrants. Tourist attractions include Grenselandsmuseet (The Border Country Museum), which shows the history of war and peace along the Norwegian-Russian border, Sami art exhibitions by the artist John Savio and a history of the mining industry in the area.

Kirkenes was one of the most bombed towns during WWII (reportedly, second after Malta), with 320 air attacks and more than one thousand alarms. 13 houses were left in October 1944.

The secretariate of the Barents Region is located in Kirkenes. One of its tasks is to create cultural, educational and business relations across the borders in the Barents Region.

Although there is no University in Kirkenes it is possible to take part in such education at Kirkenes kompetansesenter. This institution arranges a wide variety of courses every year.

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