Finnmark

Finnmark^[2] (Norwegian: [ˈfɪ̀nːmɑrk] (listen); Northern Sami: Finnmárku [ˈfinːmaːrku]; Kven: Finmarku; Finnish: Ruija [ˈrui̯jɑ]; Russian: Финнмарк) is the county in Norway, that is farthest to the North, and farthest to the East. It became a county again in 2024.

Finnmark kommune Finnmárkku fylka  (Northern Sami) Finmarkun Fylkki  (Kven) Ruijan lääni  (Finnish)
Municipality
August 2009 view towards Váldatgohppi and Kunsavárri mountain in Porsanger, Norway
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Finnmark kommune Finnmark within Finnmark Show map of Finnmark Finnmark kommune Finnmark kommune (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 70°N 25°E / 70; 25
Country	Norway
County	Finnmark
Administrative centre	Vadsø
Area
• Total	48,618 km2 (18,772 sq mi)
• Land	45,757 km2 (17,667 sq mi)
• Water	2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi)  5.9%
• Rank	1 in Norway
Population  (30 September 2019)
• Total	75,540
• Rank	18 in Norway
• Density	1.55/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	2.73%
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-20
Official language form	Bokmål[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

On 28 October 2021, the Norwegian government confirmed that work has started in regard to Finnmark becoming a separate county again. ^[3] Previously, on 1 January 2020 Finnmark was merged with the neighboring county of Troms to form the new Troms og Finnmark county.^[4]

History: In one area of Finnmark the reindeer industry had mostly gone from hunting reindeers to herding reindeers (animal husbandry), by the 16th century and 17th century.^[5]

Municipalities in Finnmark