Finnmark is a county in the northern part of Norway.
Måsøy is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten, and Snefjord. The municipality is located on the mainland as well as several islands.
Hammerfest is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality being the town of Hammerfest which is considered the northernmost town in the world with more than 5,000 inhabitants. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Kvalsund, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord i Kvaløya, Akkarfjord i Sørøya, and Kårhamn.
Alta Airport is an international airport in the city of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is located at Elvebakken, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) east of the city center. It has a single, 2,253-meter (7,392 ft) runway numbered 11/29, which lies on the southern shore of the Altafjord. Alta Airport is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor, and served 368,393 passengers in 2014, making it the busiest airport in Finnmark.
Rypefjord is a village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located just south of the town of Hammerfest on the western side of the large island of Kvaløya. Rypefjord was the main population centre of the former municipality of Sørøysund. Fjordtun primary school is located in Rypefjord.
Sørøysund is a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 826-square-kilometre (319 sq mi) municipality existed from 1852 until its dissolution in 1992. The area is now part of Hammerfest Municipality. The administrative centre of Sørøysund was the town of Hammerfest, even though the town was not part of Sørøysund Municipality. Notable villages in the municipality included Akkarfjord, Forsøl, Kårhamn, and Rypefjord.
Oldervik may refer to the following locations:
Hammerfest Airport is a regional airport at Prærien just outside the town of Hammerfest in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is operated by the state-owned Avinor and handled 145,396 passengers in 2014, making it the third-busiest regional airport in the country. The airport has a 880-meter (2,890 ft) runway aligned 05/23. Services are provided by Widerøe using the Dash 8-100. Up to eight daily flights are provided to Tromsø and public service obligation flights are flown eastwards to other airports in Finnmark. The airport is the base for offshore helicopter services operated by Bristow Norway and CHC Helikopter Service. An estimated 40,000 people from Hammerfest Airport's catchment area annually use Alta Airport for flights to Oslo.
Alta District Court was the district court based in the town of Alta in Finnmark county, Norway. The court served Alta Municipality and Loppa Municipality. The court was subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge Bjørnar K. Leistad. This court employed a chief judge, another judge and four prosecutors.
Store Kamøya or Store Kamøy may refer to the following places in Norway:
Lille Kamøya may refer to the following places in Norway:
Alta is a town in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality and the major commercial centre in the western part of the county. The town is located on the southern end of Altafjorden at the mouth of the river Altaelva. There are several suburbs around the town. Kåfjord, Kvenvik, and Jiepmaluokta lie to the west; Øvre Alta and Tverrelvdalen lie to the south; and Rafsbotn lies to the east. The famous rock carvings at Alta lie just to the west of the town.
Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The 3.02-square-kilometre (750-acre) town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the town a population density of 2,610 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,800/sq mi).
Hammerfest Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Hammerfest. It is the church for the Hammerfest parish which is the seat of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1961 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 525 people.
Hammerfest District Court was a district court based in the town of Hammerfest in Finnmark county, Norway. The court served the northern part of the county which included Hammerfest Municipality, Hasvik Municipality, Måsøy Municipality, and Nordkapp Municipality. The court was subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge Anders Flock Bachmann. This court employed a chief judge, two other judges and three prosecutors.
Akkarfjord or Akkarfjorden may refer to:
Troms og Finnmark was a county in northern Norway that existed from 2020 to 2023. The county was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform. It was the largest county by area in Norway, encompassing about 75,000 square kilometres (29,000 sq mi), and was formed by the merger of the former Finnmark and Troms counties in addition to Tjeldsund Municipality from Nordland county.
Vestre Finnmark District Court is a district court located in northern Norway. This court is based at two different courthouses which are located in Alta and Hammerfest. The court serves 7 municipalities in the eastern part of Finnmark county and Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county. The court in Alta accepts cases from the municipalities of Alta, Loppa, and Kvænangen. The court in Hammerfest accepts cases from the municipalities of Hasvik, Hammerfest, Måsøy, Nordkapp, and Porsanger. The court is subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
