Finnmark was a county in the northern part of Norway.
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Name, Finnmark, derives from the Old Norse form of the name was Finnmork.
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Finnmark is situated in the Aurora Borealis zone, and because of the dry climate with frequent clear skies, Alta Municipality was early chosen as a location for the study of this strange light phenomenon.
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The Finnmark Estate was governed in tandem by the Finnmark County Municipality and the Sami Parliament of Norway.
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Coastal areas of Finnmark were colonized by Norwegians beginning in the 10th century, and there are stories describing clashes with the Karelians.
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Finnmark first became subject to increased colonization in the 18th and 19th century.
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Finnmark was given the status of an Amt in the 19th century.
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Finnic Kven residents of Finnmark are largely descendants of Finnish-speaking immigrants who arrived in the area in the 18th century from Meanmaa, and later in the 19th century from Finland, suffering from famine and war.
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Lakselv, in central Finnmark, is sometimes referred to as "meeting place for three tribes".
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