10 Facts About Finnmark

Finnmark was a county in the northern part of Norway.

Name, Finnmark, derives from the Old Norse form of the name was Finnmork.

Finnmark is the northernmost and easternmost county in Norway .

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.

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.

Finnmark first became subject to increased colonization in the 18th and 19th century.

Finnmark was given the status of an Amt in the 19th century.

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.

Lakselv, in central Finnmark, is sometimes referred to as "meeting place for three tribes".