Northern Norway Facts for Kids

Northern Norway is a geographical region of Norway. It is the three northernmost counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark.

Northern Norway has a total of about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in Northern Norway (from south to north) are Mo i Rana, Bodø, Narvik, Harstad, Tromsø and Alta. Northern Norway is often described as the land of the midnight sun and the land of the northern lights.

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Some of the major islands in Northern Norway
The islands along the coast creates sheltered sounds on the inside, as here at Senja.
Målselva is one of the larger rivers; Målselv municipality.
National parks in Northern Norway. Lomsdal-Visten National Park was established May 2009 (no 30). Børgefjell National Park is shared with Nord-Trøndelag and does not show up on map.
The many fjords vary in size and topography. The bedrock and soil in the surrounding land also varies. Eidsfjorden in Sortland, Vesterålen.
Rock carvings at Alta
The medieval Alstahaug Church.
Gullgubber from the Iron Age, the oldest Toreutics in Northern Europe; this one found in Kongsvik, Tjeldsund, Nordland.
Cod fisheries have for more than 1,000 years been of great economic importance to the region. From Svolvær harbour by Gunnar Berg.
Bodø was an important air base during the Cold War. In more recent years, Norwegian F-16s have deployed to Balkans and Afghanistan.
Samediggi – the Sami Parliament in Karasjok.
Treriksrøysa where Norway, Sweden and Finland meet each other.
Russian immigration and travel to Kirkenes has prompted the need for street names in Russian.
Fish farming is one of the largest industries; more than half a million ton of salmon produced annually in Northern Norway for the world market
Reindeer at sunset near Bugøynes.
The main fjords remain ice-free all year, but some narrow and shallower fjord branches – like Ramfjord near Tromsø – often freeze over in winter.
Cloudberries and bilberries (European blueberries)
Winter in Balsfjord, the northernmost municipality in Norway with fairly large agricultural activity.
Aurora Borealis in Tromsø.
Beach at Vega, this part of the region has a temperate oceanic climate.
Tromsø street in March 2006. Snow cover persists for many months in most areas, this also insulates the ground from the cold.
Svartisen glacier is dependent on heavy snow in winter. The western side of the mountains get up to 2,000 millimetres (79 in) precipitation annually, such as Glomfjord.
Part of Tromsø's waterfront
Bodø is well connected with airport, railway, road and harbor
Train on the Ofoten Line crossing the mountains from Sweden to Narvik, which is the largest port in Northern Norway due to the iron ore shipment
Hurtigruta in Raftsund near Trollfjord.
The European route E6 is the main road to the north; Storjord in Saltdal by the E6 is situated just north of the Arctic Circle.

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