Kirkenes & Eastern Finnmark

Arctic adventures by the Russian border

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Getting here and around

By plane:

• Kirkenes Airport is one of the regional hubs for air travel, and offers several daily flights to and from Oslo.
• From Kirkenes Airport, there are also connecting flights to many smaller communities in the region and beyond, such as Vadsø, Vardø, Båtsfjord, Berlevåg and Mehamn.
• There are also connections by air to Alta and Tromsø.

By road:

• Long-distance express buses connect the region to points beyond, but departures are not frequent, so research and planning is required.
• There are daily bus connections from Kirkenes to Murmansk in Russia, and more sporadically to Rovaniemi in Finland. Pre-booking and visa might be required.
• Roads have a high standard, and are for the most part open all year, with the exception of mountain passes serving small fishing villages on the coast. These are usually closed a few times during winter.

By boat:

• Kirkenes is the northern terminus for Hurtigruten, the Norwegian Coastal Voyage, and in this region it calls at Kjøllefjord, Mehamn, Berlevåg, Båtsfjord, Vardø and Vadsø on its way there.
• Hurtigruten turns around in Kirkenes and goes back to Bergen in Western Norway, calling at the same ports on the way back, except Vadsø.

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