Finnmark & the Far North
Finnmark is Norway's largest and most remote county, a land of open tundra, Sami reindeer herding, and the long road north to the North Cape (Nordkapp). Distances are huge and the weather is serious, but the sense of reaching the very top of Europe is like nowhere else.
Scenic drives
All scenic routes
Havøysund
Måsøy, Finnmark
A treeless drive to the edge of the Arctic Ocean through reindeer country and sculptural rest stops.
Varanger
Finnmark
Arctic-tundra birding country at Norway's far northeast, ending at a Zumthor-and-Bourgeois memorial in Vardø.
Themed routes
All themed routesFinnmark's edge: Nordkapp
Finnmark
The drive to the North Cape cliff, the lighthouse coast at the very top of mainland Europe.
67 km · about 1 h 15 min drive
North Cape under the midnight sun
Finnmark
Drive to the North Cape to watch the midnight sun hang over the Arctic Ocean from Europe's edge.
173 km · about 3 h 15 min drive
Varanger midnight sun
Finnmark
The big-sky tundra coast of Varanger, a birdwatcher's midnight-sun drive at the far northeast corner.
153 km · about 2 h 45 min drive
Witch-trial coast of Varanger
Finnmark
The stark Varanger coast and the Steilneset memorial to those burned in Norway's witch trials.
61 km · about 1 h drive
Varanger Arctic ride
Finnmark
Big-sky, low-traffic riding along the treeless Varanger coast at Norway's far northeast tip.
61 km · about 4 h by bike
Places to see
All 52 places
Adventdalen
Finnmark
Anárjohka National Park
Finnmark
Barentsburg Pomor Museum
Finnmark
Berlevåg harbour museum
Finnmark
Bjørndalen
Finnmark
Bøkfjord Lighthouse
Finnmark
Claravågen
Finnmark
Colesdalen
Finnmark
Diehtosiida
Finnmark
Finnkongkeila
Finnmark
Foldalbruket kystkultursenter
Finnmark
Forlandet National Park
Finnmark
Fruholmen Lighthouse
Finnmark
Fuglenes Lighthouse
Finnmark
Garpholmen lighthouse
Finnmark
Harefossen
Finnmark
Helnes Lighthouse
Finnmark
Holmengrå
Finnmark
Hornsund lighthouse
Finnmark
Indre Wijdefjorden National Park
Finnmark
Kapp Linné Lighthouse
Finnmark
Khevaskoski Reservoir
Finnmark
Kjerringdalen
Finnmark
Kjølnes Lighthouse
Finnmark