84333°E / 69.39833; 25.84333 The border between Norway and Finland is 736 kilometers (457 mi) long. It is a land and river border between two tripoints. The...
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essentially remains the same border today. In 1920 Petsamo was ceded to Finland and the border became part of the Finland–Norway border. Petsamo was ceded to...
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The borders of Finland are the dividing lines between it and the neighbouring countries of Norway, Russia and Sweden. The total length of land borders (incl...
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give-and-take. Based on that, in 1752–1765 border cairns were erected between Norway and Sweden including Finland, which mostly remain today. Since the Sami...
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Halti (category Finland–Norway border)
Halti (Finnish: Halti, rarely Haltiatunturi, Northern Sami: Háldičohkka, Swedish: Haldefjäll) is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland. The peak...
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The international border between Finland and Russia is 1,340 km (830 mi) long and runs approximately north to south, mostly through taiga forests and sparsely...
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Finland–Norway relations are the foreign relations between Finland and Norway. The states share the Finland-Norway border. Both countries established...
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The Finland–Sweden border (or Finnish–Swedish border) is the border between the countries of Finland and Sweden. Almost the entire border runs through...
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Three-Country Cairn (category Finland–Norway border)
Treriksröset) is the tripoint at which the international borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet, and the name of the monument that marks the point...
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The Finnish Border Guard (FBG, Finnish: Rajavartiolaitos, RVL; Swedish: Gränsbevakningsväsendet, GBV) is the agency responsible for enforcing the security...
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Treriksrøysa (category Finland–Norway border)
'Three-Country Cairn') is a cairn which marks the tripoint where the borders between Norway, Finland, and Russia meet. The site is on a hill called Muotkavaara...
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Borders of Norway may refer to: The Norway-Finland border The Norway-Russia border The Norway-Sweden border This set index article includes a list of...
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Njiävđám (Inari Sami), and Näätämö (Finnish), previously also Näytämö) is a village area in the Sápmi area along the Finland–Norway border with about 250 inhabitants...
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Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn (category Finland–Norway border)
to Norway and the Lyngen Line—although some entrenched German forces still remained in Finland at Kilpisjärvi in the corridor leading to the border tripoint...
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6% of Norwegians would vote 'No' in a referendum to join the European Union. Norway shares land borders with two EU member states, namely Finland and Sweden...
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European route E45 (section Norway and Finland)
and/or the Orte-Rome segment. Norway E45: Alta – Kautokeino – Norway/ Finland border Finland Kt 93: Norway/ Finland border – Hetta – Palojoensuu Vt 21 /...
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Paatsjoki (category Norway–Russia border)
a river that flows through Finland, Norway, and Russia. Since 1826, the river has marked parts of the Norway–Russia border, except from 1920 to 1944 when...
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The Tana (Finnish: Teno [ˈteno] or Tenojoki; Northern Sami: Deatnu [ˈtea̯tnuː]; Norwegian: Tana/Tanaelva; Swedish: Tana älv) is a 361-kilometre (224 mi)...
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Karigasniemi (category Finland–Norway border crossings)
municipality of Utsjoki in Finland. It lies at the foot of Mount Ailigás. The village is situated on the border between Norway and Finland 18 kilometres (11 mi)...
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Muotkavaara (category Finland–Norway border)
border of Norway and Russia was demarcated in 1826, while Finland was an autonomous part of Russia. Furthermore in 1833, it was ruled that the border...
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Scandinavian Peninsula (category Geography of Finland)
Norway and the northwestern area of Finland. The name of the peninsula is derived from the term Scandinavia, the cultural region of Denmark, Norway and...
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Winter War (redirect from Invasion of Finland)
the Finnish border. When Finland refused, the Soviets invaded. Most sources conclude that the Soviet Union had intended to conquer all of Finland, and...
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Skafferhullet (category Norway–Russia border crossings)
historical border crossing point along the Norway–Russia border (formerly it was on the Finland–Norway border and Soviet–Norway border). The border crossing...
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Kautokeino (village) (category Populated places of Arctic Norway)
the village of Masi and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Finland–Norway border. The 2.59-square-kilometre (640-acre) village has a population (2023)...
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Lapp Codicil of 1751 (category Legal history of Norway)
along the Finland–Norway border, and in 1852, the border of Norway–Finland/Russia was closed, causing trouble for the Sami, who needed the Finnish forests...
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Näätämöjoki (Norwegian: Neidenelva) - flows to Norway Tana (Finnish: Teno, Norwegian: Tanaelva) - flows to Norway, border between Finland and Norway Utsjoki...
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The Norway–Russia border barrier is an international border barrier built by Norway on the Norway–Russia border. Construction of the barrier began in...
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River where it adjoins the international border. It rises at the lake Torneträsk near the border with Norway and flows generally southeast for a distance...
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border outside of a border station. Iron Curtain in Europe and Asia: apart from the direct border between the former Soviet Union and Norway/Finland,...
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Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia...
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