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Finnmark


Name	Finnmark
Native Name	Finnmárkku fylka
Idnumber	20
Capital	Vadsø
Governor	Gunnar Kjønnøy
Governor Date	1998
Mayor	Runar Sjåstad
Mayor Date	2007
Mayor Party	Arbeiderpartiet
Region	Nord-Norge
Arearank	1
Area	48618
Arealand	45757
Areapercent	15.04
Language	Bokmål, Kvensk, and Sami
Population As Of	2008
Populationrank	19
Population	72,812
Populationpercent	1.60
Populationdensity	2
Populationincrease	-4.2
Gdp As Of	2001
Gdprank	19
Gdppercent	0.90
Gdpcapita	185,563
Incomecapita	128,300
Demonym	Finnmarking
Coatofarms	Finnmark_våpen.svg
Munwebpage	www.ffk.no

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or Finnmárku (Northern Sami) is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland (Lapland) to the south and Russia (Murmansk Oblast) to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and northeast.

The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardøhus amt, and since 2002, has had two official names: Finnmark (Norwegian) and Finnmárku (Sami language). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is the largest and least populated county of Norway.

Situated at the Northernmost part of continental Europe, where Norway swings eastward, Finnmark has always been an area where east meets west, in culture as well as in nature and geography. Vardø, the easternmost municipality in the country, is located farther east than St. Petersburg and Istanbul.

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