Top Things to do in Finnmark
Things to do in Finnmark, Northern Norway: The Best Churches & Cathedrals
Lying at the very top of Europe, Finnmark is the northernmost part of Norway that reaches around Sweden and meets Finland. This is the heart of Norwegian Lapland, where Karasjok is the cultural and political seat of Sami life. Though Norway's biggest county by size, Finnmark has the fewest people. Alta, the biggest city with just 17,000, is called the Town of Northern Lights for its great views of the phenomenon. Alta Museum is largely devoted to local rock carvings from thousands of years ago.
Restaurants in Finnmark
1. Kafjord Church
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Kafjord Kirke (1836) is a long church, built in an English-inspired neo-Gothic style. The history of the church is closely linked to the copper mines. Alta’s oldest standing church is open to the public during the summer. Located east of the E6 in Kafjord, 20 km from Alta.
2. Northern Lights Cathedral
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4.5 based on 388 reviews
Reviewed By Davvebiegga - Germany, null
I am completely non-religious, but I like to visit churches in the Nordic countries. The rather new church is really very particular and unusual. There is a small entrance fee and you can also purchase a ticket for the very interesting Northern Lights Museum in the basement of the church.
3. Church of Arctic Sea
4. Honningsvag Church
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4.0 based on 62 reviews
The municipality’s oldest building, constructed in 1885. After WWII it was home for the population while the remaining buildings were reconstructed.
Reviewed By petermY2777LY - Melbourne, Australia
This church seems to be the only one in Honningsvag and has a cemetry attached as do many small town churches.
5. Alta Church
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4.0 based on 86 reviews
Alta Church is located in Bossekop and is a long church of wood/timber with a rear gallery, originally built in 1858 in an English-inspired neo-Gothic style.
Reviewed By SouthBucksTraveller
Worth a visit to see the inside as well as the outside. we did it in snow which made it look even better
6. Hammerfest Church
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4.0 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By wondereyes - Bucharest, Romania
I read before being there about this church while I was doing my documentation for the trip. It made me curios, and it worth to visit it. First the person in charge was so nice to wait us to visit it as it was supposed to close. Unfortunately, He was not speaking English, for sure we should have get more information, but I remeber his kindness to let us share the beauty of this church. It is a modern church but If you read on visitnorway site you can have the information to know what to look for: the shape like the drying fish racks, the stainless glass behind the altar brings such a colored light that makes you fell joy and peace, the wood carvings on the organ wall, the stone mosaic behind the altar made from norvegian stones. Allocate half an hour and you will not regret it. It seems that also the reindeers love it as the are "parking" close to it for rest.
7. Oksfjord Kirke
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Kirkenes Church
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4.0 based on 38 reviews
This church is owned and operated by The Church of Norway, the largest religious community in the country. It is an Evangelical-Lutheran church, and approx. 69% of the Norwegian population belong to it. There are eight cemeteries and six church buildings in Sør-Varanger parish. The first church building was consecrated in 1862 it was the district’s main church until it was destroyed by fire in 1944 after being bombed by Soviet planes. (Kirkenes was an important German port under the Second World War.) Only the spire remained. This was removed from the ruins and today can be seen standing in the left corner of the present church, together with a picture of the old building. The new church, was finished in 1959. The architect was Sofus Haugen. The church is open during services, and we try to keep it open from Tuesday to Friday if our staff does not have other activities in the district churches. Information about upcoming services can be found on the information board or website.
