What to do and see in Porsanger Municipality, Northern Norway: The Best Things to do

Arctic Ilo is a small Family run business that provides authentic tailormade packages and trips winter and summer. We would recomend a King Crab Safari as a good Activity in the Porsanger region. We provide high quality accomodation and private fishing a long side river Lakselva and river Veidneselva.

Stabbursnes Nature House and Museum is an information center for nature and culture in Finnmark and a National Park Visitor Center for Stabbursdalen National Park. The center offers: Standing exhibit of Finnmark's nature and culture. Film about Stabbursdalen National park and the Lappish seasons Sale of coffee/tea/refreshments Sale of souvenirs, books, postcards and works by local artisans Nature walk and guided thematic trips Conducted tour in the museum (Norwegian, English) must be ordered 2 days in advance. NATURE TRAIL We offer a nature walk that starts at the parking lot and goes to Stabbursneset. The trail partly follows the Stabbursnes Nature Reservation. It is approximately 2,8 km one way and you retrace your steps when returning. It will take about 45 minutes each way. The path is well marked, and easy to follow. It goes through woods, along the river, and on top of the Stabbursnes plateau were there is a magnificent view of the inner Porsanger Fjord. You may buy a small booklet describing the nature and walk at the Nature House.

Porsanger municipality is in the very centre of Norwegian Lapland, stretching from the Finnmark mountain plain in the south, via fertile river valleys and the Porsangerfjord, to the Arctic Ocean in the north. This municipality has thousands of lakes teeming with fish and wonderful salmon fishing rivers. A trip through Porsanger is also a journey through a diverse culture and history. Porsanger has a strong multi-cultural appeal. In addition to Norwegian, the population speaks Sami and Kven/Finnish daily. Lakselv, the municipal centre, has an excellent range of services, with shops, cafes and restaurants. Lakselv Airport Banak is only 1.5 km from the town centre, and is the central charter and cargo airport for Norwegian Lapland.

Porsánggu Musea presents Sámi, Kven and Norwegian cultural history. The collection is related to enterprises such as fishing and agriculture, households and daily life. The museum's exhibition is in the old schoolhouse in Skoganvarre, where, among other items, the war history of the Porsanger area is presented.