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Finnmark

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Finnmark , county (1995 pop. 76,668), 18,783 sq mi (46,648 sq km), N Norway, bordering on the Arctic Ocean in the north, on the Barents Sea in the east, on Russia in the southeast, and on Finland in the south. It forms the northernmost part of the Scandinavian peninsula and is the largest—but least populated—county of Norway. The main towns are Vadsø (the capital) and Hammerfest. Its coast is deeply indented by large fjords, notably the Tanafjord and the Varangerfjord. There are numerous islands off the coast; on one of them is North Cape. The population consists largely of... Read more

Finnmark
Finnmark, Norway A county whose name means ‘Borderland of the Finns’ from the Norwegian finne and mark ‘march’ or ‘borderland’. Read more

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...within the Arctic Circle. It includes the Norwegian provinces of Finnmark and Troms and part of Nordland; the Swedish historic province...where formerly they were called Finns (hence the province name Finnmark). Lapp institutions in Norway include a parliament (est. 1989... Read more

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	Carbonate isotope chemostratigraphy suggests revisions to the geological history of the West Finnmark Caledonides, northern Norway ; ...structurally upper Kalak Nappe Complex) in West Finnmark, northern Norway, indicate that the marbles...regarding the tectonostratigraphy of the West Finnmark Caledonides be revised. Combined with...orogenesis. This work shows that the West Finnmark Caledonides share a generally similar... Read more
	Hitting the Finnmark ; 00-00-0000 Headline: Hitting the Finnmark Byline: Irit Mathias Edition; City Lights...Sunlight transforms the landscape of Finnmark. In bright sunlight, the water is turquoise...personality and the landscape. A trip to Finnmark, the northernmost part of Norway, bordered... Read more
	Braathens likely to take over Finnmark routes - claim.(Brief Article) ; ...January 2002-Braathens likely to take over Finnmark routes - claim (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...over the commercial routes to and from Finnmark, Norway when the two airlines switch...both airlines making a profit, reported Finnmark Dagblad, a Norwegian newspaper. The airlines... Read more
	KING CRAB TO ENRICH FINNMARK ; A parliamentary majority hopes that Finnmark's the king crab population can be turned into an economic resource. When the issue...increased fishing for king crabs could help secure jobs and economic development in Finnmark.(Source: Odin.dep.no) Read more
	Statkraft builds wind farm in Finnmark.(power facility)(Brief Article) ; ...BUSINESS REPORT-21 September 2005-Statkraft builds wind farm in Finnmark(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Norwegian...wind farm will be Statkraft's first wind power facility in the Finnmark region. The project, which is to begin immediately, has an... Read more
	Norwegian state wants to reduce reindeer numbers in western Finnmark.(Brief Article) ; ...2004-Norwegian state wants to reduce reindeer numbers in western Finnmark(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Norwegian state wants to reduce the number of reindeer in the western Finnmark area. The demand to reduce the number of reindeer by more than... Read more
	NEW EFTA AGREEMENT HELPS FINNMARK AND TROMS RETAIN EXEMPTION ; Employers in Finnmark and North Troms will retain their exemption frompaying employers' National Insurance contributions, after agreement wasreached... Read more
	SAMI ASSEMBLY ANGERED BY STORTING'S FINNMARK LEGISLATION ; The Government's proposed new legislation on Finnmark has provoked anger in the Sami Assembly. "The men who adopted Norway's first constitution in 1814 never asked the Danish authorities... Read more
	Aker Seafoods ASA sells trawler.(Finnmark Havsfiske AS divests)(Brief Article) ; ...1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Norwegian seafood group Aker Seafoods ASA said on Monday (23 May) that Finnmark Havsfiske AS, a company in which Aker Seafoods holds a majority stake, had agreed to sell the trawler Barents Eagle. The sales... Read more
	Early Silurian magmatism and the Scandian evolution of the Kalak Nappe Complex, Finnmark, Arctic Norway ; ...orogenic events, Porsanger (pre-800 Ma), Finnmarkian (490-540 Ma) and Scandian (400-425 Ma...Schist cannot have been affected by Finnmarkian or Porsanger orogenesis and cannot be...Sry Succession, Caledonides, Scandian, Finnmarkian, Laurentia. Determining the absolute... Read more

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	NORWAY: PM DECLARED PERSONA NON GRATA IN FINNMARK.(Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg)(Brief Article)
	NORWAY: CONSERVATIVES IN FINNMARK OPPOSE SAMI RULE.(Brief Article)
	NORWAY: KING CRAB TO ENRICH FINNMARK.(king crab population )(Brief Article)

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