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Finnmark

Finnmark fylke
Finnmárkku fylka
County
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Coat of arms of Finnmark fylke
Coat of arms
Finnmark within Norway
Finnmark within Norway
Coordinates: 70°N 25°E / 70°N 25°E / 70; 25Coordinates: 70°N 25°E / 70°N 25°E / 70; 25
Country Norway
County Finnmark
Region Nord-Norge
County ID NO-20
Administrative centre Vadsø
Government
 • Governor Gunnar Kjønnøy
  (1998–present)
 • County mayor Runar Sjåstad
  Arbeiderpartiet
  (2007–present)
Area
 • Total 48,618 km2 (18,772 sq mi)
 • Land 45,757 km2 (17,667 sq mi)
Area rank #1 in Norway, 15.04% of Norway's land area
Population (2014)
 • Total 75,207 Increase
 • Rank 19 (1.47% of country)
 • Density 1.55/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 2.73 %
Demonym(s) Finnmarking
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Official language form Bokmål, Kvensk, and Sami
Income (per capita) 128,300 NOK
GDP (per capita) 185,563 NOK (2001)
GDP national rank 19 (0.90% of country)
Website www.ffk.no
Data from Statistics Norway
Alta airport/Alta (1961–90)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: met.no/klimastatistikk/eklima