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Finnmarken

Finnmark fylke
Finnmárkku fylka
County
August 2009 view towards Váldatgohppi and Kunsavárri mountain in Porsanger, Norway
August 2009 view towards Váldatgohppi and Kunsavárri mountain in Porsanger, Norway
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 Northern 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)
Climate chart ()
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: met.no/klimastatistikk/eklima