Kirkenes

Kirkenes has served as an iron-ore mining centre in Sør-Varanger since the early 20th century. Set on Bøkfjorden, a branch of the Varangerfjord near Norway’s northeastern border, it has an Arctic maritime character shaped by the Barents Sea. Mining at Bjørnevatn helped establish the modern town, while Kirkenes became a strategic target during the Second World War; Andersgrotta, its wartime air-raid shelter, preserves that memory. The town remains a meeting point for Norwegian, Sámi, Finnish and Russian connections in the far north. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Finnmark connects regionally.

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