Kirkenes
in Sør-Varanger of Finnmark Fylke, Norway
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Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (4 mi) - Vadsø Airport (24 mi)
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes (49 mi)
- Båtsfjord Airport (61 mi)
- Berlevåg Airport (82 mi)
- Mehamn Airport (104 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 69.727 and 30.046 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 69° 43' 37" and E 30° 2' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:51 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 2:55 am and 8:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Kirkenes
Kirkenes in Sør-Varanger (Finnmark Fylke) with it's 3,282 citizens is a town in Norway about 876 mi (or 1,410 km) north-east of Oslo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Kirkenes is now 01:51 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports near Kirkenes. The closest airport in Norway is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vadso, Batsfjord, Vardo, Berlevag and Vuonnabahta. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 33 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Night Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-2°C (29 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
0°C (32 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
1°C (33 °F)
-3°C (27 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SCANDIC KIRKENES
Barents Frokosthotell
THON HOTEL KIRKENES
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
one day in Kirkenes/2013
04/11/2013 video, photo. Kirkenes, Норвегия photographer Oboyshchikov Evgeny (Johnny Truelove)
Husky Sledge Adventure in Kirkenes, #RealNorway
While sailing above the Arctic Circle on one of he Hurtigruten ships that combine delivery of supplies to remote towns in northern Norway with passenger cruises, I had the opportunity to take...
KIRKENES (NORWAY) 19.08.2009
KIRKENES (NORWAY) 19.08.2009 CONFINE RUSSIA STRADA PER MURMANSK.
Afternoon in Kirkenes
Some clips from the market and the streets around.
Lørdag 7. feb i Kirkenes
Jeg har ruslet en tur i byen idag og tatt noen filmklipp. This is from the city Kirkenes in eastern Finnmark close to the Russian border.
Morten Blien på Kirkenes Watercross 2014.
Morten Blien's beste kvalik run under Kirkenes Watercross 2014. Dato. 02.08.2014 Sted. Førstevannet, Kirkenes Morten Blien's best qualify run at Kirkenes Watercross 2014 in Kirkenes, Norway....
The End of the Border, Stefano Cagol @ Kirkenes, backstage
The video documentation shows backstage of artist Stefano Cagol's project 'The End of the Border' on March 18, 2013 in Kirkenes (N), final destination of his expedition. The project THE END...
Snow Mobile in a fjord to Kirkenes!
02 Janvier 2013. Nous faisons de la moto neige sur la mer de Barents dans un fjord ou ce trouve 20cm de glace. Le Barents Safari.
Center of Kirkenes (Norway) - Центр Киркенеса (Норвегия)
Center of Kirkenes (Norway) http://youtu.be/QnfL8Ztt1F0 Центр Киркенеса (Норвегия)
Mina settes ut 4. juni 2013 av Kirkenes kran og transport
Due to winter ice conditions in Kirkenes harbour I need to lift the boat out of the water after seasons end. The happy moment is when we can lift her out in the water again :-)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line
The Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line, or the Sydvaranger Line (Sydvarangerbanen), is a 8.5-kilometer long railway line between Kirkenes and Bjørnevatn in Sør-Varanger, Norway. Owned by the private mining company Northern Iron, the single-track railway is solely used to haul 20 daily iron ore trains from Bjørnevatn Mine to the port at Kirkenes. It was the world's northern-most railway until 2010.
Kirkenes Station
Kirkenes Station is a former railway station, located at Kirkenes in Sør-Varanger, Norway, that was the terminus of the Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line.
Haganes, Finnmark
Haganes is a residential neighborhood of Kirkenes in Sør-Varanger, Norway.
Centre for High North Logistics
Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL, Norwegian: Senter for nordområdelogistikk) is a Norwegian foundation which works to investigate ways to develop logistics solutions in the Arctic region. Among the aims of the centre is that of collecting information to facilitate an opening up of the Northern Sea Route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The administration of the center is located in Kirkenes on the north-eastern Barents Sea coast of Norway.
Bøkfjorden
Bøkfjorden is a fjord in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 23-kilometre long fjord is a southern branch off of the main Varangerfjorden. The river Pasvikelva empties into the Bøkfjorden at the village of Elvenes (which lies only about 1,500 metres from the Norway–Russia border. The town of Kirkenes lies on the shore of the fjord. The large island of Skogsøya lies on the western side of the fjord. The Bøkfjord Lighthouse is located in the mouth of the Bøkfjorden.
Kirkenes Church
Kirkenes Church is the main parish church in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kirkenes, just off the European route E6 highway. The church is part of the Sør-Varanger parish in the Varanger deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The concrete and wood church was built in 1959 and it seats about 275 people.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kirkenes.
Bjørkheim: E6 Kirkenes syd, Bjørkheim (source)
Kirkenes: Fylke − Bøkfjorden, Kirkenes (source)
Kirkenes: Himmelstigen, Kirkenes (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kirkenes, Хиркенес, Κίρκενες, کیرکنس, Kirkkoniemi, KKN, キルケネス, 시르케네스, Kirkenesas, Киркенес, Girkonjárga, Ћирћенес, Кіркенес, 希尔克内斯
