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Hammerfest
Finnmark, Norway · Europe
About Hammerfest
Hammerfest sits on the route: 1 hours from Ávanuorri.
Hammerfest is in Finnmark, Norway, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ávanuorri, about 52 km away.
Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/city that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The 3.02-square-kilometre (750-acre)Read more
town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of 2,610 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,800/sq mi).
The town has an ice-free harbour, including the nearby island of Melkøya, which is home to a natural gas processing station. It processes gas from the Snøhvit gas field in the Barents Sea. Rypefjord is a suburb to the south of the city. The main church for the city and municipality is Hammerfest Church. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 15 May to 31 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. Polar night, on the other hand, lasts from 23 November to 19 January. The town is visited by cruise ships from all over the world each summer. In 2016, there were about 19,000 tourists who visited the city of Hammerfest. The town also attracts winter visitors seeking northern lights experiences during the polar night season.
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Hammerfest is in Finnmark, Norway, about 52 km from Ávanuorri.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,448
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Finnmark
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 70.6631, 23.6809
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When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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