Cruises from Kirkenes
Kirkenes is a town in the extreme NE part of Norway on the Bøkfjorden, a branch of the Varanger Fjord, which is a vast bay connected to the Barents Sea. The town is situated about 400 km north of the Arctic Circle, and just 7 km from Norway’s borders with Russia and Finland. The midnight sun shines from May 17 to July 21.
Read moreWhen cruise ships reach North Cape, the northernmost point of mainland Europe, another 300 km along the coast is Kirkines, and a further 200 km reaches the Russian port of Murmansk. Kirkenes has an urban population of about 8000.
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