Porsanggerfjord

Porsanger has a population of almost 4000 inhabitants, many of whom have a Sami background. In the 18th century also many people settled along the Porsanggerfjord, who fled from famine and war in Finland in those days. These people are known today as Kven. The name of the Porsangerfjord originates from the Sami words borsi, which means waterfall, and angr, which means fjord. In terms of length, this is the fourth longest fjord in Norway. A little west of the fjord and the village of Lakselv, lies Stabbursdalen National Park, with the northernmost pine forest of the world. Here the midnight sun stays above the horizon each year from 16 May to 27 July and the polar night lasts from 25th November to 16 January.