Finnmark

Finnmark (;  ; ;  ; ) is the county in Norway, that is farthest to the North, and farthest to the East. It became a county again in 2024.

History
In one area of Finnmark the reindeer industry had mostly gone from hunting reindeers to herding reindeers (animal husbandry), by the 16th century and 17th century.https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/xl/lars-monsen-pa-varangerhalvoya_-fangstanlegget-vi-helst-ikke-skal-snakke-om-1.17132887. Retrieved 2025-01-20

Time as part of county Troms og Finnmark (2020 until end of 2023)
On 28 October 2021, the Norwegian government confirmed that work has started in regard to Finnmark becoming a separate county again.
 Previously, on 1 January 2020 Finnmark was merged with the neighboring county of Troms to form the new Troms og Finnmark county.

Politics
In 2025, there was a parliamentary election. Media says that the county's four (new) MPs, will be 2 from the Labour Party, 1 from the Progress Party, and one from MDG; https://www.vg.no/valg/norge/2025/resultater/st/valgdistrikt/finnmark-finnmarku. Retrieved 2025-09-30 There are 169 MPs in Norway.

Labour Party got [c. 28% or] 28.1% of the votes, in Finnmark county (in 2025).https://www.nrk.no/valg/2025/resultat/56. Retrieved 2025-09-16
Progress Party, [c. 24% or] 24.5% of the votes
Pasientfokus, [c. 10% or] 10.4 %% of the votes
Red (party), [c. 9% or] 9.8% of the votes


 Sources 

 Other reading 



 Norwegian Meteorological Institute (24-hr averages, 1961–90 base period)



 Other websites 

Stone age in Finnmark
Finnmark county administration
Finnmark at the official travel guide to Norway
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