Nesseby

Nesseby, or Unjárga, is a municipality in Norway's northernmost county, Finnmark.

Settlements include Varangerbotn,
Nesseby (settlement),
Bunes (Nesseby),
Gandvik,
Karlebotn,
Klubbvik,
Meskelv,
Nyborg (settlement in Finnmark)
Nyelv,
Reahpen,
Vesterelv,

History
Until 1915, skeletons (of c. 130 humans) were dug up (and taken) from where they were buried, and sold;https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/onsker-a-gjenbegrave-130-levninger-i-samisk-kommune-1.16629532. Retrieved 2024-03-22 Some of those skeletons were used for research.

During WW II, a prison camp was started (at Vesterelv) for [foreign] prisoners; The Nazi government of Germany ruled over Norway.

The last fighting in Norway, between Soviet forces and German forces, happened (in Varangerbotn map) in November 1944.Uten russisk representasjon er 75-årsmarkeringen meningsløs og bør avlyses . Nordlys. Retrieved 15 August 2018. Quote: «Bård A. Berg - UIT NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET [...] 611 russiske soldater mistet livet på norsk jord i felttoget som jaget tyskerne bort, og 1501 ble såret. De siste kampene mellom sovjetiske og tyske styrker sto i Varangerbotn 6. november 1944. Russerne stoppet framrykningen i Rustefjelbma [...], og tyskerne flyktet videre mot Troms. Ingen norske soldater deltok i felttoget.»

Administration
The municipal council is elected until late 2027.
7 council members are from Felleslista i Nesseby, including the mayor Berit Ranveig Nilssenhttps://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5636. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-26
7 from Labour party
1 from Socialist Left party

(The 15 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)

In 2025, there was a parliamentary election.
Labour Party got [c. 32% or] 32.9% of the votes.nrk.no/valg/2025/resultat/56/5636. Retrieved 2025-09-17
Progress Party, [c. 17% or] 17.8% of the votes
Red (party), [c. 15% or] 15.9% of the votes
Socialist Left party, [c. 10% or] 10.8% of the votes
Centre Party (Norway), [c. 6% or] 6.8% of the votes

The county hall is in Varangerbotn.https://www.sagat.no/etterlyser-informasjon-om-tilfluktsrom/19.31574. Retrieved 2025-07-20

Culture
Places for sacrifice, have been found; A [stone where one could put something to sacrifice, or] sacrificial stone, was broken up and removed by road workers (2023).https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/statens-vegvesen-betaler-200.000-kroner-i-bot-for-a-ha-odelagt-offerstein-i-nesseby-1.17377754. Retrieved 2025-04-10

Related pages
List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

 References 

Category:Municipalities of Finnmark