The border between Norway and Finland is 736 kilometers (457 mi) long.[1] It is a land and river border between two tripoints. The western tripoint is marked by Treriksröset, a concrete cairn where both countries border Sweden. The eastern tripoint is marked by Treriksrøysa, a stone cairn where both countries border Russia.[2]
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The border was defined in a treaty from 1751, but was then a part of the border between the Kingdom of Sweden, ruling Finland, and Denmark-Norway. In the period 1738-1751 there were field investigations and negotiations on the border, although the Finnish part needed less negotiation. Cairns were erected after that with the last one at Nesseby in 1766. After Finland became the Grand Duchy of Finland, a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire, and the independent Kingdom of Norway was evoked into but in personal union with Sweden under the Swedish King, a treaty was again negotiated in 1816 with Russia. Defining the easternmost part of the borderzone. Between 1920 and 1944, the Petsamo area belonged to Finland, so the Finland–Norway border extended along the present Norway–Russia border to the ocean. The 1751 treaty also granted the Sami people the right to cross the border freely, including their reindeer, as they always had done. In 1852, the border of Norway–Finland/Russia was closed, causing trouble for the Sami, who needed the Finnish forests for reindeer winter grazing.
The Finland–Norway border is open as both countries are part of the Schengen Area. It is legal to cross the border anywhere if no customs declaration or passport check is needed. A treaty gives the customs officers of one country the right to carry out clearance and checks for both countries. There is an 8-meter (26 ft) wide clear-cut zone along the land border in forest areas. Almost half of the border follows the rivers Anarjohka and Tana. A fairly large share of the western part of the border goes over treeless mountains. There are 57 original cairns north of Treriksröset from until 1766, numbered 293-342 west of Anarjohka river and 343-349 east of Tana river. Later further cairns numbered 343–353 against Finland were erected east of Nesseby, and cairns in between the originals with a letter after the number.
The extreme eastern end of Norway (containing the town of Kirkenes) actually reaches east of Finland, located between Finland and Russia. Since Norway uses Central European Time and Finland uses Eastern European Time, the time zone on the east side of the border is one hour behind the time zone on the west side.
^"Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 11th October 2012". President of Finland. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
^Svein Askheim. "Treriksrøysa – Sør-Varanger". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
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finland, norway, border, coordinates, 39833, 84333, 39833, 84333, border, between, norway, finland, kilometers, long, land, river, border, between, tripoints, western, tripoint, marked, treriksröset, concrete, cairn, where, both, countries, border, sweden, eas. Coordinates 69 23 54 N 25 50 36 E 69 39833 N 25 84333 E 69 39833 25 84333 The border between Norway and Finland is 736 kilometers 457 mi long 1 It is a land and river border between two tripoints The western tripoint is marked by Treriksroset a concrete cairn where both countries border Sweden The eastern tripoint is marked by Treriksroysa a stone cairn where both countries border Russia 2 Norway s national borders Norway Sweden border Norway Finland border Norway Russia border Land border highlighted in red river border in blue Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finland Norway border The border was defined in a treaty from 1751 but was then a part of the border between the Kingdom of Sweden ruling Finland and Denmark Norway In the period 1738 1751 there were field investigations and negotiations on the border although the Finnish part needed less negotiation Cairns were erected after that with the last one at Nesseby in 1766 After Finland became the Grand Duchy of Finland a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire and the independent Kingdom of Norway was evoked into but in personal union with Sweden under the Swedish King a treaty was again negotiated in 1816 with Russia Defining the easternmost part of the borderzone Between 1920 and 1944 the Petsamo area belonged to Finland so the Finland Norway border extended along the present Norway Russia border to the ocean The 1751 treaty also granted the Sami people the right to cross the border freely including their reindeer as they always had done In 1852 the border of Norway Finland Russia was closed causing trouble for the Sami who needed the Finnish forests for reindeer winter grazing The Finland Norway border is open as both countries are part of the Schengen Area It is legal to cross the border anywhere if no customs declaration or passport check is needed A treaty gives the customs officers of one country the right to carry out clearance and checks for both countries There is an 8 meter 26 ft wide clear cut zone along the land border in forest areas Almost half of the border follows the rivers Anarjohka and Tana A fairly large share of the western part of the border goes over treeless mountains There are 57 original cairns north of Treriksroset from until 1766 numbered 293 342 west of Anarjohka river and 343 349 east of Tana river Later further cairns numbered 343 353 against Finland were erected east of Nesseby and cairns in between the originals with a letter after the number The extreme eastern end of Norway containing the town of Kirkenes actually reaches east of Finland located between Finland and Russia Since Norway uses Central European Time and Finland uses Eastern European Time the time zone on the east side of the border is one hour behind the time zone on the west side List of road border crossings EditFrom east to west 3 Neiden road 92 N Polmak road 970 895 N Utsjoki road E75 F Karigasniemi road 92 F Kivilompolo road E45 F Helligskogen road E8 NN customs station on the Norwegian side F customs station on the Finnish sideAll road crossings on this border have customs stations See also EditFinnish Border Guard Norwegian Police ServiceReferences Edit Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinisto at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs 11th October 2012 President of Finland 11 October 2012 Retrieved 29 May 2013 Svein Askheim Treriksroysa Sor Varanger Store norske leksikon Retrieved October 1 2016 Alphabetical list of customs offices Archived from the original on 2014 07 24 Retrieved 2014 08 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finland Norway border amp oldid 1125202928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
