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The Far North
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Why Go?
Norway's northernmost counties of Troms and Finnmark arc across the very top of Europe,
where broad horizons share the land with dense forest. Like most of the relatively few vis-
itors who make it this far north, come in summer to enjoy Tromsø, the region's only town
of any size. The museums of this sparky, self-confident place will orient you for the Arctic
lands beyond. You'll probably respond to the call of Nordkapp (North Cape), the European
mainland's most northerly point. But to really feel the pull of the north, you need to push
beyond to explore the sparsely populated plateaus of Inner Finnmark and its wild northeast-
ern coast, the Norwegian heartland of the Sami people. For alternative adventure (say, scud-
ding aboard a snowmobile or behind a team of yapping huskies), plan to return in winter,
when soft blue light envelops the snowy lands, outsiders are even fewer and the northern
lights streak the sky.
