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The Far North
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 self-declared most northerly point. But to really feel the pull of the north, you
need to venture further to explore the sparsely populated plateaus of Inner Finnmark and
its wild northeastern coast, the Norwegian heartland of the Sami people. For alternative
adventure (say, scudding 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.
 
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