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Øvre Pasvik National Park Centre
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 46 41 36 00; 8am-8pm mid-Jun-mid-Sep, 9am-3pm Mon-Fri rest of year)
The Øvre Pasvik National Park Centre is set in lovely gardens near Svanvik, about 40km
south of Kirkenes.
Getting There & Away
Two weekday buses leave Kirkenes for Skogfoss (1½ hours) via Svanvik and one contin-
ues to Vaggatem (2¼ hours).
INNER FINNMARK
Nestled against the Finnish border, Norway's 'big sky country' is a place of lush greenery
in summer and deep ice-blues in winter. It's also the epicentre of the Sápmi, the 'land of the
Sami'. Kautokeino, a one-street town if ever there was one, is the traditional heart of the
region, although Karasjok is altogether livelier and has more Sami institutions.
