Kirkenes Tours and Vacation Packages

Overview

Kirkenes is a town in the far northeastern part of Norway on the Bøkfjorden, a branch of the Varangerfjorden which is a vast bay connected to the Barents Sea near the Russian/Norwegian border. It is situated about 400 kilometres/250 miles north of the Arctic Circle. 100 kilometres/62 miles to the south is the border point of the three countries that meet (Norway, Russia and Finland).

The midnight sun exists from mid-May to about the end of July. There is no real darkness between late April and mid-August. In the winter, a combination of snow and sunshine often creates intense light conditions from late February until the snow melts, usually in late April. It is possible, on Norway trips, to view the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights). However, because it is always light in the summer, no Aurora Borealis is visible between late April and mid-August.

One of the best-known attractions is the Kirkenes Snow Hotel, rebuilt every year to be enjoyed on a Norway vacation between December and April. Even though the temperature inside is a constant minus four degrees Celsius, the beds are warm and comfortable with reindeer hide.